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

Birth Date: 7 July 1487

Birth Location: Nisbet, Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Death Date: Nov 1555

Death Location: Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland

Father: Robert Mar

Mother: Isabella Campbell

Spouse(s): Lady Argyll

Children(s): John Mar, Robert Erskine

The story of Sir John Erskine, 5th Lord of Erskine, 17th Earl of Mar began in 1487 in Nisbet, Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland. Sir John Erskine, 5th Lord of Erskine, 17th Earl of Mar married Lady Margaret Campbell Baroness Of Argyll, and had children including John Ii Erskine 6Th Baron 18Th Earl Of Mar, Robert De Erskine. Sir 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 John Erskine, 5th Lord of Erskine, 17th Earl of Mar began in 1487 in Nisbet, Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland.
  • Sir John Erskine, 5th Lord of Erskine, 17th Earl of Mar married Lady Margaret Campbell Baroness Of Argyll, and had children including John Ii Erskine 6Th Baron 18Th Earl Of Mar, Robert De Erskine.
  • Sir John Erskine, 5th Lord of Erskine, 17th Earl of Mar passed away in 1555 in Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sir Mar's Ancestors

Self
Sir Mar
1487–1555
Birth Place: Nisbet, Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Parents
Robert Erskine, 4th Lord Erskine, Earl of Mar
1458–1513
Port Elphinstone, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Isabella Campbell
1474–1518
New Byth, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Alexander (Erskine, 3rd Lord Erskine, Gov. of Dunbarton) Castle
1436–1508
Erskine, Midlothian, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Christian Crichton
1439–1478
Elgin, Moray, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Mar
1410–1492
Jean Douglas
1429–1489
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert of
1378–1452
Elizabeth Lindsay
1391–1452
James Morton
1395–1457
Elizabeth Gifford
1392–1456

Sir Mar's Descendants

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Sir (John Erskine, 5th Lord of Erskine, 17th Earl of) Mar (7 July 1487–Nov 1555) m. Lady (Margaret Campbell, Baroness of) Argyll (1485–11 Jul 1555)
  1. 1. John (II Erskine, 6th Baron, 18th Earl of) Mar 1511–1572 m. Lady (Annabella Anabel Murray Of Tullibardine, Countess of) Mar 1540–1603
    1. 1. John (Erskine, Knight of the Garter, Lord Treasurer, 1st Lord Cardross, 19th Earl of) Mar 1556–1634 m. Lady (Marie (Mary) Stuart of Lennox, Countess of) Mar 1576–1644 m. Anne (Agnes Drummond, Countess) Marisch 1566–1592
      1. 1. Catherine (Erskine of) Mar 1603–1635 m. Thomas (Hamilton, 2nd Earl of) Haddington 1600–1640
        1. 1. Grace (Janet) Hamilton 1625–1700 m. James (Cuik) Cook 1625–1670
        2. 2. Alexander Hamilton 1630–
        3. 3. Sir (John Hamilton, 4th Earl of) Haddington 1626–1669 m. Christian (de) Lindsay 1632–1704
        4. 4. James Hamilton 1635–1693 m. Rachel Denhame 1643–
        5. 5. Sir (Thomas Hamilton, 3rd Earl of) Haddington 1624–1645
        6. 6. Sir (Robert Hamilton of) Haddington 1633–1692
      2. 2. Mary Erskine 1593–1665
      3. 3. James Erskine 1594–1638
      4. 4. Henry (Erskine, Baron of) Cardross 1605–1628 m. Margaret Bellenden 1602–1640
        1. 1. David (Erskine, Baron) Cardross 1627–1671
        2. 2. Sir (Alexander) Erskine –1650
      5. 5. James (Erskine, Earl of) Buchan 1600–1634
      6. 6. Charles Erskine 1611–1663 m. Helen Skene 1613–1691
        1. 1. John (Erskine, Baron of) Rosslyn 1635–1663 m. Mary Maule 1655–1708
  2. 2. Robert (De) Erskine 1522–1547

Sir Mar's Timeline

2 Records

1487
7 July 1487
Birth of Sir John Erskine, 5th Lord of Erskine, 17th Earl of Mar in Nisbet, Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Nisbet, Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland
1555
Nov 1555
Age 68
Death of Sir 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: 7 July 1487
    Event Place: Nisbet, Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Nov 1555
    Event Place: Castle Douglas, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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