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Margaretha Erskine 1515–1572 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1515

Birth Location: Edinburgh

Death Date: 5 May 1572

Death Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Father: Sir Erskine

Mother: Lady Agyll

Spouse(s): Robert III

Children(s): Robert Lochleven, Agnes Morton, Adam Douglas, Henry Douglas, Willem Morton, Jean Douglas, Margaret Douglas, George Douglas, Euphemia Douglas, Catherine Douglas

The story of Margaretha Erskine began in 1515 in Edinburgh. Margaretha Erskine married Robert Douglas Laird Van Lochleven Iii, and had children including Adam Douglas, Agnes Douglas Of Rothes Countess Of Morton, Catherine Douglas, Euphemia Douglas, George Douglas, Henry Douglas, Jean Douglas, Margaret Douglas, Robert Iv Douglas Laird Van Lochleven, Willem Douglas Of Lochleven Earl Van Morton. Margaretha Erskine passed away in 1572 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Margaretha Erskine began in 1515 in Edinburgh.
  • Margaretha Erskine married Robert Douglas Laird Van Lochleven Iii, and had children including Adam Douglas, Agnes Douglas Of Rothes Countess Of Morton, Catherine Douglas, Euphemia Douglas, George Douglas, Henry Douglas, Jean Douglas, Margaret Douglas, Robert Iv Douglas Laird Van Lochleven, Willem Douglas Of Lochleven Earl Van Morton.
  • Margaretha Erskine passed away in 1572 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Erskine
1487–1555
Birth Location: Falkland, Fife, Scotland
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Lady Agyll
1490–1518
Birth Location: Castle Glenorchy, Lorn, Argyllshire, Scotland
LA

Spouses(s)

Robert III
1510–1547
Birth Location: Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Schotland
RI

Children(s)

Robert Lochleven
1535–1580
Birth Location: Hunterston, Ayrshire, Scotland
RL
Agnes Morton
1539–1594
Birth Location: Rothesay, Bute Island, Bute, Scotland
AM
Adam Douglas
1530–1575
Birth Location: lochleven, Kinross-shire, Scotland
AD
Henry Douglas
1530–
Birth Location: –
HD
Willem Morton
1540–1606
Birth Location: Lochleven Castle, Perthshire, Schotland
WM
Jean Douglas
1528–1586
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
JD
Margaret Douglas
1540–
Birth Location: Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
MD
George Douglas
1543–1625
Birth Location: Loch Leven Castle, Perthshire, Scotland
GD
Euphemia Douglas
1528–1580
Birth Location: Kinross, Perthshire, Scotland
ED
Catherine Douglas
1530–
Birth Location: Morton, Dumfires-shsire, Scotland
CD

Margaretha Erskine's Ancestors

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Margaretha Erskine
1515–1572
Birth Place: Edinburgh
Parents
Sir John Erskine, 17th Earl of Van Mar Eskrine and 5th Lord of Erskine
1487–1555
Falkland, Fife, Scotland
Lady (Margaret Moncrief Hay Campbell Baroness of) Agyll
1490–1518
Castle Glenorchy, Lorn, Argyllshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Margaretha Erskine's Descendants

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Margaretha Erskine (1515–5 May 1572) m. Robert (Douglas Laird van Lochleven) III (1510–10 September 1547)
  1. 1. Robert (IV Douglas Laird van) Lochleven 1535–1580
  2. 2. Agnes (Douglas,of Rothes Countess of) Morton 1539–1594
  3. 3. Adam Douglas 1530–1575
  4. 4. Henry Douglas 1530–
  5. 5. Willem (Douglas of Lochleven, Earl van) Morton 1540–1606
  6. 6. Jean Douglas 1528–1586
  7. 7. Margaret Douglas 1540–
  8. 8. George Douglas 1543–1625
  9. 9. Euphemia Douglas 1528–1580
  10. 10. Catherine Douglas 1530–

Margaretha Erskine's Timeline

2 Records

1515
1515
Birth of Margaretha Erskine in Edinburgh
Edinburgh
1572
5 May 1572
Age 57
Death of Margaretha Erskine in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1515
    Event Place: Edinburgh
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 May 1572
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
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