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Margaretha Erskine 1515–1572 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1515

Birth Location: Edinburgh

Death Date: 5 May 1572

Death Location: Cambridge, City of Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England

Father: John Erskine

Mother: Lady Campbell

Spouse(s): James Scotland, Robert Lochleven

Children(s): James Stewart, Euphemia Lindsay, Charles Lowrie, Robert Douglas, Sir Morton, Robert Lochleven, Catherine Douglas, Euphemia Douglas, George Douglas, Janet Douglas, Lord Douglas, Margaret Douglas, William Douglas, James Rothesay, Arthur Scotland, James Jr, Joan Besteney, Margaret Stewart

The story of Margaretha Erskine began in 1515 in Edinburgh. Margaretha Erskine married James V Scotland, Robert Douglas Laird Van Lochleven, and had children including Arthur Of Scotland, Catherine Douglas, Charles Stuart Lowrie, Euphemia Douglas, Euphemia Lindsay, George Douglas, James Stewart, James Stewart Jr, James Stuart Rothesay Rothesay, Janet Douglas, Joan Besteney, Lord Sir William 6Th Earl Of Morton Douglas, Margaret Douglas, Margaret Stewart, Robert Douglas, Robert Iv Douglas Laird Van Lochleven, Sir William Douglas 6Th Earl Of Morton, William Douglas. Margaretha Erskine passed away in 1572 in Cambridge, City of Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Margaretha Erskine began in 1515 in Edinburgh.
  • Margaretha Erskine married James V Scotland, Robert Douglas Laird Van Lochleven, and had children including Arthur Of Scotland, Catherine Douglas, Charles Stuart Lowrie, Euphemia Douglas, Euphemia Lindsay, George Douglas, James Stewart, James Stewart Jr, James Stuart Rothesay Rothesay, Janet Douglas, Joan Besteney, Lord Sir William 6Th Earl Of Morton Douglas, Margaret Douglas, Margaret Stewart, Robert Douglas, Robert Iv Douglas Laird Van Lochleven, Sir William Douglas 6Th Earl Of Morton, William Douglas.
  • Margaretha Erskine passed away in 1572 in Cambridge, City of Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Margaretha Erskine's Ancestors

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Margaretha Erskine
1515–1572
Birth Place: Edinburgh
Parents
John Lord Erskine
1487–1555
Falkland, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lady (Margaret) Campbell
1485–1555
Glenorchy, Lorn, Argyll, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Robert (Lord Erskine Earl van) Mar
1458–1513
Elisabeth Campbell
1465–
Nisbet, Roxburghshire, Schotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Margaretha Erskine's Descendants

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Margaretha Erskine (1515–5 May 1572) m. James (V) Scotland (10 April 1512–14 December 1542) m. Robert (Douglas Laird van) Lochleven (1510–10 September 1547)
  1. 1. James Stewart 1531–1563 m. Agnes (countess of Moray) Keith 1530–1588
    1. 1. Margaretha Stuart 1570–1585 m. Georg Willheit 1550–1615
    2. 2. Annabell Stewart 1567–1571
    3. 3. Elisabeth (Stuart Gravin van) Moray 1565–1591 m. James (Lord Stuart van) Doune 1568–1592
      1. 1. James (Stuart Earl van) Moray 1585–1638
      2. 2. Margaretha Stuart 1585–1639
    4. 4. Archibald (Gruamach) Campbell 1576–1638
    5. 5. James Stewart –1591
  2. 2. Euphemia Lindsay 1525–1580
  3. 3. Charles (Stuart) Lowrie 1533–1916
  4. 4. Robert Douglas 1543–1580
  5. 5. Sir (William Douglas, 6th Earl of) Morton 1540–1606
  6. 6. Robert (IV Douglas Laird Van) Lochleven 1535–1580 m. Christine (Stewart Gravin van Buchan Lady) Auchterhouse 1547–1580
    1. 1. James (Douglas Earl van) Buchan 1575–1601
  7. 7. Catherine Douglas 1530–
  8. 8. Euphemia Douglas 1547–
  9. 9. George Douglas 1544–1625
    1. 1. William Douglas 1589–1660
  10. 10. Janet Douglas 1535–
  11. 11. Lord (Sir William 6th Earl of Morton) Douglas 1539–1606
  12. 12. Margaret Douglas 1540–
  13. 13. William Douglas 1540–1606
  14. 14. James (Stuart Rothesay) Rothesay 1540–1541
  15. 15. Arthur (of) Scotland 1541–1541
  16. 16. James (Stewart) Jr 1531–1569 m. Agnes Stewart 1530–1588
    1. 1. Margaretha Stuart 1570–1585
  17. 17. Joan Besteney 1528–1586
    1. 1. Robert Steward –1557
  18. 18. Margaret Stewart 1539–

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:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 05; Page: 1244
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 May 1572
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 05; Page: 1244
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Cambridge, City of Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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