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Thomas Ker 1448–1484 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 JUL 1448

Birth Location: Cessford, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Death Date: AFT 24 JUN 1484

Death Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Father: Andrew Ker

Mother: Margaret Douglas

Spouse(s): Margaretha Kerr

Children(s):

Thomas Ker was born in 1448 in Cessford, Roxburghshire, Scotland, the child of Andrew Ker And Margaret Douglas. Thomas Ker married Margaretha Kerr. Thomas Ker passed away in 1484 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Thomas Ker was born in 1448 in Cessford, Roxburghshire, Scotland, the child of Andrew Ker And Margaret Douglas.
  • Thomas Ker married Margaretha Kerr.
  • Thomas Ker passed away in 1484 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Thomas Ker's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Ker
1448–1484
Birth Place: Cessford, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Parents
Andrew Ker
1420–1481
Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Margaret Douglas
1425–1484
Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Andrew Ker
1392–1445
Auldtournburn, Roxburghshire, Schotland
Maria Herries
1398–1482
Terregles, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland
William Douglas
1395–1464
Douglas Castle, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Margaret Stewart
1400–1432
Argyll, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Robert Ker
1370–1404
Christian Rutherford
1375–1460
Archibald Douglas
1370–1424
Margaret Stewart
1370–1456
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henri Ker
1340–1385
Elizabeth Michael
1358–1399
Archibald Douglas
1328–1400
Joanna Moray
1340–1409
Robert Stewart
1337–1406
Annabella Scotland
1350–1401

Thomas Ker's Timeline

3 Records

1448
10 JUL 1448
Birth of Thomas Ker in Cessford, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Cessford, Roxburghshire, Scotland
1484
24 JUN 1484
Age 36
Death of Thomas Ker in Ferniehirst Castle, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Ferniehirst Castle, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland
1484
AFT 24 JUN 1484
Age 36
Burial of Thomas Ker in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 JUL 1448
    Event Place: Cessford, Roxburghshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 JUN 1484
    Event Place: Ferniehirst Castle, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: AFT 24 JUN 1484
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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