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Robert Mercer 1480–1547 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1480

Birth Location: Scotland

Death Date: 1547

Death Location: Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Father: Lawrence Mercer

Mother: Isobel Wardlaw

Spouse(s): Helen Chisolm

Children(s):

The story of Robert Mercer began in 1480 in Scotland. Robert Mercer married Helen Chisolm. Robert Mercer passed away in 1547 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Robert Mercer began in 1480 in Scotland.
  • Robert Mercer married Helen Chisolm.
  • Robert Mercer passed away in 1547 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

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Children(s)

Robert Mercer's Ancestors

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Robert Mercer
1480–1547
Birth Place: Scotland
Parents
Lawrence Mercer
1455–1501
Perthshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Isobel (Elizabeth) Wardlaw
1455–1504
Hermiston, Midlothian, Scotland
Grandparents
Andrew (II) Mercer
1404–1473
Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland
Lady (Margaret) Drummond
–1482
Ruthven Castle, Perthshire, Scotland
Margaret Oliphant
1435–1500
Aberdalgie, Perthshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Michael Mercer
1379–1439
Walter Drummond
1395–1445
Margaret Ruthven
1380–1482
John Oliphant
1397–1444
Margaret Ogilvie
1403–1468
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Andrew Mercer
1330–1389
Joneta Barclay
1360–1404
John Drummond
1362–1402
Elisabeth Roslin
1376–1460
William Ruthven
1343–1400
Margaret Logue
1357–1420
William Oliphant
1379–1425
Isabelle Stewart
1375–1460
Walter Ogilvie
1369–1440
Isobel Glen
1380–1440

Robert Mercer's Timeline

2 Records

1480
1480
Birth of Robert Mercer in Scotland
Scotland
1547
1547
Age 67
Death of Robert Mercer in Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1480
    Event Place: Scotland
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, \i FamilySearch\i0, accessed 15 Sep 2020), entry for Robert Mercer, person ID L6RT-F75.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1547
    Event Place: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, \i FamilySearch\i0, accessed 15 Sep 2020), entry for Robert Mercer, person ID L6RT-F75.

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