'Erskine03'
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Families covered: Erskine of Buchan, Erskine of Cardross, Erskine of Carnock, Erskine of Linlathen, Erskine of Restormel, Erskine of Torry, Erskine of Venlaw
| David Erskine, 2nd Lord Cardross (d 1671) | |||||||||||||||
| m1. (mcrt 09.08.1645) Anne Hope (bpt 19.04.1625, d before 1655, dau of Sir Thomas Hope, Bart of Craighall) | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | Henry Erskine, 3rd Lord Cardross (d 21.05.1693) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (03.03.1671) Catherine Stewart (bur 01.02.1725, dau of Sir James Stewart of Kirkhill, sister/coheir of William) | |||||||||||||||
| A. | David Erskine, 4th Lord Cardross, 9th Earl of Buchan (bpt 03.01.1672, d 14.10.1745) | ||||||||||||||
| David inherited the earldom from his kinsman William Erskine, 8th Earl of Buchan. | |||||||||||||||
| m1. (1697) Frances Fairfax (d 31.07.1719, dau of Henry Fairfax of Hurst by Frances, dau of Sir Thomas Browne of Norwich) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Henry David Erskine, Lord Auchterhouse (b 21.09.1699, d infant) | ||||||||||||||
| ii. | David Erskine, Lord Auchterhouse (b 22.04.1703, d young) | ||||||||||||||
| iii. | Henry David Erskine, 10th Earl of Buchan (b 17.04.1710, d 01.12.1767) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (31.01.1739) Agnes Steuart (b 1717, d 17.12.1778, dau of Sir James Steuart,Bart of Goodtrees) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | David Erskine, Lord Cardross (b 12.06.1741, d 04.10.1747) | ||||||||||||||
| b. | David Stewart Erskine, 11th Earl of Buchan (b 12.06.1742, dspl 19.04.1829) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (15.10.1771) Margaret Fraser (d 15.02.1819, dau of William Fraser of Fraserfield) | |||||||||||||||
| partner unknown | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Sir David Erskine | ||||||||||||||
| m. (17.11.1798) Elizabeth Erskine (d 02.08.1800, dau of Thomas Erskine, 1st Lord Erskine of Restormel Castle) @@ below | |||||||||||||||
| c. | Henry Erskine of Amondell (b 01.11.1746, d 08.10.1817, Lord Advocate) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (30.03.1772) Christian Fullerton (b c1754, d 09.05.1804, dau of George Fullerton of Broughtonhall) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Henry David Erskine, 12th Earl of Buchan (b 07.1783, d 13.09.1857) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (28.09.1809) Elizabeth Cole Shipley (d 05.10.1828, dau of Maj. Gen Sir Charles Shipley) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (26.06.1830) Elizabeth Harvey (d 17.12.1838, dau of John Harvey of Castle Temple) | |||||||||||||||
| m3. (26.06.1839) Caroline Rose Maxwell (d 22.04.1893, dau of James Primrose Maxwell of Tuppendean) | |||||||||||||||
| (2) | George Francis Erskine (d unm, Captain) | ||||||||||||||
| (3) | Elizabeth Crompton Erskine (d 08.1855) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (21.10.1801) George Callander of Craigforth (b 03.1770, dvp 18.02.1824, Lt. Colonel) | |||||||||||||||
| (4) | Henrietta Erskine | ||||||||||||||
| m. (11.05.1812) Peter Smith | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (07.01.1805) Erskine Munro (d 25.01.1845, dau of Alexander Munro of Glasgow) | |||||||||||||||
| d. | Thomas Erskine, 1st Lord Erskine of Restormel Castle, Lord Chancellor (b 21.01.1750, d 17.11.1823) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (29.03.1770) Frances Moore (d 22.12.1805, dau of Daniel Moore MP) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | David Montagu Erskine, 2nd Lord Erskine of Restormel Castle (b 1777, d 19.03.1855) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (16.12.1799) Frances Cadwalader (d 25.03.1843, dau of General John Cadwalader of Philadelphia) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (29.07.1843, sp) Ann Bond Travis (d 18.04.1851, dau of John Travis) | |||||||||||||||
| m3. (21.12.1852, sp) Anna (d 26.03.1886, widow of Thomas Calderwood Durham of Polton) | |||||||||||||||
| (2) | Henry David Erskine (b 1786, d 27.07.1859, Dean of Ripon) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. (04.05.1813) Mary Harriet Dawson (d 16.12.1827, dau of John Dawson, 1st Earl of Portarlington) | |||||||||||||||
