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Robert Earl of Roxburghe Ker 1570–1649 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1570

Birth Location: Cessford, Eckford, Roxburghshire, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 18 January 1649

Death Location: Floors Castle, Kelso, Roxburghshire, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: William Ker

Mother: Margaret Dundas

Spouse(s): Lady Douglas, Johanna Drummond

Children(s): Ann Barfield, James IV,, Anna Graham, Charles Graham, Grizel Graham, James Graham, Jane Graham, Jean Graham, Richard Graham, William Graham, Henry Kerr

In 1570, Robert Earl of Roxburghe Ker entered the world in Cessford, Eckford, Roxburghshire, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to William Ker And Margaret Dundas. Robert Earl of Roxburghe Ker married Johanna Drummond, Lady Isobel Auchinlich Douglas, and had children including Ann Barfield, Anna Graham, Charles Graham, Grizel Graham, Henry Kerr, James Marquess Montrose Graham, James The Immigrant Graham Iv, Jane Graham, Jean Graham, Richard Graham, William Graham. Robert Earl of Roxburghe Ker passed away in 1649 in Floors Castle, Kelso, Roxburghshire, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • In 1570, Robert Earl of Roxburghe Ker entered the world in Cessford, Eckford, Roxburghshire, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to William Ker And Margaret Dundas.
  • Robert Earl of Roxburghe Ker married Johanna Drummond, Lady Isobel Auchinlich Douglas, and had children including Ann Barfield, Anna Graham, Charles Graham, Grizel Graham, Henry Kerr, James Marquess Montrose Graham, James The Immigrant Graham Iv, Jane Graham, Jean Graham, Richard Graham, William Graham.
  • Robert Earl of Roxburghe Ker passed away in 1649 in Floors Castle, Kelso, Roxburghshire, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Ker
1545–
Birth Location: –
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Margaret Dundas
1545–
Birth Location: –
MD

Spouses(s)

Lady Douglas
1630–1672
Birth Location: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
LD
Johanna Drummond
1595–1643
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Ann Barfield
1665–1695
Birth Location: Blackford, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
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James IV,
1670–1758
Birth Location: Inverary, Argylshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
JI
Anna Graham
1655–1705
Birth Location: –
AG
Charles Graham
1663–1674
Birth Location: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
CG
Grizel Graham
1661–1726
Birth Location: Perth, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
GG
James Graham
1657–1701
Birth Location: Glasgow City, Scotland
JG
Jane Graham
1658–1683
Birth Location: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
JG
Jean Graham
1658–1683
Birth Location: Montrose, Angus, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
JG
Richard Graham
1648–1695
Birth Location: Netherby, Cumberland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom
RG
William Graham
1648–1689
Birth Location: Glamis, Angus, Scotland
WG
Henry Kerr
1599–1640
Birth Location: –
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Robert Ker's Ancestors

Self
Robert Ker
1570–1649
Birth Place: Cessford, Eckford, Roxburghshire, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
William Ker
1545–
Margaret Dundas
1545–
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Robert Ker's Descendants

