'Ker02'
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Families covered: Kerr of Ancram (Ancrum), Kerr of Crailing, Kerr of Ferniehirst, Kerr of Jedburgh, Kerr of Lothian, Kerr of Newton, Kerr of Oxnam, Kerr of Primside, Kerr of Woodheid
| Thomas Kerr of Smailholm (later of Crailing & Hownam), 1st of Ferniehirst (d before 24.06.1484) | |||||||||||||||
| m. Margaret Ker (dau of Sir Thomas Ker of Ferniehirst) | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | Sir Andrew Kerr of Ferniehirst (d after 04.10.1545) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (before 06.11.1501) Janet Home (dau of Sir Patrick Home of Polwarth) | |||||||||||||||
| A. | Thomas Kerr (dvp 1523-4) | ||||||||||||||
| B. | Sir John Kerr of Ferniehirst (d 1562) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Catherine Ker (dau of Sir Andrew Ker of Cessford) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Sir Thomas Kerr of Oxnam, later of Ferniehirst (d 1585) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (mcrt 10.02.1561-2) Janet Kirkaldy (dau/heir of Sir William Kirkaldy of Grange) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Sir Andrew Kerr, 1st Lord Jedburgh (d 1631) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (mcrt 20.10.1584) Anna Stewart (dau of Andrew Stewart, Master of Ochiltree) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Sir Andrew Kerr of Oxnam, Master of Jedburgh (dvpsp 20.12.1628) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (c12.1614) Margaret Kerr (b c1570, d 15.03.1645, dau of Mark Kerr, 1st Earl of Lothian) | |||||||||||||||
| (2) | Margaret Kerr (a 1648) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Sir John Macdowall of Garthland (d 1637) | |||||||||||||||
| (3) | Jean Kerr (a 1648) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Thomas Kennedy of Pinwhirrie (d by 1648) | |||||||||||||||
| (4) | Alison Kerr (a 1648) | -- | |||||||||||||
| m. (mcrt 07.1620) John Rutherford of Hunthill (a 1648) | -- | ||||||||||||||
| (5) | Lilias Kerr (d by 1648) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. _ McCulloch | |||||||||||||||
| This appears to be the Lilias (youngest dau of 1st Baron Jedburgh) who (also) married ... | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Nicholas Lewen of Amble & Hauxley (bur 30.01.1683-4) | |||||||||||||||
| (6)+ | other issue (a 1648) - Anne, Mary | ||||||||||||||
| b. | William Kerr, later Kirkaldy of Grange (d before 13.01.1598-9) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (mcrt 14.02.1586-7) Elizabeth Lyon (dau of John Lyon, Lord Glamis, Chancellor) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Alexander Kerr, de jure 2nd Lord Jedburgh (2nd son) | ||||||||||||||
| (A) | John Kerr, de jure 3rd Lord Jedburgh (dspm before 15.09.1669) | ||||||||||||||
| (2)+ | other issue - William, Jean (a 19.02.1607), Isabel (a 01.1598-9) | ||||||||||||||
| c. | Mary Kerr | ||||||||||||||
| m. James Douglas, Commendator of Melrose | |||||||||||||||
| d. | Julian Kerr (d 30.03.1637) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Sir Patrick Hume of Polwarth (d 10.06.1609) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (09.1613) Thomas Hamilton, 1st Earl of Haddington (b 1563, d 29.05.1637) | |||||||||||||||
| e. | Margaret Kerr (dsp 24.05.1594) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (mcrt 24/28.10.1584) Robert Melville, 2nd Lord of Monymail | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (1569) Janet Scott (dau of Sir William Scott of Kirkurd, younger of Buccleuch) | |||||||||||||||
| f. | Thomas Kerr of Oxnam and Over Crailing (dsp 14.09.1601) | ||||||||||||||
| g. | Sir James Kerr of Oxnam and Crailing (d 1645) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Mary Rutherford (dau of James Rutherford of Hundalie of Hunderlie) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Robert Kerr of Crailing, 2nd/4th Lord Jedburgh (dsps 04.08.1692) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (before 1656) Christian Hamilton (d 1688, dau of Sir Alexander Hamilton of Innerwick) | |||||||||||||||
