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Mark Kerr 1516–1584 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1516

Birth Location: Newbottle, County Durham, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 29 August 1584

Death Location: Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: Sir Kerr\Carr

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Mark Kerr was born in 1516 in Newbottle, County Durham, England, United Kingdom, the child of Sir John 8Th Baron Ferniehurst Kerr Carr And Agnes. Mark Kerr passed away in 1584 in Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • Mark Kerr was born in 1516 in Newbottle, County Durham, England, United Kingdom, the child of Sir John 8Th Baron Ferniehurst Kerr Carr And Agnes.
  • Mark Kerr passed away in 1584 in Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Mark Kerr's Ancestors

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Mark Kerr
1516–1584
Birth Place: Newbottle, County Durham, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Sir John "8th Baron Ferniehurst" Kerr\Carr
1500–1558
Hetton, Northumberland, , England
Grandparents
Sir (Andrew) Ker
1480–1545
Ferniehirst Castle, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Schotland
Jeanette (Janet Home of) Polwarth
1470–1543
Polwarth, Berwickshire, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Ferniehurst
1448–1484
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Cessford
1385–1444

Mark Kerr's Timeline

2 Records

1516
1516
Birth of Mark Kerr in Newbottle, County Durham, England, United Kingdom
Newbottle, County Durham, England, United Kingdom
1584
29 August 1584
Age 68
Death of Mark Kerr in Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1516
    Event Place: Newbottle, County Durham, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 August 1584
    Event Place: Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

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