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Nicholas Erskine 1338 – 1406 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1338

Birth Location: Perthshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1406

Death Location: Scotland

Father: Robert Erskine

Mother: Beatrice Lindsay

Spouse(s): Elisabeth Keith, Catherine Cairns, Jean Cameron

Children(s): William Kinnoull, Nichol Erskine, Elizabeth Erskine, Christiana Erskine

In 1338, Nicholas Erskine entered the world in Perthshire, Scotland, born to Robert Erskine and Beatrice De Lindsay. Nicholas Erskine married Elisabeth De Keith, Catherine Cairns, Jean Cameron, and had children including William John Erskine of Kinnoull, Nichol Erskine, Elizabeth Erskine, Christiana Elisabeth Erskine. Nicholas Erskine passed away in 1406 in Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1338, Nicholas Erskine entered the world in Perthshire, Scotland, born to Robert Erskine and Beatrice De Lindsay.
  • Nicholas Erskine married Elisabeth De Keith, Catherine Cairns, Jean Cameron, and had children including William John Erskine of Kinnoull, Nichol Erskine, Elizabeth Erskine, Christiana Elisabeth Erskine.
  • Nicholas Erskine passed away in 1406 in Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Erskine
1310 – 1385
Birth Location: Erskine, Renfrewshire, Scotland
RE
Beatrice Lindsay
1291 – 1352
Birth Location: Crawford, Lanarkshire, Scotland
BL

Spouses(s)

Elisabeth Keith
1360 – 1438
Birth Location: Aboyne, Aberdeen, Scotland
EK
Catherine Cairns
1351 – 1402
Birth Location: Scotland
CC
Jean Cameron
1356 – 1402
Birth Location: Ballegarno Castle, Perthshire, Scotland
JC

Children(s)

William Kinnoull
1362 – 1468
Birth Location: Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
WK
Nichol Erskine
1375 –
Birth Location: Kinnoul, Perth, Scotland
NE
Elizabeth Erskine
1385 – 1412
Birth Location: Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
EE
Christiana Erskine
1406 – 1479
Birth Location: Perthshire, Scotland
CE

Nicholas Erskine's Ancestors

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Nicholas Erskine
1338 – 1406
Birth Place: Perthshire, Scotland
Parents
Robert Erskine
1310 – 1385
Erskine, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Beatrice (De) Lindsay
1291 – 1352
Crawford, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Grandparents
William Erskine
1274 – 1331
Erskine, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Beatrix Stewart
1260 – 1337
Dundonald Castle, Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland
Alexander (de) Lindsay
1267 – 1314
Ayrshire, Scotland
Unknown Stewart
1264 – 1337
Dundonald Castle Irvine Ayrshire Scotland
Great-Grandparents
John Erskine
1249 – 1296
Margaret MacGilronan
1253 – 1300
Alexander Stewart
1214 – 1283
Jean MacRory
1210 – 1297
David Luffness
1235 – 1268
Marguerite Lindsay
1249 – 1275
Alexander Stewart
1214 – 1283
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Erskine
1217 – 1271
Jane Hatcher
1217 – 1257
Gilronan Scotland
1223 – 1281
Elizabeth Moray
1223 –
Walter Stewart
1180 – 1246
Beatrix Angus
1184 – 1270
Seamus-James Macrory
1188 – 1216
Ragnhild Roric
1185 – 1218
David Lindsay
1208 – 1268
Margaret Crawford
1210 – 1250
Walter Lindsay
1231 – 1271
Christiana Hose
1230 – 1282