| (2) | Jean Kerr | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Ker of West Nisbet (of the Cavers branch) | |||||||||||||||
| h. | Robert Kerr (Carr or Carre), Earl of Somerset (bur 17.07.1645) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (26.12.1613) Frances Howard (d 23.08.1632, dau of Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Suffolk) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Anne Carr (b 09.12.1615, d 10.05.1684) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (11.07.1637) William Russell, 1st Duke of Bedford (b 08.1616, d 07.09.1700) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Anne Kerr (d 27.02.1650) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (mcrt 30.08.1613) John Elphinstone, 2nd Lord Balmerino (d 01.03.1649) | |||||||||||||||
| ii. | Margaret Kerr | ||||||||||||||
| m. (before 12.09.1560) John Hay, 5th Lord of Yester (b c1537, d 08.1586) | |||||||||||||||
| iii. | Elizabeth Kerr | ||||||||||||||
| m. (c1560) Andrew Lundin (dsp c1597) | |||||||||||||||
| iv.+ | other issue - Andrew of Nethergogar (d by 24.08.1581), William (a 1561, dsp), John (a 10.1581) | ||||||||||||||
| C. | Robert Kerr of Woodheid and Ancram (d 02.1588) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Isabel Home (dau of David Home of Wedderburn) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | William Kerr of Ancram and Woodheid (d 15/20.12.1590) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Margaret Dundas (dau of Alexander Dundas of Fingask) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Sir Robert Kerr, 1st Earl of Ancram (b 1578, d 12.1654) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (before 24.01.1607) Elizabeth Murray (d before 1620, dau of Sir John Murray of Blackbarony) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Sir William Kerr, 1st/3rd Earl of Lothian (b c1605, d 10.1675) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (09.12.1631) Anne Kerr, 'Countess of Lothian' (d 26.03.1667, dau of Robert Kerr, 2nd Earl of Lothian) | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | Robert Kerr, 1st Marquess of Lothian (b 08.03.1636, d 15.02.1702-3) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (mcrt 01.1660-1) Jean Campbell (d 18.05.1700/31.07.1712, dau of Archibald Campbell, 8th Earl of Argyll) | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | William Kerr, 2nd Marquess of Lothian (b 1661, d 28.02.1722) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (mcrt 30.06.1685) Jane Campbell (d 31.07.1712, dau of Archibald Campbell, 9th Earl of Argyll) | |||||||||||||||
| (a) | William Kerr, 3rd Marquess of Lothian (d 28.07.1767) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Margaret Nicholson (d 30.09.1759, dau of Sir Thomas Nicholson, Bart of Kemnay) | |||||||||||||||
| ((1)) | William Henry Kerr, 4th Marquess of Lothian (b c1709, d 12.04.1775, General) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (06.11.1735) Caroline Darcy (d 15.11.1778, dau of Robert Darcy, 3rd Earl of Holderness) | |||||||||||||||
| ((A)) | William John Kerr, 5th Marquess of Lothian (b 13.03.1737, d 1815) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1762) Elizabeth Fortescue (b 03.04.1745, d 30.09.1780, dau of Chichester Fortescue of Dromiskin) | |||||||||||||||
| ((i)) | William Kerr, 6th Marquess of Lothian (b 04.10.1763, d 27.04.1824) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (14.04.1793) Henrietta Hobart (b 07.04.1762, d 14.07.1805, dau of John Hobart, 2nd Earl of Buckinghamshire) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (01.12.1806) Harriet Scott (b 01.12.1780, d 18.04.1833, dau of Henry Scott, 3rd Duke of Buccleuch) | |||||||||||||||
| ((ii)) | Charles Beauchamp Kerr (b 19.07.1775, d 02.03.1816) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth Crump (d 10.11.1830, dau of William Crump of Farnham) | |||||||||||||||
