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Mark Kerr 1516–1584 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Aug 1516

Birth Location: Ferniehirst, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Death Date: 29 Aug 1584

Death Location: Newbottle Castle, Durham

Father: Sir Kerr

Mother: Jeanette Home

Spouse(s): Lady Leslie

Children(s): Mark Lothian

Mark Kerr was born in 1516 in Ferniehirst, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland, the child of Sir Andrew Kerr And Jeanette Home. Mark Kerr married Lady Dame Helena Elizabeth Leslie, and had children including Mark Kerr 1St Earl Of Lothian. Mark Kerr passed away in 1584 in Newbottle Castle, Durham.

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Biography

  • Mark Kerr was born in 1516 in Ferniehirst, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland, the child of Sir Andrew Kerr And Jeanette Home.
  • Mark Kerr married Lady Dame Helena Elizabeth Leslie, and had children including Mark Kerr 1St Earl Of Lothian.
  • Mark Kerr passed away in 1584 in Newbottle Castle, Durham.

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Mark Kerr's Ancestors

Self
Mark Kerr
1516–1584
Birth Place: Ferniehirst, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Parents
Sir Andrew Kerr
1482–1526
St Boswells, Roxburghshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Jeanette Home
1460–1543
Polwarth, Berwickshire, Scotland
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Mark Kerr's Descendants

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Mark Kerr (29 Aug 1516–29 Aug 1584) m. Lady (Dame Helena Elizabeth) Leslie (1526–18 Aug 1596)
  1. 1. Mark (Kerr 1st Earl of) Lothian 1553–1609 m. Margaret (Maxwell Countess of) Lothian 1548–1617
    1. 1. Lady (Jean Kerr Countess of) Crawford 1577–1632 m. Robert Boyd 1567–1597
      1. 1. James Boyd 1597–1654 m. Lady (Catharina) Creyke 1618–1668
        1. 1. Margaret Boyd 1631–1692 m. Robert Beverley 1615–1687
    2. 2. George Ker 1589–
    3. 3. Mary Kerr 1578–
    4. 4. Margaret Kerr 1570–1645
    5. 5. Lilias Ker 1587–1659
    6. 6. Isabelle Kerr 1585–1628
    7. 7. Robert (2nd Earl of Lothian) Kerr 1590–1624
    8. 8. Johanna Kerr 1575–1630
    9. 9. Jeanette (Janet Alisoun) Kerr 1580–1632

Mark Kerr's Timeline

2 Records

1516
29 Aug 1516
Birth of Mark Kerr in Ferniehirst, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Ferniehirst, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland
1584
29 Aug 1584
Age 68
Death of Mark Kerr in Newbottle Castle, Durham
Newbottle Castle, Durham

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Aug 1516
    Event Place: Ferniehirst, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Aug 1584
    Event Place: Newbottle Castle, Durham

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