Nicholas Erskine's Descendants

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Nicholas Erskine (1338 – 1406) m. Elisabeth (De) Keith (1360 – 16 Mar 1438) m. Catherine Cairns (Abt 1351 – 1402) m. Jean Cameron (1356 – 1402)
  1. 1. William (John Erskine of) Kinnoull (1362 – 1468) m. Unknown (1379 – ) m. Joan (CAMERON of) Ballegarno m. M.A. Maitland (1385 – 1421)
    1. 1. Elizabeth Erskine (1418 – 1440) m. John Erskine (1420 – 1445)
      1. 1. Christian Erskine (1439 – Mar 1478) m. Robert Crichton (1430 – 11 Feb 1492) m. James Livingstone (Abt 1430 – Abt 1496)
  2. 2. Nichol Erskine (Abt 1375 – )
  3. 3. Elizabeth Erskine (1385 – 1412) m. Robert (II de) Crichton (1376 – 17 Oct 1478)
    1. 1. Robert Crichton (1409 – 17 Oct 1478) m. Christiana (Elisabeth) Erskine (1406 – 9 Jun 1479)
      1. 1. Christian (Crichton Baroness) Erskine (1420 – 1478) m. Robert Colville (1415 – 9 Oct 1456)
        1. 1. Catharina Colville (1430 – Jun 1484) m. Thomas (Kerr of) Kersheugh (1430 – 1499)
      2. 2. Christine Erskine (1420 – Mar 1496)
      3. 3. Robert Crichton (Abt 1435 – )
  4. 4. Christiana (Elisabeth) Erskine (1406 – 9 Jun 1479) m. Robert Crichton (1409 – 17 Oct 1478) m. Robert (II de) Crichton (1376 – 17 Oct 1478)
    1. 1. Robert Crichton (1430 – 11 Feb 1492) m. Christian Erskine (1439 – Mar 1478)
      1. 1. Robert Crichton (1457 – 11 Feb 1492) m. Marion Stewart (1457 – 9 Dec 1529)
      2. 2. Mariota Crichton (Abt 1462 – 1493)
      3. 3. Elizabeth Crichton (Jan 1472 – Aft 6 Jul 1524) m. John Hay (Abt 1450 – 9 Sep 1513) m. John Hay (1461 – 9 Sep 1513)
        1. 1. Thomas Hay (Abt 1490 – Abt 26 Sep 1552)
        2. 2. Ninian Ross (1491 – Feb 1556)
        3. 3. Lord (William) Hay (1495 – 28 Jul 1522) m. Lady (Helen) Stewart (Abt 1520 – 25 Nov 1564)
        4. 4. Elizabeth Hay (Abt 1497 – )
        5. 5. Jean Hay (1498 – 1564)
        6. 6. Marion Hay (1500 – 1564) m. George Browne (1488 – 1527)
        7. 7. Janet Hay (1500 – 1533)
        8. 8. Christian Hay (1505 – 1548) m. William Stewart (1506 – 23 Oct 1548) m. John Carew (17 Jun 1500 – Jul 1562) m. William (Stewart of) Traquair (1506 – 1548)
      4. 4. William (2nd Lord) Graham
    2. 2. Alexander Crichton (1431 – 1467)
    3. 3. Christian Crichton (Abt 1431 – 1475) m. Sir (Robert) Colville (Abt 1420 – 1495) m. Alexander Erskine (1436 – 10 May 1508) m. James Livingstone (Abt 1430 – Abt 1496)
      1. 1. Robert Colville (1445 – 9 Sep 1513) m. Eufame Wallace (Abt 1444 – 1486) m. Margaret Logan (1460 – 1521)
        1. 1. Margaret Colville (1457 – May 1504) m. John Sempill (Bef 1460 – 9 Sep 1513)
        2. 2. Robert Colville (Abt 1465 – 9 Sep 1513) m. Elizabeth Arnot (1450 – 31 Jan 1527)
        3. 3. Catherine Colville (1466 – Jun 1484)
      2. 2. Christian Erskine (Abt 1457 – ) m. David Stewart (Abt 1479 – )
      3. 3. Robert Erskine (Mar 1458 – 9 Sep 1513) m. Isabella Campbell (1474 – 14 Dec 1518)
        1. 1. Robert Erskine (1484 – Abt 1511)
        2. 2. Elizabeth Erskine (1485 – 1540) m. James Forrester (17 Sep 1489 – 10 Sep 1547)
        3. 3. Alexander Erskine (1485 – 1553) m. Catherine (Dowyll) MacGregor (1486 – 30 Apr 1554)
        4. 4. Christian Erskine (Abt 1486 – 1564) m. John Colquhoun (1523 – 15 Jan 1574)
        5. 5. John Erskine (1487 – Nov 1555) m. Margaret Campbell (1484 – 11 Jul 1555)
        6. 6. Mary Erskine (1492 – Deceased) m. Andrew (or Alexander) Cunninghame (Abt 1490 – )
        7. 7. Margaret Erskine (1496 – 5 May 1572) m. James Haldane (1494 – Dec 1563) m. John Haldane (1509 – )
        8. 8. William Erskine (1498 – )
        9. 9. James Erskine (1500 – 8 Dec 1592) m. Lady (Christian) Stirling (1510 – Sep 1582)
        10. 10. Janet Erskine (1510 – Feb 1550) m. John Murray (1513 – Feb 1550)
      4. 4. Agnes Erskine (1466 – ) m. William Menteith (Abt 1450 – 1488)
      5. 5. Walter Erskine (Abt 1468 – )
