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Walter Ker 1445–1501 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1445

Birth Location: Caverton, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Death Date: 25 NOV 1501

Death Location: Newton, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Father: Andrew Ker

Mother: Mary Herries

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The story of Walter Ker began in 1445 in Caverton, Roxburghshire, Scotland. Walter Ker passed away in 1501 in Newton, Roxburghshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Walter Ker began in 1445 in Caverton, Roxburghshire, Scotland.
  • Walter Ker passed away in 1501 in Newton, Roxburghshire, Scotland.

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Walter Ker's Ancestors

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Walter Ker
1445–1501
Birth Place: Caverton, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Parents
Andrew Ker
1386–1481
Kershaugh, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Mary Herries
1398–1492
Terregles, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Herbert Herries
1380–1440
Kirkcudbright, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Margaret Douglas
1370–1425
Mar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
John Herries
1360–1420
Euphemia Lindsay
1365–1405
William Douglas
1327–1384
Margaret
1354–1418
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Herries
1330–1386
Margaret Boyd
1345–1360
James Lindsay
1326–1396
Margaret Keith
1328–1397
Archibald Douglas
1297–1333
Beatrice Lindsay
1291–1352
Thomas Stewart
1330–1361

Walter Ker's Timeline

2 Records

1445
1445
Birth of Walter Ker in Caverton, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Caverton, Roxburghshire, Scotland
1501
25 NOV 1501
Age 56
Death of Walter Ker in Newton, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Newton, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1445
    Event Place: Caverton, Roxburghshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 NOV 1501
    Event Place: Newton, Roxburghshire, Scotland

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