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William Erskine 1555–1639 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1555

Birth Location: Little Sauchie, Clackmanshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 12 Feb 1639

Death Location: Stirling, Stirling, Scotland

Father: John Mar

Mother: Lady Agyll

Spouse(s): Lady Erskine

Children(s): Lady Camposie, Alexander Ruthven

The story of William Erskine began in 1555 in Little Sauchie, Clackmanshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. William Erskine married Lady Joana Stuart Campbell Erskine, and had children including Alexander Ruthven, Lady Janet Erskine Lady Of Camposie. William Erskine passed away in 1639 in Stirling, Stirling, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of William Erskine began in 1555 in Little Sauchie, Clackmanshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.
  • William Erskine married Lady Joana Stuart Campbell Erskine, and had children including Alexander Ruthven, Lady Janet Erskine Lady Of Camposie.
  • William Erskine passed away in 1639 in Stirling, Stirling, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Mar
1500–1555
Birth Location: Nisbet, Roxburghshire, Scotland
JM
Lady Agyll
1500–1555
Birth Location: Bridgend (Lochgilphead), Argyll and Bute, Scotland
LA

Spouses(s)

Lady Erskine
1550–1627
Birth Location: Ruthven Castle, Methven, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
LE

Children(s)

Lady Camposie
1572–1649
Birth Location: Little Sauchie, Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
LC
Alexander Ruthven
1580–1600
Birth Location: –
AR

William Erskine's Ancestors

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William Erskine
1555–1639
Birth Place: Little Sauchie, Clackmanshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
John Francis Erskine II Lord of Erskine, Lord of Mar
1500–1555
Nisbet, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Lady (Margaret, Baroness of Agyll Moncrief Hay Campbell Baroness of) Agyll
1500–1555
Bridgend (Lochgilphead), Argyll and Bute, Scotland
Grandparents
Robert Erskine
1458–1513
Aberdeen, Aberdeen City, Scotland
Isabella (Elizabeth) Campbell
1474–1518
Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Erskine's Descendants

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William Erskine (1555–12 Feb 1639) m. Lady (Joana (Stuart) Campbell) Erskine (1550–1 January 1627)
  1. 1. Lady (Janet Erskine, Lady of) Camposie 1572–1649 m. Sir (William McAllister Alexander 1st Earl of) Sterling 1567–1640
    1. 1. Sir (Anthony) Alexander 1594–1637
    2. 2. Henry (Alexander 3rd Earl of) Stirling 1595–1647
    3. 3. Lady (Jane) Alexander 1606–1670
    4. 4. Colonel (John) Alexander 1593–1696 m. Elizabeth (Catherine Graham) Alexander 1610–1659
      1. 1. John Alexander 1635–1675
      2. 2. Philip (Alexander) I 1650–1706
      3. 3. Sarah Alexander 1659–1707
      4. 4. Robert (Alexander) ll 1635–1704
      5. 5. Elizabeth Alexander 1630–1677
      6. 6. William Alexander 1625–1688
    5. 5. Ludovic ((Ladowie)) Alexander 1615–1634
    6. 6. Margaret Alexander 1603–1645
    7. 7. Sir (Robert (Howesonn) S Alexander of Bughall) Sterling 1610–1677
    8. 8. Sir. (William Guadling Alexander Lord of) Stirling 1604–1638
    9. 9. Jane Alexander 1602–1691
    10. 10. Charles Alexander 1611–1663
    11. 11. Lady (Mary) Alexander 1616–1684
    12. 12. Lady (Elizabeth) Alexander 1617–1642
    13. 13. William (Alexander ll, Father of the "Infamous) Nine" 1624–1715
    14. 14. Robert Alexander 1600–1638
    15. 15. John (Alexander of) Eredy 1590–1677 m. Elizabeth Graham 1597–1677
      1. 1. John Alexander 1622–1696
      2. 2. Archibald Alexander 1625–1689
      3. 3. Elizabeth Alexander 1632–1687
      4. 4. George Alexander 1620–1703
      5. 5. Martha Alexander 1626–1696
      6. 6. Thomas Alexander 1624–1675
      7. 7. William Alexander 1620–1665
    16. 16. Archibald Alexander 1610–1689
    17. 17. James (or John) Alexander 1590–1671
      1. 1. Archibald ((Hamilton) Alexander of) Ballybiglimore 1625–1689
  2. 2. Alexander Ruthven 1580–1600

William Erskine's Timeline

5 Records

1550
1550
Birth of William Erskine in Little Sauchie, Clackmanshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Little Sauchie, Clackmanshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
1555
1555
Birth of William Erskine in Little Sauchie, Clackmanshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Little Sauchie, Clackmanshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
1569
1569
Age 14
William Erskine was married in Erskine, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Erskine, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
1639
12 February 1639
Age 84
Death of William Erskine in London, Middlesex, England
London, Middlesex, England
1639
12 Feb 1639
Age 84
Death of William Erskine in London, Middlesex, England
London, Middlesex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1550
    Event Place: Little Sauchie, Clackmanshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1555
    Event Place: Little Sauchie, Clackmanshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1569
    Event Place: Erskine, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 February 1639
    Event Place: London, Middlesex, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Feb 1639
    Event Place: London, Middlesex, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Stirling, Stirling, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
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