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Mark 1st Earl of Lothian Kerr Earl of Lothian 1558–1609 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 February 1558

Birth Location: Rothes, Elginshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 8 March 1609

Death Location: Elgin, Moray, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: Mark GGF

Mother: Lady Lesley

Spouse(s): Lady Kerr

Children(s): Janet Lothian

In 1558, Mark 1st Earl of Lothian Kerr Earl of Lothian entered the world in Rothes, Elginshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to Mark Commendator Kerr Carr Carroll Abbott Of Newbattle 13Th Ggf And Lady Dame Helena Leslie Lesley. Mark 1st Earl of Lothian Kerr Earl of Lothian married Lady Margaretha Margaret Fergusson Maxwell Kerr, and had children including Janet Alison Kerr Lady Countess Crawford And Lothian. Mark 1st Earl of Lothian Kerr Earl of Lothian passed away in 1609 in Elgin, Moray, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • In 1558, Mark 1st Earl of Lothian Kerr Earl of Lothian entered the world in Rothes, Elginshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to Mark Commendator Kerr Carr Carroll Abbott Of Newbattle 13Th Ggf And Lady Dame Helena Leslie Lesley.
  • Mark 1st Earl of Lothian Kerr Earl of Lothian married Lady Margaretha Margaret Fergusson Maxwell Kerr, and had children including Janet Alison Kerr Lady Countess Crawford And Lothian.
  • Mark 1st Earl of Lothian Kerr Earl of Lothian passed away in 1609 in Elgin, Moray, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

Mark GGF
1516–1584
Birth Location: Ferniehirst, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom
MG
Lady Lesley
1526–1594
Birth Location: Rothes, Morayshire, Schotland, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
LL

Spouses(s)

Lady Kerr
1548–1617
Birth Location: Terreglestown, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
LK

Children(s)

Janet Lothian
1580–1632
Birth Location: Newbattle, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
JL

Mark Lothian's Ancestors

Self
Mark Lothian
1558–1609
Birth Place: Rothes, Elginshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Mark Commendator Kerr\Carr\Carroll, Abbott of Newbattle 13th GGF
1516–1584
Ferniehirst, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lady (Dame Helena Leslie) Lesley
1526–1594
Rothes, Morayshire, Schotland, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Lord (Sir Knight Andrew Kerr Ker (Carr), 7th Laird of Cessford, Lord of Ferniehurst 15th) GGF
1482–1526
St Boswells, Roxburghshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Mark Lothian's Descendants

1.
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Mark (1st Earl of Lothian Kerr Earl of) Lothian (20 February 1558–8 March 1609) m. Lady (Margaretha "Margaret" Fergusson - Maxwell -) Kerr (8 Jan 1548–8 Jan 1617)
  1. 1. Janet (Alison Kerr Lady, Countess Crawford and) Lothian 1580–1632 m. Lord (William 8th Earl of Glencairn) Cunninghame 1575–1631
    1. 1. Margaret (Cunningham) Lady 1605–1655 m. Major (General Lawrence) Crawford 1605–1645

Mark Lothian's Timeline

2 Records

1558
20 February 1558
Birth of Mark 1st Earl of Lothian Kerr Earl of Lothian in Rothes, Elginshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Rothes, Elginshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
1609
8 March 1609
Age 51
Death of Mark 1st Earl of Lothian Kerr Earl of Lothian in Elgin, Moray, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Elgin, Moray, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 February 1558
    Event Place: Rothes, Elginshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 March 1609
    Event Place: Elgin, Moray, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
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