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Sir Andrew John, 8th Baron of Ferniehurst, Kerr 1500 – 1559 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 June 1500

Birth Location: Ferniehirst Castle, Jedburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Death Date: 1559

Death Location: Ferniehirst Castle, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Schotland

Father: Sir Kerr

Mother: Lady Hume

Spouse(s): Lady Hume

Children(s): Sir Ferniehurst,

The story of Sir Andrew John, 8th Baron of Ferniehurst, Kerr Lord began in 1500 in Ferniehirst Castle, Jedburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. Sir Andrew John, 8th Baron of Ferniehurst, Kerr Lord married Lady Janet (Polswarth) Home Hume, and had children including Sir Lord Andrew John VII Dand-Carr\Kerr\Ker-van Ferniehurst,. Sir Andrew John, 8th Baron of Ferniehurst, Kerr Lord passed away in 1559 in Ferniehirst Castle, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Schotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir Andrew John, 8th Baron of Ferniehurst, Kerr Lord began in 1500 in Ferniehirst Castle, Jedburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.
  • Sir Andrew John, 8th Baron of Ferniehurst, Kerr Lord married Lady Janet (Polswarth) Home Hume, and had children including Sir Lord Andrew John VII Dand-Carr\Kerr\Ker-van Ferniehurst,.
  • Sir Andrew John, 8th Baron of Ferniehurst, Kerr Lord passed away in 1559 in Ferniehirst Castle, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Schotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Kerr
1500 – 1559
Birth Location: Ferniehirst Castle, Jedburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
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Lady Hume
1483 – 1543
Birth Location: Polwarth, Berwickshire, Scotland
LH

Spouses(s)

Lady Hume
1483 – 1543
Birth Location: Polwarth, Berwickshire, Scotland
LH

Children(s)

Sir Ferniehurst,
1500 – 1562
Birth Location: Ferniehirst Castle, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Schotland
SF

Sir Kerr's Ancestors

Self
Sir Kerr
1500 – 1559
Birth Place: Ferniehirst Castle, Jedburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Parents
Sir Andrew John, 8th Baron of Ferniehurst, Kerr
1500 – 1559
Ferniehirst Castle, Jedburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Lady (Janet (Polswarth) Home) Hume
1483 – 1543
Polwarth, Berwickshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Kerr's Descendants

1.
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Sir (Andrew John, 8th Baron of Ferniehurst,) Kerr (17 June 1500 – 1559) m. Lady (Janet (Polswarth) Home) Hume (1483 – 05 Oct 1543)
  1. 1. Sir (Lord Andrew John VII Dand-Carr\Kerr\Ker-van) Ferniehurst, (15 June 1500 – 4 October 1562)
    1. 1. Sir (Thomas Ferniehurst (Kerr) Carr (Lady Elizabeth Heron's hero who saved her) castle) (17 June 1529 – 31 March 1586)
      1. 1. Sir (William,10th Baron,) Carr\Kerr (16 May 1542 – 1655) m. Lady (Ursula Buckton) Brandling (1554 – 22 Jan 1602)
        1. 1. Sir (Benjamin Carr, Sr., 9th. Baron of Fernihurst) ** (18 Aug 1592 – 1635 or 4 Jun 1672) m. Martha (Hardington) (Carr) (1593 – 2 Sep 1635)

