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Marriage: Children:
  1. Christian ERSKINE
  2. Agnes ERSKINE
  3. Robert ERSKINE, Lord Erskine Birth: 1 Death: 9 Sep 1513 in Flodden
  4. Walter ERSKINE Birth: 2

Marriage:
Bibliography
  1. Burke, Sir John Bernard, Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Peerage Baronetage and Knightage. 99th edition. London: Burke's Peerage, 1949. Available at http://archive.org/details/burkesgenealogic1949unse. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Burke Peerage [cx0-9]*].
  2. Cokayne, George Edward, Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom, extant, extinct, or dormant, vol 05 E-Goojerat. London: St Catherine Press, 1926. Reprinted (4 per page) Gloucester: A Sutton, 1982. Available at https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/271412 Information from this source tagged as [Ref: CP V [Ap][p0-9].*].
  3. Cokayne, George Edward, Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom, extant, extinct, or dormant, vol 06 Gordon-Huntley. London: St Catherine Press, 1926. Reprinted (4 per page) Gloucester: A Sutton, 1982. Available at https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/271412 Information from this source tagged as [Ref: CP VI [Ap][p0-9].*].
  4. Cokayne, George Edward, Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom, extant, extinct, or dormant, vol 08, Lindley-Moate. London: St Catherine Press, 1932. Reprinted (4 per page) Gloucester: A Sutton, 1982. Available at https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/271412 Information from this source tagged as [Ref: CP VIII [Ap][p0-9].*].
  5. Roberts, Gary Boyd, The Royal Descents of 600 Immigrants to the American Colonies or the United States: who were themselves notable or left descendants notable in American history, with a 2008 Addendum, Coda, and Final Additions. Baltimore, MD: Gen Pub Co, 2008. NYPL APK 08-4216. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Roberts RD600 p[0-9]*].
  6. Paul, Sir James Balfour, Scots Peerage: founded on Wood's edition of Sir Robert Douglas's peerage of Scotland; containing an historical and genealogical account of the nobility of that Kingdom. Edinburgh: David Douglas, 1904. NYPL ARO (Scots Peerage) (too fragile to copy). Available at https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/216265. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: SP II p[0-9]*].
  7. Paul, Sir James Balfour, Scots Peerage: founded on Wood's edition of Sir Robert Douglas's peerage of Scotland; containing an historical and genealogical account of the nobility of that Kingdom. Edinburgh: David Douglas, 1904. NYPL ARO (Scots Peerage) (too fragile to copy). Available at https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/216265. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: SP III p[0-9]*].
  8. Paul, Sir James Balfour, Scots Peerage: founded on Wood's edition of Sir Robert Douglas's peerage of Scotland; containing an historical and genealogical account of the nobility of that Kingdom. Edinburgh: David Douglas, 1904. NYPL ARO (Scots Peerage) (too fragile to copy). Available at https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/216265. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: SP IV p[0-9]*].
  9. Paul, Sir James Balfour, Scots Peerage: founded on Wood's edition of Sir Robert Douglas's peerage of Scotland; containing an historical and genealogical account of the nobility of that Kingdom. Edinburgh: David Douglas, 1904. NYPL ARO (Scots Peerage) (too fragile to copy). Available at https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/216265. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: SP V p[0-9]*].

