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William Robert Carr 1542 – 1601 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 May 1542

Birth Location: Ferniehurst Castle, Fife, Scotland

Death Date: 1601

Death Location: London, London, England

Father: Lord Ferniehirst

Mother: Katherine Cessford

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The birth of William Robert Carr took place in 1542 in Ferniehurst Castle, Fife, Scotland, to Lord John Kerr Of Ferniehirst and Katherine Kerr Cessford. William Robert Carr's death occurred in 1601 in London, London, England.

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Lord Ferniehirst
1500 – 1559
Birth Location: Scotland
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Katherine Cessford
1510 – 1565
Birth Location: Eckford, Roxburghshire, Scotland
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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 15 May 1542
    Event Place: Ferniehurst Castle, Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 1601
    Event Place: London, London, England
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