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Robert Kerr 1578 – 1654 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1578

Birth Location: Ancrum, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1654

Death Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Father: Sir Kerr

Mother: Isabelle Home

Spouse(s): Ann Stanley

Children(s): William Kerr

The story of Robert Kerr began in 1578 in Ancrum, Roxburghshire, Scotland. Robert Kerr married Ann Stanley, and had children including William Kerr. Robert Kerr passed away in 1654 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Robert Kerr began in 1578 in Ancrum, Roxburghshire, Scotland.
  • Robert Kerr married Ann Stanley, and had children including William Kerr.
  • Robert Kerr passed away in 1654 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.

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Robert Kerr's Ancestors

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Robert Kerr
1578 – 1654
Birth Place: Ancrum, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Parents
Sir William Lord of Cessford Kerr
1543 – 1606
Cessford Castle, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Isabelle Home
1520 – 1586
Wedderburn Castle, Berwickshire, Schotland
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Robert Kerr's Descendants

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Robert Kerr (1578 – 1654) m. Ann Stanley (1600 – 1657)
  1. 1. William Kerr (1598 – 1675) m. Lady (Anne Kerr) (Kerr) (1618 – Mar 26, 1667)
    1. 1. Lady (Vere) Kerr (24 Apr 1649 – 17 Apr 1674) m. Neil Campbell (1627 – 1693)
      1. 1. John (Campbell) sr (Abt. 1665 – 1689)
        1. 1. John Campbell (1659 – 1731) m. Mary McCoy (1662 – 1731)

Robert Kerr's Timeline

2 Records

1578
1578
Birth of Robert Kerr in Ancrum, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Ancrum, Roxburghshire, Scotland
1654
1654
Age 76
Death of Robert Kerr in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1578
    Event Place: Ancrum, Roxburghshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1654
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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