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Sir Alexander 6th Lord of Gogar 17th Earl of Mar Erskine 1521–1592 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1521

Birth Location: Gogan, Midlothian, Scotland

Death Date: 03 Apr 1592

Death Location: Edinburgh Castle, Midlothian, Scotland

Father: Sir Mar

Mother: Lady Campbell

Spouse(s): Margaret Home

Children(s): Lady Campbell

The story of Sir Alexander 6th Lord of Gogar 17th Earl of Mar Erskine began in 1521 in Gogan, Midlothian, Scotland. Sir Alexander 6th Lord of Gogar 17th Earl of Mar Erskine married Margaret Lady Of Aberdeenshire Home, and had children including Lady Mary Anne Keith Erskine Countess Of Auchinbreck Baroness Campbell. Sir Alexander 6th Lord of Gogar 17th Earl of Mar Erskine passed away in 1592 in Edinburgh Castle, Midlothian, Scotland.

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  • The story of Sir Alexander 6th Lord of Gogar 17th Earl of Mar Erskine began in 1521 in Gogan, Midlothian, Scotland.
  • Sir Alexander 6th Lord of Gogar 17th Earl of Mar Erskine married Margaret Lady Of Aberdeenshire Home, and had children including Lady Mary Anne Keith Erskine Countess Of Auchinbreck Baroness Campbell.
  • Sir Alexander 6th Lord of Gogar 17th Earl of Mar Erskine passed away in 1592 in Edinburgh Castle, Midlothian, Scotland.

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Sir Erskine's Ancestors

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Sir Erskine
1521–1592
Birth Place: Gogan, Midlothian, Scotland
Parents
Sir Lord Earl John II Erskine Macclain-van Erskine-van Mar, , 5th Lord of Erskine, 17th Earl of Mar
1500–1555
Nisbet, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Lady (Margaret Moncrief Hay) Campbell
1500–1555
Bridgend (Lochgilphead), Argyll and Bute, Scotland
Grandparents
Sir (Robert, 4th Lord of Erskine, 16th Earl of Mar) Erskine
1458–1513
Mar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Isabella (Elizabeth Campbell, Lady of Erskine & Oliphant, Baroness of Erskine, Countess of) Mar
1462–1518
Eglingham, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom
Sir (Archibald Gillispe Campbell Argyll Lord) High
1455–1513
Skipness, Argyll, Scotland
Lady (Elizabeth Lennox Stewart Countess) Argyll
1465–1529
Darnley Castle, Renfrewshire, Scotland
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Sir Erskine's Descendants

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Sir (Alexander 6th Lord of Gogar 17th Earl of Mar) Erskine (1521–03 Apr 1592) m. Margaret (Lady of Aberdeenshire) Home (1540–1650)
  1. 1. Lady (Mary Anne Keith Erskine, Countess of Auchinbreck, Baroness) Campbell 1575–1614 m. Sir (Dugald "Dougald or Donald" Campbell, 5th Earl of Auchinbreck, 1st Baronet) Campbell 1561–1641
    1. 1. Annie (Jemima) Campbell 1599–1650 m. John (Campbell, 4th Laird of Lochnell) Campbell 1592–1645
      1. 1. Colin (Of Blythswood CAMPBELL 5th Lord of) Lochnell 1612–1671 m. Anne (Ardinglass Semple) Campbell 1625–1680
        1. 1. Alexander (Sir 6th of Lochnel) Campbell 1650–1714 m. Margaret (Stewart of) Appin 1657–1690 m. Martha (Stewart) Miller 1659–1709 m. Elizabeth Meldrum 1665– m. Isobel Stewart 1679–1742 m. Mary Campbell 1650–1770

Sir Erskine's Timeline

2 Records

1521
1521
Birth of Sir Alexander 6th Lord of Gogar 17th Earl of Mar Erskine in Gogan, Midlothian, Scotland
Gogan, Midlothian, Scotland
1592
03 Apr 1592
Age 71
Death of Sir Alexander 6th Lord of Gogar 17th Earl of Mar Erskine in Edinburgh Castle, Midlothian, Scotland
Edinburgh Castle, Midlothian, Scotland

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1521
    Event Place: Gogan, Midlothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 03 Apr 1592
    Event Place: Edinburgh Castle, Midlothian, Scotland

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