| ((iii)) | Mark Robert Kerr (b 12.11.1776, d 09.09.1840, Vice Admiral) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. (18.07.1799) Charlotte MacDonnell, Countess of Antrim (d 26.10.1835, dau of Randall MacDonnell, Marquess of Antrim) | |||||||||||||||
| Their eldest surviving son became 4th Earl of Antrim. | |||||||||||||||
| ((iv)) | Robert Kerr (b 14.09.1780, Major General) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. (14.06.1806) Mary Gilbert (d 27.11.1861, dau of Rev. Edmund Gilbert) | |||||||||||||||
| ((v)) | Elizabeth Kerr (dsp 13.08.1822) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (20.11.1794/5) John Evelyn Pierrepont Dormer, 10th Lord (b 03.1771, dsp 09.12.1826) | |||||||||||||||
| ((vi)) | Mary Kerr (d 06.02.1791) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (08.12.1788) Frederick St. John (b 20.12.1765, d 19.11.1844, General) | |||||||||||||||
| ((vii)) | Louisa Kerr (d 1819) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (02.06.1793) Arthur Atherley | |||||||||||||||
| ((viii))+ | other issue (d young) - Caroline Sidney, Harriet | ||||||||||||||
| ((B)) | Louisa Kerr (d 1830) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (25.12.1758/9) Lord George Henry Lennox (d 1805) | |||||||||||||||
| ((C)) | Wilhelmina Emilia Kerr | ||||||||||||||
| m. (02.01.1783) John McLeod (Colonel) | |||||||||||||||
| ((2))+ | other issue - Robert (d Culloden 16.04.1746), Jane (d young) | ||||||||||||||
| m2. (01.10.1760) Jean Janet Kerr (d 26.12.1787, dau of Charles Kerr of Cramond) @@ below | |||||||||||||||
| (b) | Anne Kerr (d 1727) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Alexander Home, 7th Earl of Home (d 1720) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Henry Ogle | |||||||||||||||
| (c) | Jean Kerr (d 03.1768) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (before 1703) William Cranstoun, 5th Lord (d 17.01.1726-7) | |||||||||||||||
| (d) | Elizabeth Kerr (d 22.05.1758) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (c1711) George Ross, 13th Lord of Halkhead (b 08.04.1681, d 17.06.1754) | |||||||||||||||
| (e) | Mary Kerr (d 17.11.1768) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Alexander Hamilton of Ballincrieff (d 1763) | |||||||||||||||
| (ii) | Charles Kerr of Cramond (d 1735) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Janet Murray (d 01.12.1755, dau of Sir David Murray of Stanhope) | |||||||||||||||
| (a) | Robert Kerr of Newfield (eldest son) | ||||||||||||||
| ((1)) | Eleanor Kerr | ||||||||||||||
| m. Walter Campbell of Shawfield | |||||||||||||||
| ((2)) | Katharine Kerr | ||||||||||||||
| m. James Ritchie of Craigton and Busbie (b 1722, d 1799, 'Tobacco Lord') | |||||||||||||||
| (b) | Jean Janet Kerr (d 26.12.1787) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (01.10.1760) William Kerr, 3rd Marquess of Lothian (d 28.07.1767) @@ above | |||||||||||||||
| (c) | Elizabeth Kerr (b c1714, d 21.02.1799) | ||||||||||||||
| m.(06.08.1750) James Kerr of Bughtrig (d 24.01.1768) | |||||||||||||||
| (d)+ | 11 other children | ||||||||||||||
| (iii) | Mary Kerr (bpt 10.1674, d 22.01.1736) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (13.12.1692) James Douglas, 2nd Marquess of Douglas (b c1646, d 25.02.1700) | |||||||||||||||
| (iv)+ | other issue - John (bpt 01.04.1673, dsp bur 14.08.1728), Mark (bpt 1676, d unm 02.02.1752, General, Governor of Guernsey), James (bpt 1679, d unm), Margaret (bpt 12.1670, d young), Jean (bpt 12.1671, d young), Margaret (bpt 05.1678, d young), Annabella (bpt 10.1682, d young) | ||||||||||||||
| (B) | Sir William Kerr of Halden (b 22.12.1638) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (c07.1664) Agnes Cockburn (dau of John Cockburn of Ormiston) | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | William Kerr (d 1721) | ||||||||||||||
| (C) | Charles Kerr of Abbotrule (b 17.07.1642) ancestor of Kerrs of Abbotrule | ||||||||||||||
| m. Cecily Scott (dau of Patrick Scott of Langshaw (Ancrum?)) | |||||||||||||||
| (D) | John Kerr (b 03.08.1647) | ||||||||||||||
| (i) | Frances Kerr | ||||||||||||||
