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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: Rothes, Moray, Scotland

Father: Mark Kerr

Mother: Lady Leslie

Spouse(s): Margaret Lothian

Children(s): Lady Crawford, George Ker, Mary Kerr, Margaret Kerr, Lilias Ker, Isabelle Kerr, Robert Kerr, Johanna Kerr, Jeanette Kerr

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 George Ker, Isabelle Kerr, Jeanette Janet Alisoun Kerr, Johanna Kerr, Lady Jean Kerr Countess Of Crawford, Lilias Ker, Margaret Kerr, Mary Kerr, Robert 2Nd Earl Of Lothian Kerr. Mark Kerr 1st Earl of Lothian passed away in 1609 in Rothes, 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 George Ker, Isabelle Kerr, Jeanette Janet Alisoun Kerr, Johanna Kerr, Lady Jean Kerr Countess Of Crawford, Lilias Ker, Margaret Kerr, Mary Kerr, Robert 2Nd Earl Of Lothian Kerr.
  • Mark Kerr 1st Earl of Lothian passed away in 1609 in Rothes, Moray, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Mark Kerr
1516–1584
Birth Location: Ferniehirst, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland
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Lady Leslie
1526–1596
Birth Location: Rothes, Morayshire, Ardersier, Inverness-shire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

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

Lady Crawford
1577–1632
Birth Location: Newbattle, Midlothian, Scotland
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George Ker
1589–
Birth Location: Kelso, Roxburghshire, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Mary Kerr
1578–
Birth Location: Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Margaret Kerr
1570–1645
Birth Location: St Boswells, Roxburghshire, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Lilias Ker
1587–1659
Birth Location: Lothian, West Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Isabelle Kerr
1585–1628
Birth Location: Newbattle, Mid-Lothian, Schotland, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Robert Kerr
1590–1624
Birth Location: Lothian, Morayshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Johanna Kerr
1575–1630
Birth Location: –
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Jeanette Kerr
1580–1632
Birth Location: Newbattle, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Mark Lothian's Ancestors

Self
Mark Lothian
1553–1609
Birth Place: Rothes, Moray, Scotland
Parents
Mark Kerr
1516–1584
Ferniehirst, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Lady (Dame Helena Elizabeth) Leslie
1526–1596
Rothes, Morayshire, Ardersier, Inverness-shire, Scotland
Grandparents
Sir (Andrew) Kerr
1482–1526
St Boswells, Roxburghshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Jeanette Home
1460–1543
Polwarth, Berwickshire, Scotland
Lord (George Leslie, 4th Earl of Rothes, Sheriff of) Fife
1484–1558
Rothes, Elginshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Margaret Crichton
1500–1543
Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
William Rothes
–1513
2nd-Great-Grandparents

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 (8 Jan 1548–8 Jun 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
        1. 1. John (C. Beverly) Sr 1675–1737 m. Margaret (Mary) Early 1689–1738
  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 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 Rothes, Moray, Scotland
Rothes, Moray, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Feb 1553
    Event Place: Rothes, Moray, Scotland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Apr 1609
    Event Place: Rothes, Moray, Scotland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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