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Sir Lord John Erskine 17th Earl van Mar , 5th Lord of Erskine, 17th Earl of Mar 1487–1555 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 July 1487

Birth Location: Nisbet, Scottish Borders, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 13 July 1555

Death Location: Dumbartonshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: Robert Flodden

Mother: Elizabeth Erskine

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The story of Sir Lord John Erskine 17th Earl van Mar , 5th Lord of Erskine, 17th Earl of Mar began in 1487 in Nisbet, Scottish Borders, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom. Sir Lord John Erskine 17th Earl van Mar , 5th Lord of Erskine, 17th Earl of Mar passed away in 1555 in Dumbartonshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir Lord John Erskine 17th Earl van Mar , 5th Lord of Erskine, 17th Earl of Mar began in 1487 in Nisbet, Scottish Borders, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom.
  • Sir Lord John Erskine 17th Earl van Mar , 5th Lord of Erskine, 17th Earl of Mar passed away in 1555 in Dumbartonshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Flodden
1458–1513
Birth Location: Mar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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Elizabeth Erskine
1462–1518
Birth Location: New Byth, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sir Mar's Ancestors

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Sir Mar
1487–1555
Birth Place: Nisbet, Scottish Borders, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Robert Third Lord Erskine Fourth Erskine of Mar Lord Erskine Flodden
1458–1513
Mar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Elizabeth (Isabella of Loudoun Campbell Glenorch) Erskine
1462–1518
New Byth, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Alexander, (3rd Lord Erskine) Erskine
1436–1508
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Christian Crichton
1439–1513
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Sir (George IV (The Younger) Campbell, (of Loudoun, Sheriff of Ayrshire) **** son of Sir George Campbell of Loudoun (the Elder) and Elizabeth) Stewart.
1445–1513
Loudoun, Ayrshire, Schotland
Princess (Lady Margaret Isabel (Elizabeth) Stewart of Lorne, Princess of Scotland Baroness Campbell, Countess Argyll, Duchess of) Brittany
1437–1510
Castle Glenorchy, Lorn, Argyll-shire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Mar's Timeline

2 Records

1487
7 July 1487
Birth of Sir Lord John Erskine 17th Earl van Mar , 5th Lord of Erskine, 17th Earl of Mar in Nisbet, Scottish Borders, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom
Nisbet, Scottish Borders, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom
1555
13 July 1555
Age 68
Death of Sir Lord John Erskine 17th Earl van Mar , 5th Lord of Erskine, 17th Earl of Mar in Dumbartonshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Dumbartonshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 July 1487
    Event Place: Nisbet, Scottish Borders, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 July 1555
    Event Place: Dumbartonshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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