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Mark Kerr 1516 – 1584 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1516

Birth Location: Ferniehirst,,Midlothian,Scotland

Death Date: 1584-08-29

Death Location: ,,,Scotland

Father: Andrew Ker

Mother: Janet Home

Spouse(s): Helen Leslie

Children(s): Catherine Kerr

The story of Mark Kerr began in 1516 in Ferniehirst,,Midlothian,Scotland. Mark Kerr married Helen Leslie, and had children including Catherine Kerr. Mark Kerr passed away in 1584 in ,,,Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Mark Kerr began in 1516 in Ferniehirst,,Midlothian,Scotland.
  • Mark Kerr married Helen Leslie, and had children including Catherine Kerr.
  • Mark Kerr passed away in 1584 in ,,,Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Mark Kerr's Ancestors

Self
Mark Kerr
1516 – 1584
Birth Place: Ferniehirst,,Midlothian,Scotland
Parents
Andrew Ker
1482 – 1526
Cessford Castle,Newton St Boswells,Roxburghshire,Scotland
Janet Home
1483 – 1543
Polwarth,,Berwickshire,Scotland
Grandparents
Robert Ker
1465 – 1500
Cessford Castle,Newton St Boswells,Roxburghshire,Scotland
Christian Rutherfurd
1465 –
Rutherford Castle,West Linton,Peebleshire,Scotland
Patrick Home
1455 – 1504
Polwarth,,Berwickshire,Scotland
Ellen Shaw
1458 – 1541
Sauchie,,Clackmannanshire,Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Walter Ker
1445 – 1501
Isabel Hay
1456 – 1487
James Rutherfurd
1440 – 1498
Mary Erskine
1440 –
Alexander Home
1428 – 1456
Margaret Sinclair
1936 – 1974
James Shaw
1412 –
Isabel Shaw
1420 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Andrew Kerr
1425 – 1481
Margery Douglas
1425 – 1484
John Hay
1426 – 1508
Mariot Lindsay
1454 – 1468
James Rutherford
1378 – 1455
Christian Lauder
1420 –
Thomas Erskine
1418 – 1493
Janet Douglas
1429 – 1489
Alexander Home
1407 – 1490
Marion Lauder
1407 – 1443
John Clair
1397 – 1466
Katherine Home
1428 –
James Shaw
1374 –
Mary Annandio
1380 –

Mark Kerr's Descendants

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Mark Kerr (1516 – 1584-08-29) m. Helen Leslie (1545 – 1594-10-26)
  1. 1. Catherine Kerr (1555 – 1600-03) m. William Maxwell (1555 – 1604-10-10)
    1. 1. John Maxwell (1580 – 1631) m. Elizabeth Maxwell (1579 – 1639-12)

Mark Kerr's Timeline

2 Records

1516
1516
Birth of Mark Kerr in Ferniehirst,,Midlothian,Scotland
Ferniehirst,,Midlothian,Scotland
1584
1584-08-29
Age 68
Death of Mark Kerr in ,,,Scotland
,,,Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1516
    Event Place: Ferniehirst,,Midlothian,Scotland
    Record Source: OneWorldTree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1584-08-29
    Event Place: ,,,Scotland
    Record Source: OneWorldTree

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