    4. 4. Edward Crichton (Abt 1432 – 1476) m. Edward Crichton (Abt 1435 – )
    5. 5. David Crichton (1435 – 1465) m. Unknown (* – ) m. Deborah Bakersfield (1440 – 1478)
      1. 1. Patrick Crichton (Abt 1455 – Bef 1521) m. Katherine Turing (1400 – ) m. Elizabeth Murray (1460 – 1510)
        1. 1. Agnes Crichton (1447 – 5 Nov 1543)
        2. 2. Janet Crichton (1461 – 22 Jun 1493) m. John Douglas (1459 – 9 Sep 1513)
    6. 6. Elizabeth Crichton (1435 – Oct 1539) m. William Douglas (1435 – 22 Jul 1484) m. John (MacDuff Laird of) Muldavit (Apr 1540 – 23 Apr 1593)
      1. 1. John Douglas (Abt 1454 – )
      2. 2. George Douglas (1455 – 1513) m. Elizabeth Drummond (Abt 1472 – 21 Aug 1514) m. Elizabeth Boyd
      3. 3. Margaret Douglas (Abt 1460 – Dec 1535) m. John Cathcart (1458 – Dec 1535) m. John Cathcart (1432 – 1535)
      4. 4. Archibald Douglas (1461 – )
      5. 5. James Douglas (1462 – 1498) m. Janet Scott (1445 – 1509)
        1. 1. Agnes (Janet) Douglas (1467 – 19 Jan 1518) m. Roger Grierson (Aft 1474 – 9 Sep 1513)
        2. 2. William Douglas (10 Mar 1481 – 9 Sep 1513) m. Elizabeth Gordon (1485 – 1512)
        3. 3. William Douglas (10 Mar 1481 – 9 Sep 1513) m. Elizabeth Gordon (1485 – 1512)
        4. 4. Margaret Douglas (1578 – 1638) m. James McMath (1575 – Jan 1624)
        5. 5. William Douglas (1582 – 19 Feb 1660)
        6. 6. Janet Douglas (1583 – 27 Jun 1659)
        7. 7. Janet Douglas (Abt 1583 – ) m. William Livingston (Abt 1566 – )
        8. 8. Willem (Douglas Earl van) Morton (1584 – 7 Aug 1648)
        9. 9. George Douglas (1585 – 9 Sep 1610)
        10. 10. James (Douglas) Kilgour (1585 – 18 Feb 1617) m. Janet Thyne (1589 – 1655)
        11. 11. David Douglas (1585 – 1617)
        12. 12. James Douglas (1585 – 1627) m. Helena Grierson (1594 – 1617)
        13. 13. Janet Drumlanrig (1585 – )
        14. 14. Robert Douglas (1588 – 1627)
        15. 15. Helen Douglas (1590 – 1663) m. John Menzies
        16. 16. Lord (David DOUGLAS Of) Airdoch (1592 – )
        17. 17. Christian Douglas m. Robert Dalzell (1584 – Jun 1654)
        18. 18. Jean Douglas
      6. 6. Janet DOUGLAS (1467 – Bef 4 Oct 1512) m. William SOMERVILLE (1453 – 12 Apr 1491)
      7. 7. Elizabeth Douglas (Abt 1482 – ) m. John Campbell (Abt 1481 – )
      8. 8. Elizabeth Douglas m. John Campbell (Abt 1481 – )
    7. 7. Janet Crichton (1438 – )
    8. 8. Margaret Crichton (1439 – 1495) m. David Herries (1436 – Aft 26 Aug 1495)
      1. 1. Herbert Herries (1460 – Bet 14 Jan 1501 and 12 Jun 1505) m. Mariott Carlyle (1462 – 1493) m. Mariot Cuningham (Abt 1465 – )
        1. 1. Andrew (Robert) Herries (1477 – 9 Sep 1513) m. Beatrix Herries (Abt 1478 – ) m. Janet Douglas (1476 – Bef 25 Feb 1500) m. Nichola Home (1485 – 17 Jul 1537)
        2. 2. Mungo Herries (Abt 1478 – Sep 1513)
        3. 3. Herries (Abt 1480 – ) m. Thomas (John) Macfarlane
        4. 4. John Herries (Abt 1481 – Sep 1513)
        5. 5. George Herries (1482 – )
        6. 6. Roger Herries (1483 – Nov 1536) m. Nicole Home (1485 – ) m. Douglas (1485 – )
        7. 7. Herries (Abt 1485 – 1507) m. John MacFarlane (Abt 1480 – 9 Sep 1513)
        8. 8. Janet Herries
      2. 2. George Herries (Abt 1462 – )
    9. 9. Christian Crichton (1439 – Nov 1477)
    10. 10. Lawrence Crichton (1442 – 1478) m. Lawrence Crichton (Abt 1445 – )
    11. 11. George Crichton (1443 – 1463)
    12. 12. Thomas Crichton (1445 – ) m. Thomas Crichton (Abt 1446 – )

Nicholas Erskine's Timeline

2 Records

1338
1338
Birth of Nicholas Erskine in Perthshire, Scotland
Perthshire, Scotland
1406
1406
Age 68
Death of Nicholas Erskine in Scotland
Scotland

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1338
    Event Place: Perthshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1406
    Event Place: Scotland
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