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

Birth Date: 17 June 1500

Birth Location: Ferniehirst Castle, Jedburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Death Date: 1559

Death Location: Jedburgh, Scottish Borders, Scotland

Father: Andrew Cessford

Mother: Jeanette 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Spouse(s): Catharina Kerr

Children(s): Sir Lord, Thomas Ferniehirst, Margaretha Kerr, Catharina Kerr

In 1500, Sir Andrew John, 8th Baron of Ferniehurst, Kerr Lord entered the world in Ferniehirst Castle, Jedburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, born to Andrew Lord Kerr Van Cessford 7Th Laird Of Cessford And Jeanette Janet Of Polwarth Home 14Th Ggm. Sir Andrew John, 8th Baron of Ferniehurst, Kerr Lord married Catharina Kerr, Margaret Carr, and had children including Catharina Kerr, Elizabeth, Isobell Kerr, Margaretha Kerr, Sir Andrew John 8Th Baron Of Ferniehurst Kerr Lord, Thomas Kerr Carr Van Ferniehirst. Sir Andrew John, 8th Baron of Ferniehurst, Kerr Lord passed away in 1559 in Jedburgh, Scottish Borders, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1500, Sir Andrew John, 8th Baron of Ferniehurst, Kerr Lord entered the world in Ferniehirst Castle, Jedburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, born to Andrew Lord Kerr Van Cessford 7Th Laird Of Cessford And Jeanette Janet Of Polwarth Home 14Th Ggm.
  • Sir Andrew John, 8th Baron of Ferniehurst, Kerr Lord married Catharina Kerr, Margaret Carr, and had children including Catharina Kerr, Elizabeth, Isobell Kerr, Margaretha Kerr, Sir Andrew John 8Th Baron Of Ferniehurst Kerr Lord, Thomas Kerr Carr Van Ferniehirst.
  • Sir Andrew John, 8th Baron of Ferniehurst, Kerr Lord passed away in 1559 in Jedburgh, Scottish Borders, Scotland.

Immediate Family

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Sir Lord's Ancestors

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Sir Lord
1500–1559
Birth Place: Ferniehirst Castle, Jedburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Parents
Andrew Lord Kerr van Cessford 7th Laird of Cessford
1482–1526
St Boswells, Roxburghshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Jeanette ("Janet" of Polwarth Home 🌟 14th GGM) 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
1460–1543
Polwarth, Berwickshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Robert Kerr
1465–1500
Jedburgh, Scottish Borders, Scotland
Christian Kerr
1465–1500
West Linton, Scottish Borders, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Lord's Descendants

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Sir (Andrew John, 8th Baron of Ferniehurst, Kerr) Lord (17 June 1500–1559) m. Catharina Kerr (1510–19 Mar 1566)
  1. 1. Sir (Andrew John, 8th Baron of Ferniehurst, Kerr) Lord 1500–1559 m. Jeanette ("Janet" of Polwarth Home 🌟 14th GGM) 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 1460–1543
    1. 1. John (Andrew, 8th Baron of Ferniehurst, Warden of the Marches xx Kerr) (Carr) 1500–1565 m. Catharina Kerr 1510–1566
  2. 2. Thomas (Kerr\Carr van) Ferniehirst 1529–1586
  3. 3. Margaretha Kerr 1540–1595
  4. 4. Catharina Kerr 1550–1606

Sir Lord's Timeline

2 Records

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
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

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 June 1500
    Event Place: Ferniehirst Castle, Jedburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1559
    Event Place: Ferniehirst Castle, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Schotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Jedburgh, Scottish Borders, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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