1.
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Robert (Earl of Roxburghe) Ker (1570–18 January 1649) m. Lady (Isobel Auchinlich) Douglas (1630–16 Dec 1672) m. Johanna Drummond (1595–7 October 1643)
  1. 1. Ann Barfield 1665–1695 m. Richard Barfield 1662–1728 m. Alexander (Earl of Calendar) Livingston 1650–1692
    1. 1. Anne (Elizabeth) Barfield 1680–1740 m. William Grady 1680–1750
      1. 1. John Graddy 1703–1787 m. Mary Graddy 1715–1791
        1. 1. Alexr Graddy 1744–1821 m. Nancy Thomas 1745–1825 m. Elizabeth Graddy 1756–1810
        2. 2. Mary Graddy 1733–1776 m. William Goodman 1722–1781
        3. 3. William Grady 1864–
        4. 4. Eliza (Catherine) Graddy 1749–1830 m. James Outlaw 1744–1826
        5. 5. John Graddy 1738–1776 m. Miss Moore 1740–
        6. 6. Charety Carring 1732– m. Michael Herring 1722–1805
    2. 2. Richard Brayfield 1684–1754 m. Jane Loadman 1695–1780 m. Mary Barfield 1702–1774
      1. 1. Ann Barfield 1727–1740
      2. 2. Catherine Barfield 1729–
      3. 3. Elizabeth Barfield 1725–
      4. 4. Henry Barfield 1722–
      5. 5. Jesse Barfield 1738–1780
      6. 6. Solomon Bearfield 1719–1760
      7. 7. Thomas Barfield 1730–
    3. 3. James (Baronet) Livingston 1680–1723 m. Lady (Margaret Erroll) Hay 1688–1723
      1. 1. James (Lord) Livingston 1710–1715
      2. 2. Anne Livingston 1709–1747
  2. 2. James (The Immigrant Graham) IV, 1670–1758
  3. 3. Anna Graham 1655–1705
  4. 4. Charles Graham 1663–1674
  5. 5. Grizel Graham 1661–1726 m. William Cochrane 1658–1717
    1. 1. Mary (Ann) Pollock 1694–1779 m. Thomas (Walter) Pollock 1690–1760
      1. 1. Jane Pollock 1720–1797
      2. 2. Anne Polk 1743–1805
      3. 3. Thomas Pollock 1726–
      4. 4. Elizabeth ((Eliza)) Pollock 1733–
      5. 5. Deborah Pollock 1715–1827
      6. 6. Thomas Pollock 1717–1747
      7. 7. Mary Pollock 1730–1805
      8. 8. Charles Pollock 1732–1795
      9. 9. James Pollock 1728–1812
      10. 10. Alice (Polk OR) Pollack 1732–1797
      11. 11. John Pollock 1724–1794
      12. 12. Robert (Bruce) Pollock 1727–1791
      13. 13. David Pollock 1719–1790
      14. 14. Robert (Bruce) Pollock 1726–1816 m. Anne Pollock 1728–
        1. 1. John Pollock 1758–1824
      15. 15. Charles Pollock 1721–1802
  6. 6. James (Marquess Montrose) Graham 1657–1701 m. Christian Leslie 1661–1710 m. Elizabeth Graham 1658–1731
    1. 1. James (1st Duke of Montrose Graham, 1st Duke and 4th Marquess of) Mon 1682–1732 m. Christian Graham 1685–1744
      1. 1. Willem (Graham Hertog van) Montrose 1712–1790
      2. 2. Geo Graham 1715–
    2. 2. Daniel –1799
    3. 3. Elizabeth Graham 1683–1755
    4. 4. John Earl 1702–1789
      1. 1. Andrew Graham 1723–
    5. 5. William (Jarrett) Graham 1701–1772
    6. 6. Angus Graham 1715–1797
    7. 7. Arthur Graham 1705–1765
    8. 8. Daniel (Donald) Graham 1708–1799
    9. 9. James Graham 1700–1783
    10. 10. Jeanet Graham 1703–1780
    11. 11. Michael Graham 1710–1788
  7. 7. Jane Graham 1658–1683
  8. 8. Jean Graham 1658–1683
  9. 9. Richard Graham 1648–1695
    1. 1. Richard Graham 1670–1755
  10. 10. William Graham 1648–1689
  11. 11. Henry Kerr 1599–1640

Robert Ker's Timeline

2 Records

1570
1570
Birth of Robert Earl of Roxburghe Ker in Cessford, Eckford, Roxburghshire, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom
Cessford, Eckford, Roxburghshire, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom
1649
18 January 1649
Age 79
Death of Robert Earl of Roxburghe Ker in Floors Castle, Kelso, Roxburghshire, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom
Floors Castle, Kelso, Roxburghshire, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1570
    Event Place: Cessford, Eckford, Roxburghshire, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22
    [2] 1851 United Kingdom Census Sample
    [3] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Kelso, Roxburgh
    Record Source: 1851 United Kingdom Census Sample

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 January 1649
    Event Place: Floors Castle, Kelso, Roxburghshire, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index
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