Sources for birth and parent Information
date:
first son [Ref: Burke Peerage p1334, SP V p606],
parents:
[Ref: Burke Peerage p1332, Burke Peerage p1334, CP V p105, CP VIII p418, Roberts RD600 p135, Roberts RD600 p136, SP V p606],
father:
[Ref: CP VIII p400f, SP II p149, SP IV p448]
Sources for death Information
date:
1508-9 [Ref: Burke Peerage p1332]
before 10 May 1509 [Ref: Burke Peerage p1334, SP V p607]
between 10 Mar 1507/8 and 10 May 1509 [Ref: CP V p105, CP VI p240]
Sources with Information about marriage to Christian CRICHTON
date:
before 1466 [Ref: SP V p607]
before 9 Oct 1466 [Ref: CP V p105, SP II p541]
before Oct 1466 [Ref: SP III p222],
names:
[Ref: Burke Peerage p1334],
child:
[Ref: Burke Peerage p1332, CP V p105, CP VIII p418, Roberts RD600 p135, Roberts RD600 p136, SP V p608]
Sources with Information about marriage to Helen HOME
date:
before 15 Jul 1480 [Ref: SP IV p448, SP V p608 (with corr in IX p133)]
second marriage of both, before 15 Jul 1480 [Ref: SP II p149]
shortly before 15 Jul 1480 [Ref: CP V p105, CP VI p240],
names:
[Ref: Burke Peerage p1332, Burke Peerage p1334]
Research Notes:
3rd Lord Erskine, of Barony cr 1438? [Ref: CP V p105]
3rd Lord Erskine [Ref: Burke Peerage p1334, Roberts RD600 p135, Roberts RD600 p136, SP II p541]
14th Earl of Mar, of Earldom cr c1115 [Ref: CP VIII p418]

only son and heir of father [Ref: CP V p105, CP VIII p418]



