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William Erskine 1555 – 1639 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1555

Birth Location: Little Sauchie,Clackmanshire,,Scotland

Death Date: 1639-02-12

Death Location: Covent Garden,London,Middlesex,England

Father: James Erskine

Mother: Christian Stirling

Spouse(s): Joana Erskine

Children(s): Janet Erskine

William Erskine was born in 1555 in Little Sauchie,Clackmanshire,,Scotland, the child of James Erskine and Christian Stirling. William Erskine married Joana Erskine, and had children including Janet Erskine. William Erskine passed away in 1639 in Covent Garden,London,Middlesex,England.

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Biography

  • William Erskine was born in 1555 in Little Sauchie,Clackmanshire,,Scotland, the child of James Erskine and Christian Stirling.
  • William Erskine married Joana Erskine, and had children including Janet Erskine.
  • William Erskine passed away in 1639 in Covent Garden,London,Middlesex,England.

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Spouses(s)

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William Erskine's Ancestors

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William Erskine
1555 – 1639
Birth Place: Little Sauchie,Clackmanshire,,Scotland
Parents
James Erskine
1524 – 1555
Little Sauchie,,Clackmannanshire,Scotland
Christian Stirling
1510 – 1540
Shelfield,,Berwickshire,Scotland
Grandparents
Robert Erskine
1458 – 1513
Mar,,Aberdeenshire,Scotland
Isabella Campbell
1474 – 1519
Loudon,Nisbet,Ayrshire,Scotland
William Stirling
1473 –
Keir,,Dumfries-Shire,Scotland
Margaret Crichton
1474 –
Sanquhar,Dumfrieshire,,Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Alexander Erskine
1436 – 1508
Christian Crichton
1439 – 1478
George Campbell
1444 – 1492
Margaret Kennedy
1454 –
William Stirling
1440 – 1503
Mariot Fleming
1433 –
Robert Crichton
1457 – 1492
Marion Stewart
1457 – 1488
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Erskine's Descendants

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William Erskine (1555 – 1639-02-12) m. Joana Erskine (1550 – )
  1. 1. Janet Erskine (1580 – 1649) m. John Alexander (1580 – 1611)
    1. 1. Robert Alexander (1610 – 1704-11-17) m. Mary Hamilton (1600 – 1634)

William Erskine's Timeline

2 Records

1555
1555
Birth of William Erskine in Little Sauchie,Clackmanshire,,Scotland
Little Sauchie,Clackmanshire,,Scotland
1639
1639-02-12
Age 84
Death of William Erskine in Covent Garden,London,Middlesex,England
Covent Garden,London,Middlesex,England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1555
    Event Place: Little Sauchie,Clackmanshire,,Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1639-02-12
    Event Place: Covent Garden,London,Middlesex,England

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