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

Birth Date: 20 February 1558

Birth Location: Rothes, Elginshire, Schotland

Death Date: 8 April 1609

Death Location: Elgin, Moray, , Scotland

Father: Mark Kerr

Mother: Lady Leslie

Spouse(s): Margaret Maxwell

Children(s): Isabel Lothian

Mark Kerr 1st Earl of Lothian was born in 1558 in Rothes, Elginshire, Schotland, the child of Mark Commendator Abbott Of Newbattle Ker Kerr And Lady Dame Helena E Leslie. Mark Kerr 1st Earl of Lothian married Margaret Maxwell, and had children including Isabel Kerr Of Lothian. Mark Kerr 1st Earl of Lothian passed away in 1609 in Elgin, Moray, , Scotland.

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Biography

  • Mark Kerr 1st Earl of Lothian was born in 1558 in Rothes, Elginshire, Schotland, the child of Mark Commendator Abbott Of Newbattle Ker Kerr And Lady Dame Helena E Leslie.
  • Mark Kerr 1st Earl of Lothian married Margaret Maxwell, and had children including Isabel Kerr Of Lothian.
  • Mark Kerr 1st Earl of Lothian passed away in 1609 in Elgin, Moray, , Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Mark Kerr
1520–1584
Birth Location: Ferniehirst, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland
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Lady Leslie
1545–1594
Birth Location: Rothes, Morayshire, Ardersier, Inverness-shire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Maxwell
1557–1617
Birth Location: Terregles, Kirkcudbright, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
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Children(s)

Isabel Lothian
1585–1628
Birth Location: Of, Drumlanrig, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
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Mark Lothian's Ancestors

Self
Mark Lothian
1558–1609
Birth Place: Rothes, Elginshire, Schotland
Parents
Mark Commendator (Abbott) of Newbattle Ker Kerr
1520–1584
Ferniehirst, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Lady (Dame Helena E) Leslie
1545–1594
Rothes, Morayshire, Ardersier, Inverness-shire, Scotland
Grandparents
Sir (Knight Sir Knight Andrew "Dand" 7th Baron of Ferniehurst Carr) Kerr
1471–1545
Ferniehirst Castle, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Schotland
Agnes Crichton
1488–1543
Cranstoun Riddell, Mid, Lothian, Scotland
George (Leslie Earl van) Rothes
1485–1558
Rothesay, Elgin, Bute Island, Scotland
Margaret (CRICHTON STEWART Countess of) Rothes
1483–1545
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Mark Lothian's Descendants

1.
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Mark (Kerr 1st Earl of) Lothian (20 February 1558–8 April 1609) m. Margaret Maxwell (8 Jan 1557–8 Jan 1617)
  1. 1. Isabel (Kerr of) Lothian 1585–1628 m. William*" (Douglas (1st Earl of Queensbury and 9th Feudal Baron of) Drumlanrig) 1582–1640
    1. 1. Archibald (Douglas Earl of) Ormond 1610–1679

Mark Lothian's Timeline

2 Records

1558
20 February 1558
Birth of Mark Kerr 1st Earl of Lothian in Rothes, Elginshire, Schotland
Rothes, Elginshire, Schotland
1609
8 April 1609
Age 51
Death of Mark Kerr 1st Earl of Lothian in Elgin, Moray, , Scotland
Elgin, Moray, , Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 February 1558
    Event Place: Rothes, Elginshire, Schotland

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