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Mark Kerr Earl van Lothian First 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, Morayshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: Mark Kerr\\Carr\\Carroll

Mother: Lady Leslie

Spouse(s): Margaret Lothian

Children(s): Janet Kerr, Lady Kerr

Mark Kerr Earl van Lothian First Earl of Lothian was born in 1558 in Rothes, Elginshire, Schotland, the child of Mark Kerr Carr Carroll And Lady Helena E Leslie. Mark Kerr Earl van Lothian First Earl of Lothian married Margaret Maxwell Countess Of Lothian, and had children including Janet Alison Kerr, Lady Isabell Kerr, Margaret Kerr. Mark Kerr Earl van Lothian First Earl of Lothian passed away in 1609 in Elgin, Morayshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • Mark Kerr Earl van Lothian First Earl of Lothian was born in 1558 in Rothes, Elginshire, Schotland, the child of Mark Kerr Carr Carroll And Lady Helena E Leslie.
  • Mark Kerr Earl van Lothian First Earl of Lothian married Margaret Maxwell Countess Of Lothian, and had children including Janet Alison Kerr, Lady Isabell Kerr, Margaret Kerr.
  • Mark Kerr Earl van Lothian First Earl of Lothian passed away in 1609 in Elgin, Morayshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Mark Lothian's Ancestors

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Mark Lothian
1558–1609
Birth Place: Rothes, Elginshire, Schotland
Parents
Mark Kerr\\Carr\\Carroll
1520–1584
Ferniehirst, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lady (Helena E) Leslie
1526–1596
Rothes, Morayshire, Ardersier, Inverness-shire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Sir (George 4th Earl of Rothes, Sheriff of Fife,) Leslie
1500–1558
Rothes,Elginshire,,Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Mark Lothian's Descendants

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Mark (Kerr Earl van Lothian First Earl of) Lothian (20 February 1558–8 April 1609) m. Margaret (Maxwell Countess of) Lothian (1563–1617)
  1. 1. Janet (Alison) Kerr 1579–1632 m. William (Cunninghame (8th Earl of) Glencairn) 1575–1631
    1. 1. Lady (Alisoun \ Alison Cunninghame (Wilson Wilsone Willson) Wylson) 1608–1635 m. Sir (Edwarde George) Wilsone 1590–1634
      1. 1. Charles Wilson 1631–1680 m. Elizabeth Barnacle 1653–1700
        1. 1. Stephen (Wilson, Quaker, arrived America) 1690s 1667–1705 m. Sarah (Baker) Milnor 1667–1715
      2. 2. Sir (James Henry Cunninghame Wilson) (Immigrant) 1618–1672
    2. 2. Anna Cunninghame 1610–1664
  2. 2. Lady (Isabell) Kerr 1585–1628

Mark Lothian's Timeline

2 Records

1558
20 February 1558
Birth of Mark Kerr Earl van Lothian First Earl of Lothian in Rothes, Elginshire, Schotland
Rothes, Elginshire, Schotland
1609
8 April 1609
Age 51
Death of Mark Kerr Earl van Lothian First Earl of Lothian in Elgin, Morayshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Elgin, Morayshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 February 1558
    Event Place: Rothes, Elginshire, Schotland
    Record Source:
    [1] 1851 United Kingdom Census Sample
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Newton Upon Ay, Ayrshire
    Record Source: 1851 United Kingdom Census Sample

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: Marchmont and the Humes of Polwarth

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 April 1609
    Event Place: Elgin, Morayshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 11; Page: 62
    [2] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI), Gale Research Company; Detroit, Michigan; Accession Number: 2451797
    [3] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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