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Mark Kerr 1558 – 1609 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Feb 1558

Birth Location: Prestongrange, Edinburgh, Scotland

Death Date: 8 Apr 1609

Death Location: Elgin, Moray, Scotland

Father: Mark Kerr

Mother: Lady Leslie

Spouse(s): Lady Maxwell

Children(s): Margaret Kerr, Lady Crawford, Jeanette Kerr, Lady Kerr,, Robert Lothian

In 1558, Mark Kerr Earl van Lothian entered the world in Prestongrange, Edinburgh, Scotland, born to Mark Kerr and Lady Helen Leslie. Mark Kerr Earl van Lothian married Lady Margaret Maxwell, and had children including Margaret Kerr, Lady Jean Johanna Kerr, Countess of Crawford, Jeanette Kerr, Lady Isabel Kerr,, Robert Kerr Earl van Lothian. Mark Kerr Earl van Lothian passed away in 1609 in Elgin, Moray, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1558, Mark Kerr Earl van Lothian entered the world in Prestongrange, Edinburgh, Scotland, born to Mark Kerr and Lady Helen Leslie.
  • Mark Kerr Earl van Lothian married Lady Margaret Maxwell, and had children including Margaret Kerr, Lady Jean Johanna Kerr, Countess of Crawford, Jeanette Kerr, Lady Isabel Kerr,, Robert Kerr Earl van Lothian.
  • Mark Kerr Earl van Lothian passed away in 1609 in Elgin, Moray, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Mark Kerr
1520 – 1584
Birth Location: Ferniehirst, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Lady Leslie
1526 – 1594
Birth Location: Rothes, Morayshire, Schotland, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Lady Maxwell
1560 – 1617
Birth Location: Kirkcudbright, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
LM

Children(s)

Margaret Kerr
1570 – 1645
Birth Location: –
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Lady Crawford
1577 – 1632
Birth Location: Newbattle, Midlothian, Scotland
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Jeanette Kerr
1580 –
Birth Location: –
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Lady Kerr,
1585 – 1628
Birth Location: Ferniehurst Castle, Ferniehurst, East Lothian, Scotland
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Robert Lothian
1590 – 1624
Birth Location: –
RL

Mark Kerr's Ancestors

Self
Mark Kerr
1558 – 1609
Birth Place: Prestongrange, Edinburgh, Scotland
Parents
Mark Kerr
1520 – 1584
Ferniehirst, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lady (Helen) Leslie
1526 – 1594
Rothes, Morayshire, Schotland, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Sir (Andrew) Kerr
1482 – 1526
Cessford Castle, Newton St Boswells, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Agnes Crichton
1488 – 1543
Cranstoun Riddell, Mid, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lord (George William) Leslie
1500 – 1558
Rothes, Moray, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Mark Kerr's Descendants

1.
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Mark Kerr (20 Feb 1558 – 8 Apr 1609) m. Lady (Margaret) Maxwell (1560 – 8 Jan 1617)
  1. 1. Margaret Kerr (1570 – 15 May 1645)
  2. 2. Lady (Jean Johanna Kerr, Countess of) Crawford (1577 – 17 August 1632)
  3. 3. Jeanette Kerr (1580 – )
  4. 4. Lady (Isabel) Kerr, (abt 1585 – 1628) m. Sir (Lord William I) Douglas, (1585 – 8 Mar 1640)
    1. 1. Willem (Sir) Douglas (1605 – 1673)
    2. 2. Sir (Archibald) Douglas (abt 1605 – 16 Apr 1655)
    3. 3. Lady (Margaret) Douglas, (1606 – Nov 1640)
    4. 4. Lady (Henrietta Stuart of) Ochiltree (abt 1606 – 1640)
    5. 5. George Douglas (1612 – 16 Sep 1728)
    6. 6. Lady (Janet) Douglas, (abt 1615 – 1651)
    7. 7. Sir (William II) Douglas, (abt 1618 – 1673)
  5. 5. Robert (Kerr Earl van) Lothian (1590 – 6 March 1624)

Mark Kerr's Timeline

2 Records

1558
20 Feb 1558
Birth of Mark Kerr Earl van Lothian in Prestongrange, Edinburgh, Scotland
Prestongrange, Edinburgh, Scotland
1609
8 Apr 1609
Age 51
Death of Mark Kerr Earl van Lothian in Elgin, Moray, Scotland
Elgin, Moray, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Feb 1558
    Event Place: Prestongrange, Edinburgh, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Apr 1609
    Event Place: Elgin, Moray, Scotland
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