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Robert CARR Earl of Somerset 1585–1645 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1585

Birth Location: Ferniehirst Castle, Jedburgh, Roxburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 17 July 1645

Death Location: Jedburgh, Scottish Borders, Scotland

Father: Thomas Ferniehirst)

Mother: Janet\Jean\Jane\Johanna Ferniehirst

Spouse(s): Frances HOWARD

Children(s): Robert CARR, Anne CARR, George CARR

In 1585, Robert CARR Earl of Somerset entered the world in Ferniehirst Castle, Jedburgh, Roxburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to Thomas Ker Sir Of Ferniehirst And Janet Jean Jane Johanna Scott Of Kirkurd And Buccleuch Lady Ferniehirst. Robert CARR Earl of Somerset married Frances Howard, and had children including Anne Carr, George Carr, Robert Carr. Robert CARR Earl of Somerset passed away in 1645 in Jedburgh, Scottish Borders, Scotland.

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  • In 1585, Robert CARR Earl of Somerset entered the world in Ferniehirst Castle, Jedburgh, Roxburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to Thomas Ker Sir Of Ferniehirst And Janet Jean Jane Johanna Scott Of Kirkurd And Buccleuch Lady Ferniehirst.
  • Robert CARR Earl of Somerset married Frances Howard, and had children including Anne Carr, George Carr, Robert Carr.
  • Robert CARR Earl of Somerset passed away in 1645 in Jedburgh, Scottish Borders, Scotland.

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Children(s)

Robert Somerset's Ancestors

Self
Robert Somerset
1585–1645
Birth Place: Ferniehirst Castle, Jedburgh, Roxburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Thomas KER Sir (of Ferniehirst)
1529–1586
Scotland
Janet\Jean\Jane\Johanna (SCOTT of Kirkurd and Buccleuch Lady) Ferniehirst
1550–1554
London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
John Kerr
1500–1559
Ferniehirst Castle, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom
Catherine (Kerr\Carr of) Ferniehirst
1510–1565
Eckford, Scottish Borders, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Robert Somerset's Descendants

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Robert (CARR Earl of) Somerset (1585–17 July 1645) m. Frances HOWARD (31 May 1590–23 August 1632)
  1. 1. Robert CARR 1608–1689
  2. 2. Anne CARR 1615–1684
  3. 3. George CARR 1613–1682

Robert Somerset's Timeline

3 Records

1585
1585
Birth of Robert CARR Earl of Somerset in Ferniehirst Castle, Jedburgh, Roxburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
Ferniehirst Castle, Jedburgh, Roxburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
1613
26 December 1613
Age 28
Robert CARR Earl of Somerset was married in Whitehall, Westminster, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
Whitehall, Westminster, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
1645
17 July 1645
Age 60
Death of Robert CARR Earl of Somerset in London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1585
    Event Place: Ferniehirst Castle, Jedburgh, Roxburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 26 December 1613
    Event Place: Whitehall, Westminster, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 July 1645
    Event Place: London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Jedburgh, Scottish Borders, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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