| m. (mcrt 21.04.1722) George Livingstone of Bedlormie | |||||||||||||||
| (E) | Anne Kerr (b 26.11.1631, d 30.08.1658) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (01/11.01.1652) Alexander Fraser, Master of Saltoun (b 1630, dvp 11.1682) | |||||||||||||||
| (F) | Elizabeth Kerr (b 06.09.1633) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (23.08.1649) John Borthwick, 9th Lord (b 09.02.1616, dsp before 27.11.1675) | |||||||||||||||
| (G) | Mary Kerr (b 28.03.1640, d 03.1708) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (28.07.1659) James Brodie of Brodie (b 15.09.1637, d 03.1708) | |||||||||||||||
| (H) | Margaret Kerr (b 26.06.1645) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1666) James Richardson of Smeatoun | |||||||||||||||
| (I) | Vere Kerr (b 24.04.1649, d 17.04.1674) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (23/8.01.1668) Neil Campbell of Ardmaddie (b 1630/1, d 04.1692) | |||||||||||||||
| (J) | Henrietta Kerr (b 02.02.1653, d 30.06.1741) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (mcrt 27.11.1673) Sir Francis Scott, 1st Bart of Thirlestane (b 11.05.1645, d 07.03.1712) | |||||||||||||||
| (K)+ | other issue - Harry (b 07.03.1645, d 12.10.1648), Jeane (b 13.01.1635, d 10.1636), Margaret (b 06.10.1637, d 03.1643), Lilias (b 29.07.1654, d unm) | ||||||||||||||
| m2. (1621) Anne Stanley (dau of William Stanley, 6th Earl of Derby) | |||||||||||||||
| (2) | Charles Kerr, 2nd Earl of Ancram (d 09.1690) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (before 01.05.1662) ?? (a 05.02.1675-6) | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | son (dvpsp 1676) | ||||||||||||||
| (3) | Vere Kerr | ||||||||||||||
| m. (before 1654) Dr. Wilkinson of Oxford | |||||||||||||||
| (4) | Elizabeth Kerr | ||||||||||||||
| m. (c1663) Nathaniel Rich (Colonel) | |||||||||||||||
| (5)+ | other issue - Charles (dsp after 08.1666), 2 daughters | ||||||||||||||
| b. | Sir Thomas Kerr of Redden (3rd son) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Jean Kerr (dau of James Kerr or Ker of Chatto) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Mary Douglas | |||||||||||||||
| c. | Isabel Kerr | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Ker of Corbet | |||||||||||||||
| d.+ | other issue - William of Overtoun (a 1632), Andrew (d unm), George | ||||||||||||||
| ii. | Robert Kerr of Newton | ||||||||||||||
| m. (mcrt 14.10.1586) Helen Grahamslaw (dau of John Grahamslaw of Newton) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Robert Kerr of Newton had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. Euphemia Douglas | |||||||||||||||
| iii. | Thomas Kerr (a 04.1596) | ||||||||||||||
| iv. | Catherine Kerr | ||||||||||||||
| m. (mcrt 21.05.1566) Henry Haliburton of Merton | |||||||||||||||
| v. | Isobel Kerr | ||||||||||||||
| m. (mcrt 1566) George Douglas, younger of Bonjedward | |||||||||||||||
| partner(s) unknown | |||||||||||||||
| vi.+ | other issue (a 1574) - Robert, William | ||||||||||||||
| D. | Janet Kerr (a 1546) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (c26.11.1519) George Turnbull of Bedrule | |||||||||||||||
| E. | Isabel Kerr (d 01.05.1585) | -- | |||||||||||||
| m. (before 27.09.1543) Sir Walter Ker of Cessford (d 01.05.1581) | -- | ||||||||||||||
| F. | Christian Kerr | ||||||||||||||
| m. Sir James Douglas, 6th of Cavers (d 07.1558) | |||||||||||||||
| G. | Margaret Kerr | ||||||||||||||
| m1. James Menzies, 1st of Culdares | |||||||||||||||
| m2. _ Hay of Smithfield | |||||||||||||||
| 2. | Ralph Kerr or Ker of Prymsideloch or Primside (d before 29.11.1525) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Margaret Murray (dau of _ Murray of Falahill) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Margaret Rutherford | |||||||||||||||
| 3.+ | other issue - Thomas (d before 14.08.1539, Abbot of Kelso), George (a 14.08.1539), William of Langlie & Gillistongues (a 1566) | ||||||||||||||
Main source(s): TSP (Jedburgh), TSP (Lothian), BP1934 (Lothian)
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