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Ralph John Erskine, 7th Earl of Mar 1560–1645 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1560

Birth Location: Dryburgh, Berwickshire, Scotland

Death Date: 13 Feb 1645

Death Location: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Father: Alexander Shielfield

Mother:

Spouse(s): Isabella Cairncross, Janet Wilson

Children(s): Bethia Erskine, Henry Erskine

In 1560, Ralph John Erskine, 7th Earl of Mar entered the world in Dryburgh, Berwickshire, Scotland, born to Alexander Erskine Liard Van Shielfield And Elisabeth Halyburton Van Shielfield. Ralph John Erskine, 7th Earl of Mar married Isabella Cairncross, Janet Wilson, and had children including Bethia Erskine, Henry Erskine. Ralph John Erskine, 7th Earl of Mar passed away in 1645 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1560, Ralph John Erskine, 7th Earl of Mar entered the world in Dryburgh, Berwickshire, Scotland, born to Alexander Erskine Liard Van Shielfield And Elisabeth Halyburton Van Shielfield.
  • Ralph John Erskine, 7th Earl of Mar married Isabella Cairncross, Janet Wilson, and had children including Bethia Erskine, Henry Erskine.
  • Ralph John Erskine, 7th Earl of Mar passed away in 1645 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Alexander Shielfield
1535–
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Isabella Cairncross
1565–1600
Birth Location: Berwickshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Janet Wilson
1575–1645
Birth Location: –
JW

Children(s)

Bethia Erskine
1580–1632
Birth Location: Erskine, Renfrewshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Henry Erskine
1624–1696
Birth Location: Dryburgh, Berwickshire, Schotland
HE

Ralph Mar's Ancestors

Self
Ralph Mar
1560–1645
Birth Place: Dryburgh, Berwickshire, Scotland
Parents
Alexander Erskine Liard van Shielfield
1535–
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Ralph Mar's Descendants

1.
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Ralph (John Erskine, 7th Earl of) Mar (1560–13 Feb 1645) m. Isabella Cairncross (1565–May 1600) m. Janet Wilson (1575–13 September 1645)
  1. 1. Bethia Erskine 1580–1632 m. Robert ((Geats)) Yates 1580–1650
    1. 1. Anna Yeats 1604–1643 m. John Wilson 1598–1670
      1. 1. Elias (Wilson) (England) 1631–1699 m. Susanna Jacobus 1635–1706 m. Ann Heath 1654–1744
        1. 1. Bridgett Wilson 1630–1704 m. THOMAS (Barnet NEWMAN,) Jr. 1659–1728 m. Thomas Newman 1630–1704
        2. 2. Elizabeth Wilson 1660–1740
        3. 3. John WILSON 1670–1709
        4. 4. Elizabeth WILSON 1656–1704
        5. 5. Henry Wilson 1671–1737
        6. 6. Phebe WILSON 1653–1699
        7. 7. Elias Wilson 1660–1707
        8. 8. Elizabeth Wilson 1649–1740
        9. 9. Martha Wilson 1667–1698
        10. 10. John Wilson 1657–1709
        11. 11. Phebe Wilson 1653–1698
        12. 12. Sheba Wilson 1658–1698
        13. 13. Henry Willson 1681–1737
        14. 14. James Wilson 1673–1738
        15. 15. Robert Davis 1709–
        16. 16. Bridget Wilson 1650–1704
        17. 17. Nicholas (Wilson) Willson 1660–1696
        18. 18. Sarah Wilson 1670–1748
        19. 19. Henry Wilson 1681–1737
        20. 20. Elizabeth Wilson 1664–1740
        21. 21. Sheba Wilson 1658–1698
        22. 22. John Wilson 1676–1709
        23. 23. John Wilson 1668–
        24. 24. Ann Wilson
        25. 25. Sarah WILLSON 1670–1748
        26. 26. Nicholas Wilson 1660–1696
        27. 27. Martha Wilson 1667–1698
        28. 28. Elizabeth (Wilson Willson) (Mosley) 1649–1740
      2. 2. Ann Wilson 1629–1639
      3. 3. Elias Wilson 1630–1600
      4. 4. Robert Wilson 1629–
      5. 5. Robert Wilson 1628–
      6. 6. John Willson –1676
      7. 7. John Wilson 1625–1685
    2. 2. Anna Yeats 1621–1788
    3. 3. Elizabeth Yeats 1609–
    4. 4. James Yeats 1615–1793
    5. 5. Robina Yeats 1617–
    6. 6. William Yeats 1607–
    7. 7. Margaret Yeats 1625–
    8. 8. Walter Yeats 1632–
    9. 9. Robert Yeats 1627–
  2. 2. Henry Erskine 1624–1696

Ralph Mar's Timeline

2 Records

1560
1560
Birth of Ralph John Erskine, 7th Earl of Mar in Dryburgh, Berwickshire, Scotland
Dryburgh, Berwickshire, Scotland
1645
13 Feb 1645
Age 85
Death of Ralph John Erskine, 7th Earl of Mar in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1560
    Event Place: Dryburgh, Berwickshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Feb 1645
    Event Place: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
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