| (3) | Thomas Erskine (b 12.03.1788, d 09.11.1864, judge) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. (10.12.1814) Henrietta Eliza Trail (d 21.08.1865, dau of Henry Trail) | |||||||||||||||
| (4) | Esme Stewart Erskine (b 1789, d 26.08.1817, Lt. Colonel) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1809) Eliza Bland Smith (dau of Lt. Colonel Smith) had issue | |||||||||||||||
| (5) | Frances Erskine (d 25.03.1859) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1802) Rev. (Samuel) Holland (d 16.04.1857) | |||||||||||||||
| (6) | Elizabeth Erskine (d 02.08.1800) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (17.11.1798) Sir David Erskine @@ above | |||||||||||||||
| (7) | Margaret Erskine (d unm 03.1857) | ||||||||||||||
| (8) | Mary Erskine (d 1864) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (29.01.1805) Edward Morris (d 1815) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (12.10.1818) Sarah (or Mary) Buck (d 25.10.1825) | |||||||||||||||
| (9) | Hampden Erskine (b 05.12.1821) | ||||||||||||||
| e. | Anne Agnes Erskine (b 1739, d 05.10.1804) | ||||||||||||||
| f. | Isabella Erskine (d 17.05.1824) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (21.01.1770) William Leslie Hamilton (d 02.10.1780) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (23.04.1785) John Cunningham, 15th Earl of Glencairn (b 17.05.1750, dsp 24.09.1796) | |||||||||||||||
| iv. | Fairfax Erskine (b 08.02.1712, dsp 1735) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Annabella Manning | |||||||||||||||
| v.+ | 3 sons - George Lewis (b 1714, d unm 1744), Edward (b 1714, d infant), Frederick (b 1715, d infant) | ||||||||||||||
| viii. | Katherine Anne Erskine (b 1697, d 05.03.1733) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (25.10.1724) William Fraser of Fraserfield (or Balgownie) (b 19.11.1691, d 23.03.1727) | |||||||||||||||
| ix. | Frances Erskine (b 1700, d 1774) | ||||||||||||||
| m. James Gardiner of Bankton (d Prestonpans 1745, Colonel) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Frances Gardiner (b 1729, d 07.12.1811) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1750) Sir William Baird, 5th Bart of Saughton Hall (d 17.08.1771) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (15.09.1743) Isabella Blackett (d 14.05.1763, dau of Sir William Blackett,Bart of Wallington) | |||||||||||||||
| B. | Charles Erskine (d 25.02.1763) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Ann Scott (dsps 19.12.1763, dau of Walter Scott of Edenshead) | |||||||||||||||
| C. | William Erskine (d before 10.10.1739) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Margaret Erskine (dau of Col. John Erskine) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | John Erskine (d 1741) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Helen Douglas (dau of Sir William Douglas of Kelhead) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | son (d young) | ||||||||||||||
| ii. | David Erskine | ||||||||||||||
| m. Catharine Nimmo | |||||||||||||||
| iii. | Frances Erskine (d 1750) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1748) James Loch of Drylaw | |||||||||||||||
| D. | Thomas Erskine (b 05.06.1691, d 14.01.1731) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (15.06.1721) Rachel Libberton (d 30.06.1769, dau of John Libberton in Edinburgh) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Katherine Erskine | ||||||||||||||
| m. Gilbert Laurie of Polmont | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Katherine Laurie | ||||||||||||||
| m. (02.06.1790) Alexander Marjoribanks of Marjoribanks | |||||||||||||||
| E. | Catherine Erskine | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Sir William Denholm, Bart of Westshields | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (04.04.1714) Daniel Campbell of Shawfield | |||||||||||||||
| F. | Mary Erskine (b 30.03.1690, d 1733) | ||||||||||||||
| m. James Nimmo in Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||
| G. | Anne Erskine (b 09.12.1692, d before 1716) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Archibald Edmonstone of Redhall, 10th of Duntreath (d 1768) | |||||||||||||||
| 2. | Margaret Erskine | ||||||||||||||
