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Robert Kerr 1578–1654 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 December 1578

Birth Location: Ancrum, Roxburghshire, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 24 December 1654

Death Location: Holland, Reusel-de Mierden, Noord-Brabant, Pays-Bas

Father: William Kerr

Mother: Margaretha Dundas

Spouse(s): Elspet Murray

Children(s): Margaret Ker

Robert Kerr was born in 1578 in Ancrum, Roxburghshire, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of William Willem Kerr And Margaretha Dundas. Robert Kerr married Elspet Elizabeth Murray, and had children including Margaret Ker. Robert Kerr passed away in 1654 in Holland, Reusel-de Mierden, Noord-Brabant, Pays-Bas.

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Biography

  • Robert Kerr was born in 1578 in Ancrum, Roxburghshire, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of William Willem Kerr And Margaretha Dundas.
  • Robert Kerr married Elspet Elizabeth Murray, and had children including Margaret Ker.
  • Robert Kerr passed away in 1654 in Holland, Reusel-de Mierden, Noord-Brabant, Pays-Bas.

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Robert Kerr's Ancestors

Self
Robert Kerr
1578–1654
Birth Place: Ancrum, Roxburghshire, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
William "Willem" Kerr
1531–1590
Ancrum, Roxburghshire, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom
Margaretha Dundas
1542–1590
Raith, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Robert Kerr
–1588
Alexander Dundas
1498–1547
Fingask, Perthshire, Schotland
Elizabeth Bruce
1504–1609
Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Lord Fingask
1474–1513
Isabelle Oliphant
1475–
1465–1556
1472–1572
2nd-Great-Grandparents
1445–1506
Mariot Herries
1435–1497

Robert Kerr's Descendants

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Robert Kerr (9 December 1578–24 December 1654) m. Elspet (\ Elizabeth) Murray (1582–1620)
  1. 1. Margaret Ker 1613–1690 m. Robert (Pullar) McClelland 1607–1680
    1. 1. 1650–1685 m. Jane McKilwrath 1649–1715
      1. 1. William (McClelland) Sr. 1680–1778 m. Mary (Ross) Armstrong 1699–1791
        1. 1. Elizabeth McClelland 1740–1778 m. Moses Nesbitt 1740–1778

Robert Kerr's Timeline

2 Records

1578
9 December 1578
Birth of Robert Kerr in Ancrum, Roxburghshire, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom
Ancrum, Roxburghshire, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom
1654
24 December 1654
Age 76
Death of Robert Kerr in Holland, Reusel-de Mierden, Noord-Brabant, Pays-Bas
Holland, Reusel-de Mierden, Noord-Brabant, Pays-Bas

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 December 1578
    Event Place: Ancrum, Roxburghshire, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 11; Page: 56
    [2] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI), Gale Research Company; Detroit, Michigan; Accession Number: 2448367
    [3] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 December 1654
    Event Place: Holland, Reusel-de Mierden, Noord-Brabant, Pays-Bas
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 11; Page: 56
    [2] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI), Gale Research Company; Detroit, Michigan; Accession Number: 2448367
    [3] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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