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Sir John Erskine, 17th Earl of Van Mar Eskrine and 5th Lord of Erskine 1487–1555 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1487

Birth Location: Nibet, Roxburghshire, Falkland, Fife, Scotland

Death Date: Nov 1555

Death Location: Castle Douglas, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland

Father: SCOT Gartley

Mother: Lady Arbuthnot

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In 1487, Sir John Erskine, 17th Earl of Van Mar Eskrine and 5th Lord of Erskine entered the world in Nibet, Roxburghshire, Falkland, Fife, Scotland, born to Scot Sir Patrick Xvii Of Gartley Barclay 5Th Laird Of Gartley And Lady Elisabeth Isabella Arbuthnot. Sir John Erskine, 17th Earl of Van Mar Eskrine and 5th Lord of Erskine passed away in 1555 in Castle Douglas, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.

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  • In 1487, Sir John Erskine, 17th Earl of Van Mar Eskrine and 5th Lord of Erskine entered the world in Nibet, Roxburghshire, Falkland, Fife, Scotland, born to Scot Sir Patrick Xvii Of Gartley Barclay 5Th Laird Of Gartley And Lady Elisabeth Isabella Arbuthnot.
  • Sir John Erskine, 17th Earl of Van Mar Eskrine and 5th Lord of Erskine passed away in 1555 in Castle Douglas, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.

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Sir Erskine's Ancestors

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Sir Erskine
1487–1555
Birth Place: Nibet, Roxburghshire, Falkland, Fife, Scotland
Parents
SCOT Sir Patrick XVII OF GARTLEY Barclay, 5th Laird of Gartley
1459–1516
Gartley, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Lady (Elisabeth Isabella) Arbuthnot
1460–1505
Arbuthnot, Kincardineshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Sir (William Barclay, Knight of Gartley, 15th Laird of) Gartley
1435–1459
Of Gartley, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Lady (Griselda "Guilda") Leslie
1435–1460
Balquhain Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
William Leslie
1400–1467
Elizabeth Fraser
1405–1472
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Balquhain
1380–1420
Isabelle Mortimer
1392–1425
Hugh Fraser
1376–1440
Janet Fenton
1378–1429

Sir Erskine's Timeline

2 Records

1487
1487
Birth of Sir John Erskine, 17th Earl of Van Mar Eskrine and 5th Lord of Erskine in Nibet, Roxburghshire, Falkland, Fife, Scotland
Nibet, Roxburghshire, Falkland, Fife, Scotland
1555
Nov 1555
Age 68
Death of Sir John Erskine, 17th Earl of Van Mar Eskrine and 5th Lord of Erskine in Castle Douglas, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Castle Douglas, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1487
    Event Place: Nibet, Roxburghshire, Falkland, Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Nov 1555
    Event Place: Castle Douglas, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland

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