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Sir Walter Laird Cessford Kerr 1445–1501 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1445

Birth Location: Cessford Castle, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Death Date: 25 Nov 1501

Death Location: Cessford Castle, Newton St Boswells, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Father: ?en None

Mother: Mary Christian

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Sir Walter Laird Cessford Kerr was born in 1445 in Cessford Castle, Roxburghshire, Scotland, the child of En And Mary Christian. Sir Walter Laird Cessford Kerr passed away in 1501 in Cessford Castle, Newton St Boswells, Roxburghshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Sir Walter Laird Cessford Kerr was born in 1445 in Cessford Castle, Roxburghshire, Scotland, the child of En And Mary Christian.
  • Sir Walter Laird Cessford Kerr passed away in 1501 in Cessford Castle, Newton St Boswells, Roxburghshire, Scotland.

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Sir Kerr's Ancestors

Self
Sir Kerr
1445–1501
Birth Place: Cessford Castle, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Parents
?en
1420–1481
Auldtournburn, Roxburghshire, Schotland
Mary Christian
1425–1484
Cavers House, Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Andr. Polcke??en
1405–1481
Auldtounburn, Roxburgh, Scotland
Margaret Tweedie
1397–1425
Crighton, Midlothian, Scotland
Willem Douglas
1395–1464
Cavers, Roxburghshire, Schotland
Catherine DeColville
1415–1484
Oxnom, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Andrew Cessford
1405–1481
Margaret Tweedie
1397–1477
James Avondale
1371–1443
Lady Sinclair
1390–1428
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Andrew Cessford
1405–1481
Margaret Tweedie
1397–1477

Sir Kerr's Timeline

2 Records

1445
1445
Birth of Sir Walter Laird Cessford Kerr in Cessford Castle, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Cessford Castle, Roxburghshire, Scotland
1501
25 Nov 1501
Age 56
Death of Sir Walter Laird Cessford Kerr in Cessford Castle, Newton St Boswells, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Cessford Castle, Newton St Boswells, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1445
    Event Place: Cessford Castle, Roxburghshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Nov 1501
    Event Place: Cessford Castle, Newton St Boswells, Roxburghshire, Scotland

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