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Robert Carr Earl of Somerset 1585–1645 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1585

Birth Location: Ferniehirst Castle, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Schotland

Death Date: 17 July 1645

Death Location: Covent Garden, London Borough of Camden, Greater London, England

Father: Thomas Ferniehurst

Mother: Janet Hume

Spouse(s): Mary Rutherford, Frances Howard

Children(s): Violet Kerr, Anne Russell

The story of Robert Carr Earl of Somerset began in 1585 in Ferniehirst Castle, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Schotland. Robert Carr Earl of Somerset married Frances Howard, Mary Ann Rutherford, and had children including Anne Russell, Violet Kerr. Robert Carr Earl of Somerset passed away in 1645 in Covent Garden, London Borough of Camden, Greater London, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Robert Carr Earl of Somerset began in 1585 in Ferniehirst Castle, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Schotland.
  • Robert Carr Earl of Somerset married Frances Howard, Mary Ann Rutherford, and had children including Anne Russell, Violet Kerr.
  • Robert Carr Earl of Somerset passed away in 1645 in Covent Garden, London Borough of Camden, Greater London, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Robert Somerset's Ancestors

Self
Robert Somerset
1585–1645
Birth Place: Ferniehirst Castle, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Schotland
Parents
Thomas Lord Kerr van Ferniehurst
1529–1586
Ferniehirst Castle, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Schotland
Janet Hume
1483–1543
Polwarth, Berwickshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Lady (Katherine Catharina of Cessford Logan-Ker van) Ferniehirst
1510–1565
Eckford, Roxburghshire, , Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Robert Somerset's Descendants

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Robert (Carr Earl of) Somerset (1585–17 July 1645) m. Mary (Ann) Rutherford (1575–Apr 1, 1650) m. Frances Howard (31 May 1590–23 August 1632)
  1. 1. Violet Kerr 1590–1640 m. Patrick Baxter 1589–1640
    1. 1. Thomas Baxter 1625–1715 m. Barbara Geddes 1629–1679
      1. 1. Thomas Baxter 1646–1691 m. Mary Collington 1653–1750
        1. 1. Thomas Baxter 1680–1722 m. Mary Lattimore 1682–1760
  2. 2. Anne Russell 1615–1684

Robert Somerset's Timeline

4 Records

1585
1585
Birth of Robert Carr Earl of Somerset in Ferniehirst Castle, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Schotland
Ferniehirst Castle, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Schotland
1610
1610
Age 25
Robert Carr Earl of Somerset was married in England, England, United Kingdom
England, England, United Kingdom
1645
1645
Age 60
Death of Robert Carr Earl of Somerset in Crailing, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Crailing, Roxburghshire, Scotland
1645
17 July 1645
Age 60
Death of Robert Carr Earl of Somerset in Londen
Londen

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1585
    Event Place: Ferniehirst Castle, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Schotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1610
    Event Place: England, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1645
    Event Place: Crailing, Roxburghshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 July 1645
    Event Place: Londen
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Covent Garden, London Borough of Camden, Greater London, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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