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'Ker05'
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Families covered: Carre (Ker) of Cavers, Carre of Hundalee
| Thomas Kerr or Ker, presumed of Cavers | |||||||||||||||
| The ancestry of this Thomas is as shown by TCP (Lothian). The data on this page is sourced from BLG1886 (Riddell-Carre of Cavers) which starts with the Ralph who is shown as grandfather of this Thomas, identifying him as 'of Cavers' which TSP does not, and then moves to Ralph's great-grandson George. From this we presume that this Thomas was father of ... | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | George Ker of Cavers probably the George who married ... | ||||||||||||||
| m. (by 08.06.1607) Euphame Bruce (dau of Robert Bruce of Pitlethie) wife of George, presumed mother of ... | |||||||||||||||
| A. | Sir Thomas Ker of Cavers | ||||||||||||||
| m1/2. Agnes Riddell (dau of Sir John Riddell of that ilk) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Sir Andrew Ker of Cavers (dsp) | ||||||||||||||
| ii. | Isabel Ker | ||||||||||||||
| m. Hugh Scott of Galashiells | |||||||||||||||
| Sir Thomas is possibly the father of the under-mentioned Grizel but TCP (Marchmont) identifies her mother as ... | |||||||||||||||
| m2/1. Grizel Halket | |||||||||||||||
| iii. | Grizell Kerr (d 11.10.1703) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (29.01.1660) Patrick Hume, Lord Polwarth, 1st Earl of Marchmont (b 13.01.1641, d 01.08.1724) | |||||||||||||||
| Probably of this generation but, if so, by which wife if not known (though probably the 2nd one) was ... | |||||||||||||||
| iv. | Margaret Carre (d c28.09.1742) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Matthew St. Clair (bpt 25.11.1647, bur 11.11.1728) | |||||||||||||||
| B. | John Ker or Carre of West Nisbet | ||||||||||||||
| m. Jane Ker (a c1640, dau of Sir James Ker or Carr of Crailing) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | John Carre of West Nisbet, later of Cavers | ||||||||||||||
| m. Agnes Ker (dau of Sir Andrew Ker) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Robert Carre of Cavers | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Jane Milne (dau of Robert Milne of Balnillo) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Helen Riddell (dau of Sir Walter Riddell, Bart of Riddell) | |||||||||||||||
| Not sure which wife was mother of ... | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Thomas Carre of Cavers (d unm) | ||||||||||||||
| (2) | Agnes Carre probably of this generation | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1751) John Hume of Ninewells & Ferney Castle (b 1711, d 14.11.1786) | |||||||||||||||
| b. | John Carre of Hundalee, later of Cavers | ||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth Monteath (dau of Alexander Monteath of Todshaugh) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | John Carre of Cavers and Hundalee | ||||||||||||||
| m. Jean Reid (dau of Alexander Reid) | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | John Carre of Cavers (d unm) | ||||||||||||||
| (B) | Alexander Carre of Cavers (dsp) | ||||||||||||||
| (C) | Elizabeth Carre of Cavers (d 1828) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (13.01.1776) William Riddell of Camieston (b 1746, d 1829) | |||||||||||||||
| Their youngest son inherited Cavers and assumed the name Riddell-Carre. | |||||||||||||||
Main source(s):
BLG1886 (Riddell-Carre of Cavers).
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