Pedigree of Alexander ERSKINE, Lord Erskine
                                                       /-----Sir John ERSKINE
                                              /-----John ERSKINE
                                     /-----Sir William ERSKINE
                            /-----Sir Robert ERSKINE Of That Ilk
                   /-----Sir Thomas ERSKINE
                  |        |                                    /-----William De LINDSAY
                  |        |                           /-----Sir David De LINDSAY
                  |        |                  /-----Sir David De LINDSAY
                  |        |         /-----Sir Alexander LINDSAY
                  |        |        |        |                  /-----William De LINDSAY
                  |        |        |        |         /-----Walter De LINDSAY
                  |        |        |        |        |         \-----Alice De LANCASTER, Baroness Of Kendal
                  |        |        |         \-----Margaret De LINDSAY
                  |        |        |                  \-----Christian
                  |         \-----Beatrice LINDSAY
                  |                  \-----(Unk) STEWART
                  |                          |                  /-----Walter Stewart, High Steward Of Scotland
                  |                          |         /-----Alexander STEWART, High Steward Of Scotland
                  |                          |        |         \-----Beatrix Of Angus
                  |                           \-----(Unk) STEWART
                  |                                   |         /-----William COMYN, Earl Of Buchan
                  |                                    \-----Joanna
                  |                                             \-----Margaret Countess Of Buchan
          /-----Sir Robert ERSKINE, Lord Erskine
         |        |                                             /-----Hervey De KEITH
         |        |                                    /-----Sir John De KEITH
         |        |                           /-----Sir William De KEITH
         |        |                          |        |         /-----William COMYN, Earl Of Buchan
         |        |                          |         \-----Margaret COMYN
         |        |                          |                  \-----Margaret Countess Of Buchan
         |        |                  /-----Sir Edward De KEITH, Marischal Of Scotland
         |        |                 |        |         /-----Adam De SETON
         |        |                 |         \-----Barbara De SETON
         |        |         /-----Sir Edward De KEITH
         |        |        |        |                           /-----Sir Alexander De SYNTON
         |        |        |        |                  /-----Andrew De SYNTON
         |        |        |        |         /-----Alexander De SYNTON
         |        |        |         \-----Isabel De SYNTON
         |        |        |                  \-----Maria
         |         \-----Janet KEITH
         |                 |                                    /-----Walter Stewart, High Steward Of Scotland
         |                 |                           /-----Walter STEWART, Earl Of Menteith
         |                 |                          |         \-----Beatrix Of Angus
         |                 |                  /-----Sir John De MONTEITH
         |                 |                 |        |         /-----Maurice The Younger Earl Of Menteith
         |                 |                 |         \-----Mary Of Menteith, Countess Of Menteith
         |                 |         /-----Sir John De MONTEITH
         |                  \-----Christian MENTEITH
         |                          |                           /-----William Earl Of Mar
         |                          |                  /-----Sir Donald Earl Of Mar
         |                          |                 |         \-----Elizabeth COMYN
         |                          |         /-----Gratney Earl Of Mar
         |                          |        |         \-----Helen
         |                           \-----Elyne Of Mar
         |                                   |                  /-----Sir Robert De BRUS, Baron Of Writtle
         |                                   |         /-----Sir Robert De BRUS, Earl Of Carrick, Lord Of Annand
         |                                   |        |         \-----Isabel De CLARE
         |                                    \-----Christian BRUCE
         |                                            |         /-----Neil Earl Of Carrick, Regent Of Scotland
         |                                             \-----Margaret Of Carrick, Countess Of Carrick
         |                                                      \-----Isabella
 /-----Thomas ERSKINE, Lord Erskine
|        |                                                      /-----Sir David De LINDSAY
|        |                                             /-----Sir David De LINDSAY
|        |                                    /-----Sir Alexander LINDSAY
|        |                                   |        |         /-----Walter De LINDSAY
|        |                                   |         \-----Margaret De LINDSAY
|        |                                   |                  \-----Christian
|        |                           /-----Sir David LINDSAY
|        |                          |         \-----(Unk) STEWART
|        |                          |                 |         /-----Alexander STEWART, High Steward Of Scotland
|        |                          |                  \-----(Unk) STEWART
|        |                          |                           \-----Joanna
|        |                  /-----Sir Alexander LINDSAY
|        |                 |        |                           /-----Patrick De ABERNETHY
|        |                 |        |                  /-----Sir Hugh ABERNETHY
|        |                 |        |         /-----Sir Alexander ABERNETHY
|        |                 |        |        |        |         /-----Ewen Mac Donchadh mac Dubhgaill, Lord of Lor
|        |                 |        |        |         \-----Mary Of Argyll
|        |                 |         \-----Mary ABERNETHY
|        |                 |                 |                  /-----Walter STEWART, Earl Of Menteith
|        |                 |                 |         /-----Alexander De MENTEITH, Earl Of Menteith
|        |                 |                 |        |         \-----Mary Of Menteith, Countess Of Menteith
|        |                 |                  \-----Margaret De MENTEITH
|        |                 |                          |         /-----Robert Earl Of Strathern
|        |                 |                           \-----Matilda
|        |                 |                                    \-----(Unk dau) De MORAVIA
|        |         /-----David LINDSAY, Earl Of Crawford
|        |        |        |         /-----Sir John STIRLING
|        |        |         \-----Catherine STIRLING
|         \-----Elizabeth LINDSAY
|                 |                                             /-----Walter Stewart, High Steward Of Scotland
|                 |                                    /-----Alexander STEWART, High Steward Of Scotland
|                 |                                   |         \-----Beatrix Of Angus
|                 |                           /-----James STEWART, High Steward Of Scotland
|                 |                          |        |         /-----William COMYN, Earl Of Buchan
|                 |                          |         \-----Joanna
|                 |                          |                  \-----Margaret Countess Of Buchan
|                 |                  /-----Walter High Steward Of Scotland
|                 |                 |        |                  /-----Richard De BURGH, Lord of Connaught
|                 |                 |        |         /-----Walter De BURG, Earl Of Ulster
|                 |                 |        |        |         \-----Egidia (Jill) De LACY
|                 |                 |         \-----Egidia De BURGH
|                 |                 |                 |         /-----Sir John FITZ GEOFFREY
|                 |                 |                  \-----Aveline FITZJOHN
|                 |                 |                           \-----Isabel BIGOD
|                 |         /-----Robert II STEWART, King Of Scots
|                 |        |        |                           /-----Sir Robert De BRUS, Baron Of Writtle
|                 |        |        |                  /-----Sir Robert De BRUS, Earl Of Carrick, Lord Of Annand
|                 |        |        |                 |         \-----Isabel De CLARE
|                 |        |        |         /-----Robert De BRUS, King Of Scots
|                 |        |        |        |        |         /-----Neil Earl Of Carrick, Regent Of Scotland
|                 |        |        |        |         \-----Margaret Of Carrick, Countess Of Carrick
|                 |        |        |        |                  \-----Isabella
|                 |        |         \-----Marjorie De BRUCE
|                 |        |                 |                  /-----William Earl Of Mar
|                 |        |                 |         /-----Sir Donald Earl Of Mar
|                 |        |                 |        |         \-----Elizabeth COMYN
|                 |        |                  \-----Isabel Of Mar
|                 |        |                           \-----Helen
|                  \-----Elizabeth STEWART
|                          |                                    /-----Ferquhard Mac TAGGART, Earl Of Ross
|                          |                           /-----William De ROSS, Earl Of Ross
|                          |                  /-----William De ROSS, Earl Of Ross
|                          |                 |        |         /-----William COMYN, Earl Of Buchan
|                          |                 |         \-----Jean COMYN
|                          |                 |                  \-----(Unk)
|                          |         /-----Sir Hugh De ROSS, Earl Of Ross
|                          |        |        |                  /-----(Unk) De BARCLAY
|                          |        |        |         /-----Sir Hugh De BARCLAY
|                          |        |         \-----Eupheme
|                           \-----Euphemia Of Ross
|                                   |                           /-----Sir Henry GRAHAM
|                                   |                  /-----Sir Nicholas GRAHAM
|                                   |                 |         \-----(Unk) AVENEL
|                                   |         /-----John GRAHAM
|                                   |        |        |         /-----Malise Earl Of Strathern
|                                   |        |         \-----Mary Of Strathearn
|                                   |        |                  \-----Marjory De MUSCHAMP
|                                    \-----Margaret GRAHAM
|                                             \-----Isabella
Alexander ERSKINE, Lord Erskine
 \-----Janet DOUGLAS



