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Sir William Robert Carr 1551–1589 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Nov 1551

Birth Location: Ford Castle, Ford, Northumberland, England

Death Date: 1 Jan 1589

Death Location: Ford Castle, Ford, Northumberland, England

Father: Thomas Eshot

Mother: Elizabeth Heron

Spouse(s): Ursula Brandling, Elizabeth Kerr

Children(s): Thomas Hill

In 1551, Sir William Robert Carr entered the world in Ford Castle, Ford, Northumberland, England, born to Thomas Carr Of Eshot And Elizabeth Heron. Sir William Robert Carr married Elizabeth Lyon Kerr, Ursula Brandling, and had children including Thomas Carr Of Ford Castle Flodden Hill. Sir William Robert Carr passed away in 1589 in Ford Castle, Ford, Northumberland, England.

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Biography

  • In 1551, Sir William Robert Carr entered the world in Ford Castle, Ford, Northumberland, England, born to Thomas Carr Of Eshot And Elizabeth Heron.
  • Sir William Robert Carr married Elizabeth Lyon Kerr, Ursula Brandling, and had children including Thomas Carr Of Ford Castle Flodden Hill.
  • Sir William Robert Carr passed away in 1589 in Ford Castle, Ford, Northumberland, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Eshot
1521–1558
Birth Location: Ford Castle, Northumberland, England
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Elizabeth Heron
1530–1554
Birth Location: Grange, Banffshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Ursula Brandling
1551–1621
Birth Location: London, Middlesex, England
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Elizabeth Kerr
1565–1606
Birth Location: Glamis, Angus, , Scotland
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Children(s)

Thomas Hill
1577–1641
Birth Location: Newcastle, Northumberland, England
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Sir Carr's Ancestors

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Sir Carr
1551–1589
Birth Place: Ford Castle, Ford, Northumberland, England
Parents
Thomas Carr of Eshot
1521–1558
Ford Castle, Northumberland, England
Elizabeth Heron
1530–1554
Grange, Banffshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Carr's Descendants

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Sir (William Robert) Carr (11 Nov 1551–1 Jan 1589) m. Ursula Brandling (1551–18 Apr 1621) m. Elizabeth ((Lyon)) Kerr (1565–AFT 1606)
  1. 1. Thomas (Carr of Ford Castle & Flodden) Hill 1577–1641 m. Isabella Selby 1576–1608
    1. 1. John Carr 1606–1660 m. Margaret Beardmore 1606–1659
      1. 1. Margaret Carr 1633–1723 m. John Lattimer 1630–1728
        1. 1. Henry Lattimer 1666–

Sir Carr's Timeline

2 Records

1551
11 Nov 1551
Birth of Sir William Robert Carr in Ford Castle, Ford, Northumberland, England
Ford Castle, Ford, Northumberland, England
1589
1 Jan 1589
Age 38
Death of Sir William Robert Carr in Ford Castle, Ford, Northumberland, England
Ford Castle, Ford, Northumberland, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Nov 1551
    Event Place: Ford Castle, Ford, Northumberland, England
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Kirkcudbright, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Wigtown and Kirkcudbright: - Parish Lists of Wigtownshire and Minnigaff, 1684

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Jan 1589
    Event Place: Ford Castle, Ford, Northumberland, England
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
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