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Robert (4th Lord Erskine, 16th Earl of Mar) Erskine 1458–1513 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: March 1458

Birth Location: Mar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Death Date: 9 September 1513

Death Location: Battle of Flodden Field, Northumberland, England

Father: Alexander Erskine

Mother: Christian Crichton

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Erskine

Children(s): John Erskine, Christian Erskine, Janet Erskine, Colin Oliphant, Alexander Erskine, James Balgownie, Elizabeth Cunningham.-Makgill., Robert Erskine, Elizabeth Erskine, Laurence Oliphant, Margaret Mar, James Sauchie

In 1458, Robert (4th Lord Erskine, 16th Earl of Mar) Erskine entered the world in Mar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, born to Alexander 3Rd Lord Erskine Erskine And Christian Crichton. Robert (4th Lord Erskine, 16th Earl of Mar) Erskine married Elizabeth Isabella Campbell Glenorch Erskine, and had children including Alexander Erskine, Christian Erskine, Colin Oliphant, Elizabeth Craigsends Renfrewshire Cunningham Makgill, Elizabeth Erskine, James Of Little Saudie Erskine Laird Balgownie, James Erskine 1St Laird Of Balgownie James Lord Erskin Van Little Sauchie, Janet Of Mar Erskine, John 18Th Earl Of Mar 6Th Lord Erskine Regent Of Scotland Erskine, Laurence Oliphant, Margaret Erskine Countess Of Mar, Robert De Erskine. Robert (4th Lord Erskine, 16th Earl of Mar) Erskine passed away in 1513 in Battle of Flodden Field, Northumberland, England.

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Biography

  • In 1458, Robert (4th Lord Erskine, 16th Earl of Mar) Erskine entered the world in Mar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, born to Alexander 3Rd Lord Erskine Erskine And Christian Crichton.
  • Robert (4th Lord Erskine, 16th Earl of Mar) Erskine married Elizabeth Isabella Campbell Glenorch Erskine, and had children including Alexander Erskine, Christian Erskine, Colin Oliphant, Elizabeth Craigsends Renfrewshire Cunningham Makgill, Elizabeth Erskine, James Of Little Saudie Erskine Laird Balgownie, James Erskine 1St Laird Of Balgownie James Lord Erskin Van Little Sauchie, Janet Of Mar Erskine, John 18Th Earl Of Mar 6Th Lord Erskine Regent Of Scotland Erskine, Laurence Oliphant, Margaret Erskine Countess Of Mar, Robert De Erskine.
  • Robert (4th Lord Erskine, 16th Earl of Mar) Erskine passed away in 1513 in Battle of Flodden Field, Northumberland, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Alexander Erskine
1436–1509
Birth Location: Erskine, Renfrewshire, Scotland
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Christian Crichton
1439–1478
Birth Location: Elgin, Moray, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Erskine
1462–1518
Birth Location: Glenurchy, Argyll, Scotland
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Children(s)

John Erskine
1487–1555
Birth Location: Falkland, Fife, Scotland
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Christian Erskine
1513–1564
Birth Location: Erskine, Renfrewshire, Scotland
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Janet Erskine
1480–1546
Birth Location: Castle Balveny, Fifeshire, Scotland
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Colin Oliphant
1486–1529
Birth Location: Glenorchy, Argyllshire, Lorn, SCOTLAND
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Alexander Erskine
1487–1555
Birth Location: Nisbet, Ayrshire, Scotland
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James Balgownie
1486–1597
Birth Location: Mar, Kildrummy Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
JB
Elizabeth Cunningham.-Makgill.
1485–1519
Birth Location: Stirling Castle, Midlothian, Scotland
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Robert Erskine
1485–1547
Birth Location: Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland
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Elizabeth Erskine
1486–1540
Birth Location: Dun, Angus, Scotland
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Laurence Oliphant
1506–1566
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
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Margaret Mar
1496–1572
Birth Location: Erskine, Renfrewshire, Scotland
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James Sauchie
1495–1555
Birth Location: Falkland, Fife, Scotland
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Robert Erskine's Ancestors

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Robert Erskine
1458–1513
Birth Place: Mar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Parents
Alexander (3rd Lord Erskine) Erskine
1436–1509
Erskine, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Christian Crichton
1439–1478
Elgin, Moray, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Robert Erskine's Descendants

