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Mark Commendator (Abbott) of Newbattle Ker Kerr\Carr\Carroll 1520–1584 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1520

Birth Location: Ferniehirst, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Death Date: 18-29 August 1584

Death Location: Newbottle Castle, Durham

Father: Agnes Crichton

Mother: Andrew Ferniehurst

Spouse(s): Helena Leslie, Isabel Home

Children(s): Sir Newbattle)

The story of Mark Commendator (Abbott) of Newbattle Ker Kerr\Carr\Carroll began in 1520 in Ferniehirst, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland. Mark Commendator (Abbott) of Newbattle Ker Kerr\Carr\Carroll married Helena Leslie, Isabel Home, and had children including Sir Mark Kerr 1St Earl Of Lothian Amp Lord Of Newbattle. Mark Commendator (Abbott) of Newbattle Ker Kerr\Carr\Carroll passed away in 1584 in Newbottle Castle, Durham.

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  • The story of Mark Commendator (Abbott) of Newbattle Ker Kerr\Carr\Carroll began in 1520 in Ferniehirst, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland.
  • Mark Commendator (Abbott) of Newbattle Ker Kerr\Carr\Carroll married Helena Leslie, Isabel Home, and had children including Sir Mark Kerr 1St Earl Of Lothian Amp Lord Of Newbattle.
  • Mark Commendator (Abbott) of Newbattle Ker Kerr\Carr\Carroll passed away in 1584 in Newbottle Castle, Durham.

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Mark Kerr\Carr\Carroll's Ancestors

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Mark Kerr\Carr\Carroll
1520–1584
Birth Place: Ferniehirst, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Parents
Agnes Crichton
1460–1543
Cranstoun Riddle, Midlothian, Scotland Circa 1468, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Andrew (Lord Kerr van) Ferniehurst
1480–1545
Ferniehirst Castle, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Schotland
Grandparents
Thomas (Lord Kerr van Ferniehurst en) Smallholn
1448–1484
Auldtournburn, Roxburghshire, Schotland
Margaretha Kerr
1460–
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Mark Kerr\Carr\Carroll's Descendants

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Mark (Commendator (Abbott) of Newbattle Ker) Kerr\Carr\Carroll (1520–18-29 August 1584) m. Helena Leslie (1526–26 October 1594) m. Isabel Home (1513–)
  1. 1. Sir (Mark Kerr (1st Earl of Lothian & Lord of) Newbattle) 1558–1609 m. Lady (Margaretha "Margaret" Fergusson - Maxwell -) Kerr 1548–1617
    1. 1. Isabel Kerr 1585–1628 m. William (Douglas * (1st Earl of Queensbury and 9th Feudal Baron of) Drumlanrig) 1582–1640
      1. 1. James (Douglas Earl van) Queensberry 1605–1671 m. Dame (Margaret STEWART, Countess of Queensberry, child of John Stewart (1st Earl of Traquair) and Catharina) Carnegie 1620–1672 m. Mary Hamilton 1609–1633 m. Ellen Douglas 1605–1691
        1. 1. Mary (Douglas, Countess of) Galloway 1657–1692 m. Sir (Alexander Stewart, 3rd Earl of) Galloway 1643–1690

Mark Kerr\Carr\Carroll's Timeline

4 Records

1520
1520
Birth of Mark Commendator (Abbott) of Newbattle Ker Kerr\Carr\Carroll in Ferniehirst, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Ferniehirst, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland
1535
1535
Age 15
Mark Commendator (Abbott) of Newbattle Ker Kerr\Carr\Carroll was married in Woodheid, Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland
Woodheid, Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland
1538
1538
Age 18
Mark Commendator (Abbott) of Newbattle Ker Kerr\Carr\Carroll was married in Wedderburn,Berwickshire,Scotland
Wedderburn,Berwickshire,Scotland
1584
18-29 August 1584
Age 64
Death of Mark Commendator (Abbott) of Newbattle Ker Kerr\Carr\Carroll in Newbottle Castle, Durham
Newbottle Castle, Durham

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1520
    Event Place: Ferniehirst, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1535
    Event Place: Woodheid, Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1538
    Event Place: Wedderburn,Berwickshire,Scotland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Abbey Newbottill, Gloucestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Dragoons, Midlothia, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Midlothian: Edinburgh - Register of Marriages, 1701-1750

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18-29 August 1584
    Event Place: Newbottle Castle, Durham

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