| m. William Cunningham of Boquhan | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (1655) Mary Bruce (dau of Sir George Bruce of Carnock) | |||||||||||||||
| 3. | Alexander Erskine (d young) | ||||||||||||||
| 4. | William Erskine of Torry (d 05.10.1700, Colonel) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Magdalen Lumsdain (dau of Sir James Lumsdain of Invergelly) | |||||||||||||||
| A. | William Erskine of Torry (d 1754, Colonel) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Henrietta Baillie (dau of Sir William Baillie of Lamington) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Sir William Erskine, 1st Bart of Torry (d 1797) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Magdalen Myrton (dau of Sir Robert Myrton of Gogar) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (1767) Frances Moray (dau of James Moray of Abercairney) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Sir William Erskine, 2nd Bart of Torry (b 1776, dsp 1813) | ||||||||||||||
| b. | Sir James Erskine, 3rd Bart of Torry (dsp 1825) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Louisa (dau of Henry, Earl of Uxbridge) | |||||||||||||||
| c. | Sir John Erskine, 4th Bart of Torry (d unm 30.07.1836) | ||||||||||||||
| d. | Frances Erskine (d 01.02.1798) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (16.09.1788) William Wemyss of Wemyss (b 09.04.1760, d 04.02.1822, Lt. General) | |||||||||||||||
| e. | Elizabeth Erskine | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1806) James Moray, 16th of Abercairny (b 18.10.1780, dsp 12.1840, Lt. Colonel) | |||||||||||||||
| 5. | John Erskine of Carnock (b 30.05.1662, d 13.01.1743) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (14.03.1690) Jane Mure (d 05.1690, dau of William Mure of Caldwell) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (05.01.1691) Anna Dundas (d 29.06.1723, dau of William Dundas of Kincavil) | |||||||||||||||
| A. | John Erskine of Carnock and Cardross (b 04.11.1695, d 01.03.1768) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (03.1719) Margaret Melville (dau of James Melville of Balgarvie) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | John Erskine of Carnock (b 02.06.1719, d 19.01.1803, minister) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (15.06.1746) Christian Mackay (d 20.05.1800/10, dau of George, 3rd Lord Reay) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | David Erskine of Carnock (b 1770, d unm 16.03.1838) | ||||||||||||||
| b. | Mary Erskine (d 15.04.1817) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (29.10.1743) Charles Stewart of Dunearn (d 1826) | |||||||||||||||
| c.+ | other issue (d unm) - Margaret , Ann, Christian | ||||||||||||||
| m2. (1729) Anne Stirling (dau of James Stirling of Keir) | |||||||||||||||
| ii. | James Erskine of Cardross (b 1732, d 27.03.1802) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (28.04.1762) Christian Bruce (d 29.05.1810, dau of William Bruce, 8th Earl of Kincardine) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | John Erskine (dvp 1792) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Jane Coleman | |||||||||||||||
| (1)+ | issue (d unm) - Charlotte, Maria | ||||||||||||||
| b. | David Erskine of Cardross (b 10.01.1772, d 28.11.1847, 4th son) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. (05.09.1803) 'Keith' Elphinstone (d 04.08.1841, dau of John Elphinstone, 11th Lord) | |||||||||||||||
| c. | William Erskine (b 1780, dsp 01.04.1805, Major, 6th son) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (15.09.1801) Elizabeth Myers (dau of Gen Sir William Myers, Bart) | |||||||||||||||
| d. | Janet Erskine (d 29.08.1808) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (07.02.1787) Robert Hay of Drumelzier, Whittinghame and Linplum (b 18.04.1731, d 21.08.1807) | |||||||||||||||
| e. | Matilda Erskine (d 1839/c1844) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (10.01.1800) John Graham of Gartur (b c1749, dsp 28.04.1818) | |||||||||||||||
| f.+ | other issue - William (d young), Charles (d 13.01.1801, Lt. Col), James (d 17.03.1800), Ann (d unm 25.03.1825), Marion (d unm 30.04.1860), Rachel Euphemia (d unm 1852), Christian (d unm 19.05.1805) | ||||||||||||||
