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Sir Lord Robert 1st Earl Ancram Kerr 1578–1654 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 December 1578

Birth Location: Ancrum, Roxburghshire, Schotland, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 24 December 1654

Death Location: Amsterdam, Nord Holland, Noord-Holland, Pays-Bas

Father: Lord Woodheld

Mother: Margaretha Dundas

Spouse(s): Lady Douglas, Johanna Drummond

Children(s): Richard Graham, Lady Graham, James Montrose, James IV,, Anna Graham, Charles Graham, Grizel Graham, James Graham, Jane Graham, Jean Graham, William Graham, Sir Kerr,

Sir Lord Robert 1st Earl Ancram Kerr was born in 1578 in Ancrum, Roxburghshire, Schotland, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of Lord Willem Kerr Van Ancram En Woodheld And Margaretha Dundas. Sir Lord Robert 1st Earl Ancram Kerr married Johanna Drummond, Lady Isobel Auchinlich Douglas, and had children including Anna Graham, Charles Graham, Grizel Graham, James Graham, James Graham Iii 3Rd Marquess Montrose, James The Immigrant Graham Iv, Jane Graham, Jean Graham, Lady Anne Graham, Richard Graham, Sir Henry Kerr, William 1St Viscount Of Dundee Graham. Sir Lord Robert 1st Earl Ancram Kerr passed away in 1654 in Amsterdam, Nord Holland, Noord-Holland, Pays-Bas.

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  • Sir Lord Robert 1st Earl Ancram Kerr was born in 1578 in Ancrum, Roxburghshire, Schotland, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of Lord Willem Kerr Van Ancram En Woodheld And Margaretha Dundas.
  • Sir Lord Robert 1st Earl Ancram Kerr married Johanna Drummond, Lady Isobel Auchinlich Douglas, and had children including Anna Graham, Charles Graham, Grizel Graham, James Graham, James Graham Iii 3Rd Marquess Montrose, James The Immigrant Graham Iv, Jane Graham, Jean Graham, Lady Anne Graham, Richard Graham, Sir Henry Kerr, William 1St Viscount Of Dundee Graham.
  • Sir Lord Robert 1st Earl Ancram Kerr passed away in 1654 in Amsterdam, Nord Holland, Noord-Holland, Pays-Bas.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sir Kerr's Ancestors

Self
Sir Kerr
1578–1654
Birth Place: Ancrum, Roxburghshire, Schotland, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Lord Willem Kerr Van Ancram EN Woodheld
1548–1590
Ancram (Roxburghshire) Scotland
Margaretha Dundas
1542–1590
Perth, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Sir (Andrew of Ferniehurst) Kerr
1480–1545
Ferniehirst Castle, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Schotland
Elizabeth Dundas
1510–1595
Bytham Castle, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
Alexander Dundas
1552–1547
Fingask, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Kerr
1448–1484
Margaretha Kerr
1460–
Alexander Fingask
1456–1547
Elizabeth Bruce
1502–1609
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Alexander Fingask
1428–1468
David Clackmannan
1466–1506
Jeanette Blackadder
1472–1572

Sir Kerr's Descendants

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Sir (Lord Robert 1st Earl Ancram) Kerr (9 December 1578–24 December 1654) m. Lady (Isobel Auchinlich) Douglas (1630–16 December 1672) m. Johanna Drummond (1585–16 December 1672)
  1. 1. Richard Graham 1648–1695
  2. 2. Lady (Anne) Graham 1659–1726
  3. 3. James (Graham III, 3rd Marquess) Montrose 1657–1684
  4. 4. James (The Immigrant Graham) IV, 1670–1758
  5. 5. Anna Graham 1655–1705
  6. 6. Charles Graham 1663–1674
  7. 7. Grizel Graham 1661–1726
  8. 8. James Graham 1657–1684
  9. 9. Jane Graham 1658–1683
  10. 10. Jean Graham 1658–1683
  11. 11. William ('1st Viscount of Dundee') Graham 1648–1751
  12. 12. Sir (Henry) Kerr, 1599–1640 m. Lady (Margaret Sophia Countess of Buccleuch Lady) Hay 1620–1695
    1. 1. Jean Kerr 1633–1675
    2. 2. Johanna Kerr 1635–1675
    3. 3. Anne (Ker 1638–1733
    4. 4. Johanna Kerr 1633–1675 m. Willem (Kerr Earl van) Roxburgh 1622–1675
      1. 1. John (Kerr Baron Bellenden van) Broughton 1660–1707 m. Mary Moore 1648–1722
        1. 1. Honourable (Mary Drummond Ker Baillie) Belleden 1700–1738
        2. 2. John Bellenden 1685–1740
        3. 3. William Bellenden 1702–1759
    5. 5. Margaret Ker 1625–1681

Sir Kerr's Timeline

3 Records

1578
9 December 1578
Birth of Sir Lord Robert 1st Earl Ancram Kerr in Ancrum, Roxburghshire, Schotland, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom
Ancrum, Roxburghshire, Schotland, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom
1587
5 December 1587
Age 9
Sir Lord Robert 1st Earl Ancram Kerr was married in Newbattle, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Newbattle, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
1654
24 December 1654
Age 76
Death of Sir Lord Robert 1st Earl Ancram Kerr in Amsterdam, Nord Holland, Noord-Holland, Pays-Bas
Amsterdam, Nord Holland, Noord-Holland, Pays-Bas

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 December 1578
    Event Place: Ancrum, Roxburghshire, Schotland, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 11; Page: 56
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 5 December 1587
    Event Place: Newbattle, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 December 1654
    Event Place: Amsterdam, Nord Holland, Noord-Holland, Pays-Bas
    Record Source:
    [1] London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 11; Page: 56
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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