Descendants of Alexander ERSKINE, Lord Erskine
1. Alexander ERSKINE, Lord Erskine m1. Christian CRICHTON m2. Helen HOME
m. Christian CRICHTON father: Sir Robert CRICHTON mother: Elizabeth ERSKINE
m. Helen HOME father: Sir Alexander HOME, Lord Home mother: Mariot LAUDER

2nd generation

2. Christian ERSKINE m. David STEWART
m. David STEWART
3. Agnes ERSKINE m. William MENTEITH
m. William MENTEITH father: William MENTEITH
4. Robert ERSKINE, Lord Erskine m. Isabel CAMPBELL
m. Isabel CAMPBELL father: George CAMPBELL mother: (Unk) KENNEDY

3rd generation

6. Christian STEWART m. John BETHUNE
m. John BETHUNE
7. Sir William MENTEITH m. Helen BRUCE
m. Helen BRUCE father: Sir John BRUCE
9. John ERSKINE, Lord Erskine m. Margaret CAMPBELL
m. Margaret CAMPBELL father: Archibald CAMPBELL, Earl Of Argyll mother: Elizabeth STEWART
10. James ERSKINE m. Christine STIRLING
m. Christine STIRLING
13. Margaret ERSKINE m1. Robert DOUGLAS m2. James V King Of Scots m3. James HALDANE
m. Robert DOUGLAS father: Thomas DOUGLAS mother: Elizabeth BOYD
m. James V King Of Scots father: James IV King Of Scots mother: Margaret TUDOR
m. James HALDANE