| iii. | Robert Erskine | ||||||||||||||
| iv. | David Erskine 'of Linlathen' (b 1739, d 1791, WS) | ||||||||||||||
| BP1934 (Buchan) reports David's marriage to Ann Graham and the children by that marriage. A contributor (DL, 03.12.06) has kindly advised us that David (also) had children by an earlier marriage to ... | |||||||||||||||
| m1. Jean Melvin (d 1780) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | William Erskine (b 08.11.1773, d 28.05.1852, 6th son) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. (27.09.1809) Maitland Mackintosh (b 1792, d 1861, dau of Sir James Mackintosh, recorder of Bombay, MP, professor) | |||||||||||||||
| b. | Ann Erskine (b 12.10.1775, d 25.05.1801) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (24.12.1799) James Jack (d 13.11.1810, minister of Kirkintulloch) | |||||||||||||||
| c. | Jean Erskine (b 09.08.1777) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (11.1803) William Stirling of Holmehill (d 05.02.1838) | |||||||||||||||
| d. | Magdalene Erskine (b 08.01.1780, d 27.02.1851) | ||||||||||||||
| m. James Walker, Bishop of Edinburgh (d 05.03.1841) | |||||||||||||||
| e.+ | other issue - David (b 18.07.1768,d 13.04.1837, had issue), James (d young), Archibald (d young), James (b 18.10.1771, d unm 24.01.1804), John (d young), Christian (b 09.08.1777, d unm 26.12.1822) | ||||||||||||||
| m2. (28.04.1781) Ann Graham (d 03.1836, dau of William Graham of Airth) | |||||||||||||||
| k. | James Erskine of Linlathen (b 02.11.1787, dsps) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (04.06.1811) Katherine Stirling (d 04.03.1868, dau of John Stirling of Kippendavie) | |||||||||||||||
| l. | Thomas Erskine of Linlathen (b 13.10.1788, d unm 1870) | ||||||||||||||
| m. | Ann Erskine (d unm 05.05.1804) | ||||||||||||||
| n. | Christian Erskine | ||||||||||||||
| m. (14.10.1817) Charles Stirling (d 30.01.1830) | |||||||||||||||
| o. | daughter | ||||||||||||||
| m. James Paterson (Captain) | |||||||||||||||
| v. | Archibald Erskine of Venlaw (d 01.08.1804, Major) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (07.04.1781) Margaret Maitland-Barclay (d 21.04.1841, dau of Charles Maitland-Barclay) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | John Erskine of Venlaw (dsp 14.02.1861) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Ann Welwood Moncreiff (dau of W.S. Moncreiff) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Ellen Scott | |||||||||||||||
| b. | Mary Turner Erskine (dsp) | ||||||||||||||
| m. William Horsman | |||||||||||||||
| c.+ | other issue - Isabella (d 1867), Christian (d 1880), Harriet (d 1864) | ||||||||||||||
| vi. | Marion Erskine (d unm) | ||||||||||||||
| vii. | Christian Erskine (d 1788) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (17.04.1762) Sir William Stirling, Bart (d 26.07.1799) | |||||||||||||||
| B. | Patrick Erskine (b 17.06.1697) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (10.01.1717) Sarah Maxwell | |||||||||||||||
| i.+ | issue - John, William Henry, Patrick | ||||||||||||||
| C. | David Erskine (b 30.06.1698, dsp) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (31.10.1727) Lucy Cunningham | |||||||||||||||
| D. | Ebenezer Erskine (b 07.08.1708) | ||||||||||||||
| E. | Mary Erskine (d 12.07.1723) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (23.02.1721) Alexander Leslie-Melville, 5th Earl of Leven, 4th Earl of Melville (b c1699, d 02.09.1754) | |||||||||||||||
| m3. (28.04.1725) Lilias Stirling (b 12.01.1681, d 27.03.1729, dau of Sir John Stirling of Keir) | |||||||||||||||
| m4. (25.11.1729) Mary Stewart (d 12.09.1772, dau of Charles Stewart of Dunearn) | |||||||||||||||
| F. | Charles Erskine (b 1731, d unm 1771) | ||||||||||||||
| 6. | Charles Erskine (d Steinkirk 1692) | ||||||||||||||
| 7. | Veronica Erskine | ||||||||||||||
| m. (10.09.1703) Walter Lockhart of Kirktown | |||||||||||||||
| 8. | Magdalene Erskine (bpt 14.02.1667) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1687) Alexander Moneypenny of Pitmilly (d 1715) | |||||||||||||||
| 9. | Maria Erskine (d unm 01.04.1680) | ||||||||||||||
Main source(s): TSP (Cardross), BP1934 (Buchan), BP1934 (Erskine of Restormel)
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