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

Birth Date: July 07 1487

Birth Location: Falkland, Fife, Scotland

Death Date: 11 Nov 1555

Death Location: Castle Douglas, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland

Father: Robert Mar

Mother: Elizabeth Campbell

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The story of Sir Lord Earl John II Erskine Macclain-van Erskine-van Mar, , 5th Lord of Erskine, 17th Earl of Mar began in 1487 in Falkland, Fife, Scotland. Sir Lord Earl John II Erskine Macclain-van Erskine-van Mar, , 5th Lord of Erskine, 17th Earl of Mar passed away in 1555 in Castle Douglas, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.

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  • The story of Sir Lord Earl John II Erskine Macclain-van Erskine-van Mar, , 5th Lord of Erskine, 17th Earl of Mar began in 1487 in Falkland, Fife, Scotland.
  • Sir Lord Earl John II Erskine Macclain-van Erskine-van Mar, , 5th Lord of Erskine, 17th Earl of Mar passed away in 1555 in Castle Douglas, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.

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Sir Mar's Ancestors

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Sir Mar
1487–1555
Birth Place: Falkland, Fife, Scotland
Parents
Robert Lord Erskine Earl van Mar
1458–1513
Mar, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Campbell
1520–1589
Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
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
Mariot (Edmonstone Baroness Campbell, Countess Argyll, Duchess of) Brittany
1512–1510
Duntreath, Starthblane, Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
William Edmonstone
1524–1621
Sibylla Baillie
1477–1545
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Scott
1510–1565
Margaret Kempe
1521–1579

Sir Mar's Timeline

2 Records

1487
July 07 1487
Birth of Sir Lord Earl John II Erskine Macclain-van Erskine-van Mar, , 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 II Erskine Macclain-van Erskine-van Mar, , 5th Lord of Erskine, 17th Earl of Mar in Castle Douglas, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Castle Douglas, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: July 07 1487
    Event Place: Falkland, Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Nov 1555
    Event Place: Castle Douglas, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland

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