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Mark Kerr 1st Earl of Lothian 1553–1609 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Feb 1553

Birth Location: Rothes, Moray, Scotland

Death Date: 8 Apr 1609

Death Location: Elgin, Co Moray , Scotland

Father: Mark Newbattle

Mother: Lady Leslie

Spouse(s): Margaret Lothian

Children(s): Jean Crawford

The story of Mark Kerr 1st Earl of Lothian began in 1553 in Rothes, Moray, Scotland. Mark Kerr 1st Earl of Lothian married Margaret Maxwell Countess Of Lothian, and had children including Jean Kerr Countess Of Crawford. Mark Kerr 1st Earl of Lothian passed away in 1609 in Elgin, Co Moray , Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Mark Kerr 1st Earl of Lothian began in 1553 in Rothes, Moray, Scotland.
  • Mark Kerr 1st Earl of Lothian married Margaret Maxwell Countess Of Lothian, and had children including Jean Kerr Countess Of Crawford.
  • Mark Kerr 1st Earl of Lothian passed away in 1609 in Elgin, Co Moray , Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Mark Newbattle
1516–1584
Birth Location: Cessford, Roxburghshire, Scotland
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Lady Leslie
1526–1594
Birth Location: Rothes, Morayshire, Ardersier, Inverness-shire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Lothian
1548–1617
Birth Location: Terregales, Co Dumfrieshire, Scotland
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Children(s)

Jean Crawford
1577–1632
Birth Location: Lothian, Scotland
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Mark Lothian's Ancestors

Self
Mark Lothian
1553–1609
Birth Place: Rothes, Moray, Scotland
Parents
Mark Kerr of Cessford, Abbot of Newbattle
1516–1584
Cessford, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Lady (Dame Helena E) Leslie
1526–1594
Rothes, Morayshire, Ardersier, Inverness-shire, Scotland
Grandparents
Sir (Andrew Kerr Kt., of) Cessford
1485–1526
Cessford Castle, Newton St. Boswells, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Lady (Agnes) Chrichton
1488–1543
Cranstoun Riddle, Midlothian, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Robert Kerr
1465–1500
Lady Rutherford
1465–1500
Patrick Cranstoun-Riddell
1435–1467
Deborah Bakersfield
1440–1478
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Walter Cessford
1445–1501
Isabel Cessford
1445–1487
Lord Edgerston
1424–1498
Lady Erskine
1440–1474
Sir Erskine...
1410–1493

Mark Lothian's Descendants

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Mark (Kerr 1st Earl of) Lothian (20 Feb 1553–8 Apr 1609) m. Margaret (Maxwell Countess of) Lothian (Abt. 1548–8 Jan 1617)
  1. 1. Jean (Kerr Countess of) Crawford 1577–1632 m. Robert (Martin Boyd Master of) Boyd 1567–1597
    1. 1. James (Boyd, 9th Baron of Boyd) Kilmarnock 1597–1654 m. Catherine (Elizabeth) Creyke 1617–1650
      1. 1. John Boyd 1618–1705 m. Marion Stone 1623–1713
        1. 1. Robert Boyd 1645–1678 m. Elizabeth ((Bessie)) Adams 1647–1687

Mark Lothian's Timeline

2 Records

1553
20 Feb 1553
Birth of Mark Kerr 1st Earl of Lothian in Rothes, Moray, Scotland
Rothes, Moray, Scotland
1609
8 Apr 1609
Age 56
Death of Mark Kerr 1st Earl of Lothian in Elgin, Co Moray , Scotland
Elgin, Co Moray , Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Feb 1553
    Event Place: Rothes, Moray, Scotland

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