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Sir Thomas Kerr 1580 – 1645 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1580

Birth Location: Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Death Date: AFT 1645

Death Location: Stirlingshire, Scotland

Father: Lord Kerr

Mother: Dame Stewart

Spouse(s): Margrat Ramsay

Children(s): Janet Kerr

In 1580, Sir Thomas Kerr entered the world in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland, born to Lord Sir Andrew Kerr and Dame Anne Stewart. Sir Thomas Kerr married Margrat Ramsay, and had children including Janet Kerr. Sir Thomas Kerr passed away in 1645 in Stirlingshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1580, Sir Thomas Kerr entered the world in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland, born to Lord Sir Andrew Kerr and Dame Anne Stewart.
  • Sir Thomas Kerr married Margrat Ramsay, and had children including Janet Kerr.
  • Sir Thomas Kerr passed away in 1645 in Stirlingshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lord Kerr
1565 – 1631
Birth Location: Ferniehurst Castle, Jedburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
LK
Dame Stewart
1566 – 1670
Birth Location: Ochiltree, Ayrshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Margrat Ramsay
1572 – 1645
Birth Location: Perthshire , Scotland
MR

Children(s)

Janet Kerr
1623 – 1662
Birth Location: Alloa, Clack, Scottland
JK

Sir Kerr's Ancestors

Self
Sir Kerr
1580 – 1645
Birth Place: Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Parents
Lord Sir Andrew Kerr
1565 – 1631
Ferniehurst Castle, Jedburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Dame (Anne) Stewart
1566 – 1670
Ochiltree, Ayrshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Lord (Sir Thomas) Kerr
1529 – 1586
Ferniehurst Castle, Jedburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Lady (Janet) Kirkcaldy
1520 – 1572
Grange, Banffshire, , Scotland
Lord (John Andrew) Stewart
1541 – 1578
Glamis, Scotland
Lady (Elizabeth) Abernethy
1548 – 1581
Abernethy, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
John Ferniehurst
1500 – 1559
Katherine Ker
1510 – 1565
Sir Castle
1500 – 1573
Margaret Learmonth
1500 – 1572
Lord Glamis
1510 – 1592
Lady Keith
1510 – 1562
Lord Abernathy
1505 – 1543
Lady Hay
1500 – 1574
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Lord Lyon
1491 – 1528
Lady Douglas
1498 – 1537

Sir Kerr's Descendants

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Sir (Thomas) Kerr (1580 – AFT 1645) m. Margrat Ramsay (1572 – AFT 1645)
  1. 1. Janet Kerr (15 Dec 1623 – circa 1662) m. John (Patterson) III (3 January 1622 – 31 May 1644)
    1. 1. Sir (John William) Patterson (1680 – 23 Sep 1745) m. Anne Knox (1 February 1640 – aft 1720)
      1. 1. Susannah Patterson (2 April 1711 – 14 December 1764) m. Edward (Thomas 'Billy') Cottrell (April 1711 – May 1762)
        1. 1. John (L.) Cottrell (2 JUL 1740 – 1796) m. Mary (Elizabeth) Birdwell (1 Jun 1764 – 9 Feb 1843)

Sir Kerr's Timeline

2 Records

1580
1580
Birth of Sir Thomas Kerr in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland
1645
AFT 1645
Age 65
Death of Sir Thomas Kerr in Stirlingshire, Scotland
Stirlingshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1580
    Event Place: Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: AFT 1645
    Event Place: Stirlingshire, Scotland
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