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William ERSKINE 1555–1639 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1555

Birth Location: Little Sauchie, Clackmananshire, Scotland

Death Date: 15 May 1639

Death Location: Stirling, Stirling, Scotland

Father: Alexander Kellie]

Mother: Christien STIRLING

Spouse(s): Joanna ERSKINE

Children(s): William ALEXANDER

William ERSKINE was born in 1555 in Little Sauchie, Clackmananshire, Scotland, the child of Alexander Erskine Earl Of Kellie And Christien Stirling. William ERSKINE married Joanna Erskine, and had children including William Alexander. William ERSKINE passed away in 1639 in Stirling, Stirling, Scotland.

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Biography

  • William ERSKINE was born in 1555 in Little Sauchie, Clackmananshire, Scotland, the child of Alexander Erskine Earl Of Kellie And Christien Stirling.
  • William ERSKINE married Joanna Erskine, and had children including William Alexander.
  • William ERSKINE passed away in 1639 in Stirling, Stirling, Scotland.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William ERSKINE's Ancestors

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William ERSKINE
1555–1639
Birth Place: Little Sauchie, Clackmananshire, Scotland
Parents
Alexander Erskine [Earl of Kellie]
1502–1597
Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom
Christien STIRLING
1500–1582
Shelfield, Berwickshire, Scotland.
Grandparents
Margaretha CRICHTON
1475–
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William ERSKINE's Descendants

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William ERSKINE (1555–15 May 1639) m. Joanna ERSKINE (1550–1630)
  1. 1. William ALEXANDER 1585–1640

William ERSKINE's Timeline

4 Records

1555
1555
Birth of William ERSKINE in Little Sauchie, Clackmananshire, Scotland
Little Sauchie, Clackmananshire, Scotland
1578
1578
Age 23
William ERSKINE was married in London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
1638
12 February 1638
Age 83
Death of William ERSKINE in Covent Garden, Greater London, London, England, United Kingdom
Covent Garden, Greater London, London, England, United Kingdom
1639
15 May 1639
Age 84
Burial of William ERSKINE in Stirling, Stirling, Scotland
Stirling, Stirling, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1555
    Event Place: Little Sauchie, Clackmananshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1578
    Event Place: London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Fife, Scotland, Newspaper Index Cards

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: The Regent Mar
    Record Source: Burke’s Family Records (Indexed)

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 February 1638
    Event Place: Covent Garden, Greater London, London, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Northamptonshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 15 May 1639
    Event Place: Stirling, Stirling, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Northamptonshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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