4th generation

16. John BETHUNE m. Agnes ANSTRUTHER
m. Agnes ANSTRUTHER
18. James MENTEITH m. Janet SIMPSON
m. Janet SIMPSON
21. John ERSKINE, Lord Erskine m. Annabella MURRAY
m. Annabella MURRAY father: Sir William MURRAY mother: Catherine CAMPBELL
22. Sir Alexander ERSKINE m. Margaret HOME
m. Margaret HOME father: George HOME, Lord Home mother: Mariota HALYBURTON
23. Katherine ERSKINE m. Alexander ELPHINSTONE, Lord Elphinstone
m. Alexander ELPHINSTONE, Lord Elphinstone father: Alexander ELPHINSTONE, Lord Elphinstone mother: Elizabeth BARLOW
24. Alexander ERSKINE m. Elizabeth HALIBURTON
m. Elizabeth HALIBURTON
25. George DOUGLAS m. Janet LINDSAY
m. Janet LINDSAY father: John LINDSAY
26. Eupheme DOUGLAS m. Patrick LINDSAY, Lord Lindsay Of The Byres
m. Patrick LINDSAY, Lord Lindsay Of The Byres father: John LINDSAY, Lord Lindsay Of The Byres mother: Helen STEWART
27. William DOUGLAS, Earl Of Morton m. Agnes LESLIE
m. Agnes LESLIE father: George LESLIE, Earl Of Rothes mother: Agnes SOMERVILLE
28. James STEWART, Earl Of Moray m. Agnes KEITH
m. Agnes KEITH father: William KEITH, Earl Marischal mother: Margaret KEITH

5th generation

29. Margaret BETHUNE m. John ROW
m. John ROW
33. John ERSKINE, Earl Of Mar m1. Anne DRUMMOND m2. Mary STEWART
m. Anne DRUMMOND father: David DRUMMOND, Lord Drummond mother: Lilian RUTHVEN
m. Mary STEWART father: Esme STEWART, Duke Of Lennox mother: Catherine De BALSAC
34. Thomas ERSKINE, Earl of Kellie m1. Dorothy SMITH m2. Anne OGILVY m3. Elizabeth PIERREPONT
m. Dorothy SMITH father: Humphrey SMITH
m. Anne OGILVY father: Sir Gilbert OGILVY
m. Elizabeth PIERREPONT father: Sir Henry PIERREPONT mother: Frances CAVENDISH
36. Robert ELPHINSTONE, Lord Elphinstone m. Margaret DRUMMOND
m. Margaret DRUMMOND father: Sir John DRUMMOND mother: Margaret Of Scotland
37. Ralph ERSKINE m1. Isabella CAIRNCROSS m2. Janet WILSON
m. Isabella CAIRNCROSS
m. Janet WILSON
38. Margaret DOUGLAS m. George RAMSAY, Lord Dalhousie
m. George RAMSAY, Lord Dalhousie father: James RAMSAY mother: Elizabeth RAMSAY
39. Margaret LINDSAY m. James LESLIE, Master Of Rothes
m. James LESLIE, Master Of Rothes father: Andrew LESLIE, Earl Of Rothes mother: Grizel HAMILTON
40. James LINDSAY, Lord Lindsay Of The Byres m. Eupheme LESLIE
m. Eupheme LESLIE father: Andrew LESLIE, Earl Of Rothes mother: Grizel HAMILTON
41. Elizabeth DOUGLAS m. Francis HAY, Earl Of Erroll
m. Francis HAY, Earl Of Erroll father: Andrew HAY, Earl Of Erroll mother: Jean HAY
42. Christian DOUGLAS m1. Alexander HOME, Earl of Home m2. Laurence OLIPHANT
m. Alexander HOME, Earl of Home father: Alexander HOME, Lord Home mother: Agnes GRAY
m. Laurence OLIPHANT
43. Robert DOUGLAS, Master of Morton m. Jean LYON
m. Jean LYON father: John LYON, Lord Glamis mother: Elizabeth ABERNETHY
44. Mary DOUGLAS m. Walter OGILVY, Lord Ogilvy of Deskford
m. Walter OGILVY, Lord Ogilvy of Deskford father: Alexander OGILVY mother: Barbara OGILVY
45. Agnes DOUGLAS m. Archibald CAMPBELL, Earl of Argyll
m. Archibald CAMPBELL, Earl of Argyll father: Colin CAMPBELL, Earl of Argyll mother: Agnes KEITH
47. Elizabeth STEWART m. James STEWART, Earl Of Moray
m. James STEWART, Earl Of Moray father: James STEWART, Lord Doune And St Colme mother: Margaret CAMPBELL