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Margaretha Kerr 1540–1595 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1540

Birth Location: Ferniehirst Castle, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Schotland

Death Date: 1595

Death Location: Drummelzier Castle, Peeblesshire, Scotland

Father: John Ferniehurst

Mother: Lady Logan

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The story of Margaretha Kerr began in 1540 in Ferniehirst Castle, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Schotland. Margaretha Kerr passed away in 1595 in Drummelzier Castle, Peeblesshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Margaretha Kerr began in 1540 in Ferniehirst Castle, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Schotland.
  • Margaretha Kerr passed away in 1595 in Drummelzier Castle, Peeblesshire, Scotland.

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Margaretha Kerr's Ancestors

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Margaretha Kerr
1540–1595
Birth Place: Ferniehirst Castle, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Schotland
Parents
John Andrew Kerr 8th Baron of Ferniehurst
1500–1565
Ferniehirst Castle, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Schotland
Lady (Katherine Catharina of Cessford ,) Logan
1510–1565
Eckford, Roxburghshire, , Scotland
Grandparents
Sir (Andrew Kerr 7th Baron of) Ferniehurst
1471–1545
Ferniehurst Castle, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Jeanette (Ramsey) Home
1470–1543
Polwarth, Berwickshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Margaretha Kerr's Timeline

2 Records

1540
1540
Birth of Margaretha Kerr in Ferniehirst Castle, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Schotland
Ferniehirst Castle, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Schotland
1595
1595
Age 55
Death of Margaretha Kerr in Drummelzier Castle, Peeblesshire, Scotland
Drummelzier Castle, Peeblesshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1540
    Event Place: Ferniehirst Castle, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Schotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1595
    Event Place: Drummelzier Castle, Peeblesshire, Scotland

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