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Thomas Erskine 1490–1551 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1490

Birth Location: Erskine, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 7 October 1551

Death Location: East Linton, East Lothian, Scotland

Father: John Erskine

Mother: Katherine Monypenny

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Scrymgeour, Jonet Abernethy, Agnes Ogilvy

Children(s): Margaret Erskine, Elizabeth Strachan

Thomas Erskine was born in 1490 in Erskine, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of John Erskine And Katherine Monypenny. Thomas Erskine married Agnes Ogilvy, Elizabeth Scrymgeour, Jonet Abernethy, and had children including David Erskine, Elizabeth Strachan, John Erskine, Margaret Erskine, Thomas Erskine. Thomas Erskine passed away in 1551 in East Linton, East Lothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Thomas Erskine was born in 1490 in Erskine, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of John Erskine And Katherine Monypenny.
  • Thomas Erskine married Agnes Ogilvy, Elizabeth Scrymgeour, Jonet Abernethy, and had children including David Erskine, Elizabeth Strachan, John Erskine, Margaret Erskine, Thomas Erskine.
  • Thomas Erskine passed away in 1551 in East Linton, East Lothian, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Erskine
1485–1552
Birth Location: Nisbet, Roxburghshire, Schotland, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Katherine Monypenny
1463–1530
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Scrymgeour
1501–1546
Birth Location: Dudhope, Dundee, Angus, Scotland
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Jonet Abernethy
1517–1600
Birth Location: Brechin, Angussire, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Agnes Ogilvy
1510–1551
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Margaret Erskine
1526–1610
Birth Location: Brechin, Angus, Scotland
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Elizabeth Strachan
1537–1575
Birth Location: Brechin, Angus, Scotland
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Thomas Erskine's Ancestors

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Thomas Erskine
1490–1551
Birth Place: Erskine, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
John Erskine
1485–1552
Nisbet, Roxburghshire, Schotland, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom
Katherine Monypenny
1463–1530
Grandparents
John Erskine
1425–1508
Margery Graham
1438–1504
Great-Grandparents
Alexander Erskine
1403–1462
Janet Lichton
1404–1468
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Erskine
1371–1422

Thomas Erskine's Descendants

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Thomas Erskine (1490–7 October 1551) m. Elizabeth Scrymgeour (Abt. 1501–29 Sep 1546) m. Jonet Abernethy (1517–1600) m. Agnes Ogilvy (1510–1551)
  1. 1. Margaret Erskine 1526–1610 m. John Allardice 1505–1548
    1. 1. John ALLARDICE 1540–1606 m. Beatrix Keith 1542–1596
      1. 1. John ALLARDICE 1562–
  2. 2. Elizabeth Strachan 1537–1575 m. Walter Seton 1529–1568 m. George Barclay 1537–1607
    1. 1. Janet ((Jean)) Seton 1544–1616
    2. 2. Thomas Barclay 1558–1607 m. Janet Straiton 1559–1605
      1. 1. David Barclay 1580–1657 m. Elizabeth Livingston 1582–1623
        1. 1. David ((1st Laird of Urie)) Barclay 1610–1686 m. Katherine ("The White Rose") Gordon 1621–1663
      2. 2. Robert Barclay 1582–1660
      3. 3. Mary (Margaret) Barclay 1584–1634 m. James Loch 1580–1653
        1. 1. James Loch 1612–1690
    3. 3. Christian Barclay 1557–1640 m. John Forbes 1568–1635
      1. 1. James Forbes 1612–1642
      2. 2. John Forbes 1610–1660
      3. 3. Kathleen Forbes 1619–1639
      4. 4. Margaret Forbes 1614–1675
      5. 5. Patrick Forbes 1610–1680
    4. 4. George Barclay 1570–
    5. 5. Jean Barclay 1576–
    6. 6. David Barclay 1580–1660
    7. 7. Alexander Barclay 1585–
    8. 8. Patrick Forbes 1564–1635

Thomas Erskine's Timeline

8 Records

1490
1490
Birth of Thomas Erskine
None
1506
1506
Age 16
Birth of Thomas Erskine in Erskine, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Erskine, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
1512
1512
Age 22
Birth of Thomas Erskine in Brechin, Angus, Scotland
Brechin, Angus, Scotland
1512
1512
Age 22
Birth of Thomas Erskine in Erskine, Renfrewshire, Scotland., Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Erskine, Renfrewshire, Scotland., Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
1535
1535
Age 45
Thomas Erskine was married in Brechin, Angus, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
Brechin, Angus, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
1551
7 October 1551
Age 61
Death of Thomas Erskine in Erskine House, Braemar, Aberdeen, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Erskine House, Braemar, Aberdeen, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
1551
1551
Age 61
Death of Thomas Erskine in Dunglass, Scottish Borders, Scotland
Dunglass, Scottish Borders, Scotland
1551
7 October 1551
Age 61
Death of Thomas Erskine in Dryburgh, Berwickshire, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom
Dryburgh, Berwickshire, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1512
    Event Place: Brechin, Angus, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1512
    Event Place: Erskine, Renfrewshire, Scotland., Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1506
    Event Place: Erskine, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1490
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1535
    Event Place: Brechin, Angus, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 October 1551
    Event Place: Erskine House, Braemar, Aberdeen, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1551
    Event Place: Dunglass, Scottish Borders, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 October 1551
    Event Place: Dryburgh, Berwickshire, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: East Linton, East Lothian, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
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