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

Birth Date: 7 Jul 1487

Birth Location: Falkland, Fife, Scotland

Death Date: 11 Nov 1555

Death Location: Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland

Father: Robert Flodden

Mother: Isabella Mar

Spouse(s): Margaret Campbell

Children(s): Lady Erskine

The story of Sir Lord Earl John Erskine , 5th Lord of Erskine, 17th Earl of Mar began in 1487 in Falkland, Fife, Scotland. Sir Lord Earl John Erskine , 5th Lord of Erskine, 17th Earl of Mar married Margaret Campbell, and had children including Lady Countess Margaret Tudor Erskine. Sir Lord Earl John Erskine , 5th Lord of Erskine, 17th Earl of Mar passed away in 1555 in Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir Lord Earl John Erskine , 5th Lord of Erskine, 17th Earl of Mar began in 1487 in Falkland, Fife, Scotland.
  • Sir Lord Earl John Erskine , 5th Lord of Erskine, 17th Earl of Mar married Margaret Campbell, and had children including Lady Countess Margaret Tudor Erskine.
  • Sir Lord Earl John Erskine , 5th Lord of Erskine, 17th Earl of Mar passed away in 1555 in Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland.

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Sir Mar's Ancestors

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Sir Mar
1487–1555
Birth Place: Falkland, Fife, Scotland
Parents
Robert Third Lord Erskine Fourth Erskine of Mar Lord Erskine Flodden
1458–1513
Mar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Isabella (Elizabeth Campbell, Lady of Erskine & Oliphant, Baroness of Erskine, Countess of) Mar
1462–1518
New Byth, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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Sir Mar's Descendants

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Sir (Lord Earl John Erskine , 5th Lord of Erskine, 17th Earl of) Mar (7 Jul 1487–11 Nov 1555) m. Margaret Campbell (1485–11 July 1555)
  1. 1. Lady (Countess Margaret Tudor) Erskine 1513–1572 m. James (Stewart V of) Scotland 1507–1542
    1. 1. James (of Blackhall and Ardgowan) Stewart 1531–1625 m. Margaret Wallace 1526–1570
      1. 1. John (Thomas Stewart 8th Earl of) Castlemilk 1553–1598 m. Margaret Maxwell 1539–1622
        1. 1. Archibald (Stewart) Sir 1595–1665 m. Isabel Echlin 1596–1639

Sir Mar's Timeline

4 Records

1487
1487
Birth of Sir Lord Earl John Erskine , 5th Lord of Erskine, 17th Earl of Mar in Falkland, Fife, Scotland
Falkland, Fife, Scotland
1487
7 Jul 1487
Birth of Sir Lord Earl John Erskine , 5th Lord of Erskine, 17th Earl of Mar in Falkland, Fife, Scotland
Falkland, Fife, Scotland
1555
11 Nov 1555
Age 68
Death of Sir Lord Earl John Erskine , 5th Lord of Erskine, 17th Earl of Mar in Castle Douglas, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Castle Douglas, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
1555
11 Nov 1555
Age 68
Death of Sir Lord Earl John Erskine , 5th Lord of Erskine, 17th Earl of Mar in Castle Douglas, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Castle Douglas, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1487
    Event Place: Falkland, Fife, Scotland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Jul 1487
    Event Place: Falkland, Fife, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Nov 1555
    Event Place: Castle Douglas, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Nov 1555
    Event Place: Castle Douglas, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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