Sir Kerr's Timeline

24 Records

1470
ABT 1470
Sir Andrew John, 8th Baron of Ferniehurst, Kerr Lord was married in Ferniehirst,Scotland
Ferniehirst,Scotland
1480
22 October 1480
Sir Andrew John, 8th Baron of Ferniehurst, Kerr Lord was married in Luppitt, Devonshire, England
Luppitt, Devonshire, England
1487
20 Oct 1487
Sir Andrew John, 8th Baron of Ferniehurst, Kerr Lord was married in Sanquhar, Dumfries-shire, SCOTLAND
Sanquhar, Dumfries-shire, SCOTLAND
1490
1490
Sir Andrew John, 8th Baron of Ferniehurst, Kerr Lord was married in Cressford, Scotland
Cressford, Scotland
1499
1499
Sir Andrew John, 8th Baron of Ferniehurst, Kerr Lord was married in England
England
1500
17 June 1500
Birth of Sir Andrew John, 8th Baron of Ferniehurst, Kerr Lord in Ferniehirst Castle, Jedburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Ferniehirst Castle, Jedburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
1501
6 Nov 1501
Age 1
Sir Andrew John, 8th Baron of Ferniehurst, Kerr Lord was married in Polwarth, Berwickshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Polwarth, Berwickshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
1504
BEF 1504
Age 4
Sir Andrew John, 8th Baron of Ferniehurst, Kerr Lord was married in Scotland
Scotland
1510
20 Feb 1510
Age 10
Sir Andrew John, 8th Baron of Ferniehurst, Kerr Lord was married in Sanquhar, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Sanquhar, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
1516
1516
Age 16
Sir Andrew John, 8th Baron of Ferniehurst, Kerr Lord was married in London, Middlesex, England
London, Middlesex, England
1518
1518
Age 18
Sir Andrew John, 8th Baron of Ferniehurst, Kerr Lord was married in Of Ford Castle, Northumberland, , England
Of Ford Castle, Northumberland, , England
1520
ABT 1520
Age 20
Sir Andrew John, 8th Baron of Ferniehurst, Kerr Lord was married in Scotland
Scotland
1524
1524
Age 24
Sir Andrew John, 8th Baron of Ferniehurst, Kerr Lord was married in Ford Castle,Ford,Northumberland
Ford Castle,Ford,Northumberland
1525
1525
Age 25
Sir Andrew John, 8th Baron of Ferniehurst, Kerr Lord was married in Ferniehirst Castle, Roxburghshire, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom
Ferniehirst Castle, Roxburghshire, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom
1525
1525
Age 25
Sir Andrew John, 8th Baron of Ferniehurst, Kerr Lord was married in Ferniehirst Castle, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Ferniehirst Castle, Roxburghshire, Scotland
1528
<1528>
Age 28
Sir Andrew John, 8th Baron of Ferniehurst, Kerr Lord was married in of London, London, Eng
of London, London, Eng
1529
1529
Age 29
Sir Andrew John, 8th Baron of Ferniehurst, Kerr Lord was married in of London, London, Eng
of London, London, Eng
1535
1535
Age 35
Sir Andrew John, 8th Baron of Ferniehurst, Kerr Lord was married in Midlothian, Scotland
Midlothian, Scotland
1559
1559
Age 59
Death of Sir Andrew John, 8th Baron of Ferniehurst, Kerr Lord in Ferniehirst Castle, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Schotland
Ferniehirst Castle, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Schotland
1561
1561
Age 61
Sir Andrew John, 8th Baron of Ferniehurst, Kerr Lord was married in Polwarth, Berwickshire, Scotland
Polwarth, Berwickshire, Scotland
1791
21 Jul 1791
Age 291
Sir Andrew John, 8th Baron of Ferniehurst, Kerr Lord was married in England
England
1791
6 Nov 1791
Age 291
Sir Andrew John, 8th Baron of Ferniehurst, Kerr Lord was married in Rhode Island, USA
Rhode Island, USA
1842
23 Jan 1842
Age 342
Sir Andrew John, 8th Baron of Ferniehurst, Kerr Lord was married in Liverpool, St Bride, Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Liverpool, St Bride, Liverpool, Lancashire, England
1872
17 Nov 1872
Age 372
Sir Andrew John, 8th Baron of Ferniehurst, Kerr Lord was married in Ireland, Ireland
Ireland, Ireland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 June 1500
    Event Place: Ferniehirst Castle, Jedburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: ABT 1470
    Event Place: Ferniehirst,Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 22 October 1480
    Event Place: Luppitt, Devonshire, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 20 Oct 1487
    Event Place: Sanquhar, Dumfries-shire, SCOTLAND

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1490
    Event Place: Cressford, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1499
    Event Place: England

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 6 Nov 1501
    Event Place: Polwarth, Berwickshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: BEF 1504
    Event Place: Scotland

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 20 Feb 1510
    Event Place: Sanquhar, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1516
    Event Place: London, Middlesex, England

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1518
    Event Place: Of Ford Castle, Northumberland, , England

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: ABT 1520
    Event Place: Scotland

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1524
    Event Place: Ford Castle,Ford,Northumberland

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1525
    Event Place: Ferniehirst Castle, Roxburghshire, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1525
    Event Place: Ferniehirst Castle, Roxburghshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: <1528>
    Event Place: of London, London, Eng

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1529
    Event Place: of London, London, Eng

    Genealogy Event 18
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1535
    Event Place: Midlothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 19
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1561
    Event Place: Polwarth, Berwickshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 20
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 21 Jul 1791
    Event Place: England

    Genealogy Event 21
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 6 Nov 1791
    Event Place: Rhode Island, USA

    Genealogy Event 22
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 23 Jan 1842
    Event Place: Liverpool, St Bride, Liverpool, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 23
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 17 Nov 1872
    Event Place: Ireland, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 24
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Clackmannon, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 25
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Petscandelie, Gloucestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 26
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Petscandelie, Gloucestershire, England***Data is already there***

    Genealogy Event 27
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Ryhill, Dumfries, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 28
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: St. Giles Edinburgh Lestalrig Closbarne Carnesallaich Amisfeld Corstorphin Glenberwy Borg Tynvald Wrichtshous, Midlothia, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 29
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1559
    Event Place: Ferniehirst Castle, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Schotland
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