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Robert ((4th Lord Erskine, 16th Earl of Mar)) Erskine (March 1458–9 September 1513) m. Elizabeth (Isabella Campbell Glenorch) Erskine (17 April 1462–14 Dec 1518)
  1. 1. John ((18th Earl of Mar, 6th Lord Erskine, Regent of Scotland)) Erskine 1487–1555 m. Margaret ((Baroness of Agyll) Moncrief Hay Campbell) Erskine 1485–1555
    1. 1. John Erskine 1500–1572 m. Annabelle Murray 1535–1602
      1. 1. John ((7th Lord Erskine, 19th Earl of Mar)) Erskine 1556–1634 m. Anna (Agnes) Drummond 1555–1587 m. Marie Stewart 1576–1644
        1. 1. Magdalene Erskine 1593–1665
        2. 2. John ((8th Lord Erskine, 20th Earl of Mar)) Erskine 1585–1634 m. Jean (Hay) Erskine 1590–1668 m. (Lady) (Marie (Mary) Stuart (Stewart) of) Orkney 1563–1644
        3. 3. Magdalen Jaffray 1593–1640
        4. 4. Annabell ((Stewart)) Erskine 1605–1640
        5. 5. Alexander ERSKINE 1604–1640
        6. 6. Lady (Margaret Martha Erskine 10th) GGA 1603–1634
        7. 7. Sir (Honorable Charles Erskine. (1st Baronet) 10th) GGU 1594–1663
        8. 8. William (Erskine, XVII Earl of Mar (Cupbearer to Charles II), Master of the) Charterhouse) 1615–1685
        9. 9. Margaret ((Countess of Marischal)) Erskine 1599–1618
        10. 10. James (Erskine Earl van) Buchan 1600–1634
        11. 11. Anne (Leslie (Countess of Rothes)) Erskine 1599–1640
        12. 12. George (Gordon (2nd Marquis of) Huntly) 1591–1649
        13. 13. Lady (Agnes Grey, Countess of) Marischal 1597–1665
        14. 14. Elizabeth Erskine 1619–1683
        15. 15. Catherine (Lady) Erskine 1600–1635
        16. 16. Arthur Erskine 1600–1651
        17. 17. Sir (James, VI Earl of Buchan, Lord Bedchamber Charles I,) Erskine 1594–1664
        18. 18. Charles Erskine 1611–1663
        19. 19. Henry (Master of Cardross) Erskine 1595–1628
        20. 20. John Marr 1595–1653
        21. 21. Annabella Erskine 1601–1640
      2. 2. Mary Erskine 1556–1575 m. Robert Graham 1555–1614
        1. 1. Agnes (Elizabeth Grahame) (McMinn) 1575–1620
      3. 3. Jean Erskine 1565–1604
      4. 4. Margaret Erskine 1565–1599
      5. 5. Sir (Knight William V of Morton Douglas, Earl of Stirling) Erskine 1567–1639
    2. 2. Marie (De Guise de Lorraine\ Queen of) Scotlan 1515–1560
    3. 3. William (V of Morton) Douglas 1517–1552
    4. 4. Beatrix Douglas 1520–1552
    5. 5. Robert (Earl of Mar) Erskine* 1506–1547
    6. 6. Thomas (1st Earl Kellie) Erskine 1506–1547
    7. 7. Robert Erskine 1542–1547
    8. 8. Sir (Alexander) Erskine 1549–1592
    9. 9. James Erskine 1524–1555
    10. 10. Thomas (Erskine 1st Earl of) Kellie 1519–1551
    11. 11. Robert (De) Erskine 1522–1547
    12. 12. Katherine (Lady Erskine Renfrewshire, Scotland) Erskine 1506–1552
    13. 13. Arthur Erskine 1523–1571
    14. 14. Lady (Margaret) Douglas 1515–1578
    15. 15. Thomas (Bart.) Erskine 1520–1551
    16. 16. Margaret ((Baroness of Mar)***) Erskine 1513–1572
    17. 17. Sir (William) Erskine 1555–1639
  2. 2. Christian Erskine 1513–1564
  3. 3. Janet (of Mar) Erskine 1480–1546
  4. 4. Colin Oliphant 1486–1529
  5. 5. Alexander Erskine 1487–1555
  6. 6. James ((of Little Saudie) Erskine - Laird) Balgownie 1486–1597
  7. 7. Elizabeth ((Craigsends, Renfrewshire)) Cunningham.-Makgill. 1485–1519
  8. 8. Robert (de) Erskine 1485–1547
  9. 9. Elizabeth Erskine 1486–1540
  10. 10. Laurence Oliphant 1506–1566
  11. 11. Margaret (Erskine - Countess of) Mar 1496–1572
  12. 12. James (Erskine, 1st Laird Of Balgownie James Lord Erskin van Little) Sauchie 1495–1555

Robert Erskine's Timeline

2 Records

1458
March 1458
Birth of Robert (4th Lord Erskine, 16th Earl of Mar) Erskine in Mar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Mar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
1513
9 September 1513
Age 55
Death of Robert (4th Lord Erskine, 16th Earl of Mar) Erskine in Battle of Flodden Field, Northumberland, England
Battle of Flodden Field, Northumberland, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: March 1458
    Event Place: Mar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 September 1513
    Event Place: Battle of Flodden Field, Northumberland, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index
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