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Violet Kerr 1590–1640 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1590

Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Death Date: Aft 1640

Death Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Father: Robert Somerset

Mother: Mary Rutherford

Spouse(s): Patrick Baxter

Children(s): Thomas Baxter

Violet Kerr was born in 1590 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, the child of Robert Carr Earl Of Somerset And Mary Ann Rutherford. Violet Kerr married Patrick Baxter, and had children including Thomas Baxter. Violet Kerr passed away in 1640 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Violet Kerr was born in 1590 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, the child of Robert Carr Earl Of Somerset And Mary Ann Rutherford.
  • Violet Kerr married Patrick Baxter, and had children including Thomas Baxter.
  • Violet Kerr passed away in 1640 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Somerset
1585–1645
Birth Location: Ferniehirst Castle, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Schotland
RS
Mary Rutherford
1575–1650
Birth Location: Hundalie, Roxburgh, Scotland
MR

Spouses(s)

Patrick Baxter
1589–1640
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
PB

Children(s)

Thomas Baxter
1625–1715
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
TB

Violet Kerr's Ancestors

Self
Violet Kerr
1590–1640
Birth Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Parents
Robert Carr Earl of Somerset
1585–1645
Ferniehirst Castle, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Schotland
Mary (Ann) Rutherford
1575–1650
Hundalie, Roxburgh, Scotland
Grandparents
Thomas (Lord Kerr van) Ferniehurst
1529–1586
Ferniehirst Castle, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Schotland
Janet Hume
1483–1543
Polwarth, Berwickshire, Scotland
James Rutherford
1555–1620
Hundalie, Roxburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Lady Ferniehirst
1510–1565
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Violet Kerr's Descendants

1.
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Violet Kerr (1590–Aft 1640) m. Patrick Baxter (14 Aug 1589–Aft 1640)
  1. 1. Thomas Baxter 1625–1715 m. Barbara Geddes 1629–1679
    1. 1. Thomas Baxter 1646–1691 m. Mary Collington 1653–1750
      1. 1. Thomas Baxter 1680–1722 m. Mary Lattimore 1682–1760
        1. 1. Thomas Baxter 1710–1749 m. Mary Stribling 1705–1790
        2. 2. William (Timothy) Baxter 1706–1777
        3. 3. Abraham Baxter 1701–1726
        4. 4. James Baxter 1704–1763
        5. 5. Elizabeth Baxter 1708–1783
        6. 6. Cornelius Baxter 1712–1796
        7. 7. Robert Baxter 1712–1758
        8. 8. Leah Baxter 1715–1748
        9. 9. Joshua Baxter 1716–1786
        10. 10. Malachi Baxter 1718–1755

Violet Kerr's Timeline

2 Records

1590
1590
Birth of Violet Kerr in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
1640
Aft 1640
Age 50
Death of Violet Kerr in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1590
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Aft 1640
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
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