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Robert Kerr Earl van Somerset 1585–1645 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1585

Birth Location: Ferniehirst Castle, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Schotland

Death Date: 17 July 1645

Death Location: Londen

Father: Thomas Ferniehurst

Mother: Lady Scott

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The story of Robert Kerr Earl van Somerset began in 1585 in Ferniehirst Castle, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Schotland. Robert Kerr Earl van Somerset passed away in 1645 in Londen.

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Biography

  • The story of Robert Kerr Earl van Somerset began in 1585 in Ferniehirst Castle, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Schotland.
  • Robert Kerr Earl van Somerset passed away in 1645 in Londen.

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Robert Somerset's Ancestors

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Robert Somerset
1585–1645
Birth Place: Ferniehirst Castle, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Schotland
Parents
Thomas Lord Kerr van Ferniehurst
1529–1586
Ferniehirst Castle, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Schotland
Lady (Janet) Scott
1546–1597
Buccleuch Castle, Ettrick, Crosslee, Teviotdale, Selkirkshir, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Lord (Andrew Murray van) Blackbarony
1512–1572
Blackbarony, Hangingshaw, Yarrow, Scotland, United Kingdom
Gisela (van) Bethune
1520–1579
Creich Castle, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
ANDREW …GGF11
1500–1544
Lady …GGM11
1502–1569
Sir Beaton
1485–1534
Lady Haye
1498–1533
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Robert Somerset's Timeline

2 Records

1585
1585
Birth of Robert Kerr Earl van Somerset in Ferniehirst Castle, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Schotland
Ferniehirst Castle, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Schotland
1645
17 July 1645
Age 60
Death of Robert Kerr Earl van Somerset in Londen
Londen

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1585
    Event Place: Ferniehirst Castle, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Schotland
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 July 1645
    Event Place: Londen
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

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