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William KERR 1559 – 1581 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1559

Birth Location: Newbattle, Midlothian, Scotland

Death Date: 20 Jan 1581

Death Location: Newbattle, Midlothian, Scotland

Father: Mark, Kerr

Mother: Helen LESLIE

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William KERR was born in 1559 in Newbattle, Midlothian, Scotland, the child of Mark, Commandator (Abbot) Of Newbattle, Kerr and Helen LESLIE. William KERR passed away in 1581 in Newbattle, Midlothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • William KERR was born in 1559 in Newbattle, Midlothian, Scotland, the child of Mark, Commandator (Abbot) Of Newbattle, Kerr and Helen LESLIE.
  • William KERR passed away in 1581 in Newbattle, Midlothian, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Mark, Kerr
1520 – 1584
Birth Location: Ferniehirst, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland
MK
Helen LESLIE
1542 – 1594
Birth Location: Rothes, Morayshire, Ardersier, Inverness-shire, Scotland
HL

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William KERR's Ancestors

Self
William KERR
1559 – 1581
Birth Place: Newbattle, Midlothian, Scotland
Parents
Mark, Commandator (Abbot) Of Newbattle, Kerr
1520 – 1584
Ferniehirst, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Helen LESLIE
1542 – 1594
Rothes, Morayshire, Ardersier, Inverness-shire, Scotland
Grandparents
Baron (Sir 'Knight' Andrew Kerr Ker) (Carr)
1482 – 1526
St Boswells, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Jeanette ("Janet" of Polwarth) Home
1460 – 1543
VERIFIED- Wedderburn Castle, near Duns, Berwickshire, Scotland -Wedderburn Castle has belonged to the Homes family of Wedderburn since the 15th century. Originally a fortification, converted by Patrick Home.
Sir (George 4th Earl of Rothes, Sheriff of Fife,) Leslie
1500 – 1558
Rothes, Elginshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Margaret (Wood (Countess of Rothes)) Crichton
1500 – 1546
Edinburgh, Edinburghshire, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

William KERR's Timeline

2 Records

1559
1559
Birth of William KERR in Newbattle, Midlothian, Scotland
Newbattle, Midlothian, Scotland
1581
20 Jan 1581
Age 22
Death of William KERR in Newbattle, Midlothian, Scotland
Newbattle, Midlothian, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1559
    Event Place: Newbattle, Midlothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Jan 1581
    Event Place: Newbattle, Midlothian, Scotland
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