Robert Balfour, Lord Balfour of Burleigh1

M, #109531, d. 10 August 1663

Last Edited=29 May 2008
     Robert Balfour, Lord Balfour of Burleigh married by contract, firstly, Margaret Balfour, Baroness Balfour of Burleigh, daughter of Sir Michael Balfour, 1st Lord Balfour of Burleigh and Margaret Lundin, on 30 August 1606.2 He married, secondly, Margaret (?) before 1639.3 He died on 10 August 1663 at Burleigh Castle, Orwell, Kinross-shire, Scotland.2 He was buried on 12 August 1663.2
     Robert Balfour, Lord Balfour of Burleigh was baptised with the name of Robert Arnot.2 His name was legally changed to Robert Balfour.2 On 25 January 1621 he sat as a Peer in Parliament.2 He was styled as Lord Balfour of Burleigh on 25 January 1621.3 He was invested as a Privy Counsellor (P.C.) [Scotland].2 He was a Commissioner for a peace treaty with England in 1640.3 He held the office of President of the Session on 11 June 1640.2 He was a Commissioner for a peace treaty with England in 1641.3 He fought in the Battle of Aberdeen on 12 September 1644, where he was defeated by Montrose.2 He fought in the Battle of Kilsyth on 15 August 1645, where he was again defeated by Montrose.2 He was a Commissioner of the Treasury and Exchequer in 1649.2 He was Colonel of the county Fife in 1649.2 He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of National Biography.4
     

Children of Robert Balfour, Lord Balfour of Burleigh and Margaret Balfour, Baroness Balfour of Burleigh

Citations

  1. [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume IV, page 438. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
  2. [S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume I, page 380.
  3. [S8] Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 106th edition, 2 volumes (Crans, Switzerland: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 1999), volume 1, page 174. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 106th edition.
  4. [S18] Matthew H.C.G., editor, Dictionary of National Biography on CD-ROM (Oxford, U.K.: Oxford University Press, 1995), reference: "Balfour, Robert". Hereinafter cited as Dictionary of National Biography.
  5. [S37] Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003). Hereinafter cited as Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition.

Maud Elizabeth Aurora Young1

F, #109532, b. 1989
Maud Elizabeth Aurora Young|b. 1989|p10954.htm#i109532|Hon. William Aldus Thoby Young|b. 24 May 1957|p10938.htm#i109379|Hon. Josephine Mary Keyes|b. 9 Oct 1958|p10951.htm#i109508|Wayland H. Young, 2nd Baron Kennet|b. 2 Aug 1923|p10924.htm#i109237|Elizabeth Adams||p10929.htm#i109281|Sir Roger G. B. Keyes, 2nd Baron Keyes|b. 14 Mar 1919\nd. 4 Mar 2005|p10951.htm#i109509||||

Last Edited=14 Feb 2004
     Maud Elizabeth Aurora Young was born in 1989.1 She is the daughter of Hon. William Aldus Thoby Young and Hon. Josephine Mary Keyes.1

Citations

  1. [S8] Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 106th edition, 2 volumes (Crans, Switzerland: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 1999), volume 1, page 1564. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 106th edition.

James Douglas, 2nd Marquess of Douglas1

M, #109533, b. 1646, d. 25 February 1699/0
James Douglas, 2nd Marquess of Douglas|b. 1646\nd. 25 Feb 1699/0|p10954.htm#i109533|Archibald Douglas, Earl of Angus|b. c 1609\nd. 16 Apr 1655|p10953.htm#i109523|Lady Anne Stuart|b. 23 Nov 1614\nd. 16 Aug 1646|p10953.htm#i109525|William Douglas, 1st Marquess of Douglas|b. 1589\nd. 19 Feb 1659/60|p10942.htm#i109418|Hon. Margaret Hamilton|b. c 1585\nd. 11 Sep 1623|p10952.htm#i109518|Esmé Stuart, 3rd Duke of Lennox|b. c 1579\nd. 30 Jul 1624|p11035.htm#i110347|Katherine Clifton, Baroness Clifton (of Leighton Bromswold)|b. c 1592\nd. 21 Aug 1637|p10953.htm#i109527|

Last Edited=10 May 2003
Consanguinity Index=0.1%
     James Douglas, 2nd Marquess of Douglas was born in 1646.1 He was the son of Archibald Douglas, Earl of Angus and Lady Anne Stuart.1 He married, firstly, Lady Barbara Erskine, daughter of John Erskine, 20th Earl of Mar and Jean Mackenzie, after 7 September 1670.1 He married, secondly, Mary Kerr, daughter of Robert Kerr, 1st Marquess of Lothian and Lady Jean Campbell, after 13 December 1692 at Newbattle Abbey, Newbattle, Scotland.1 He died on 25 February 1699/0 at Douglas, Scotland.1 He was buried on 1 March 1699/0 at Douglas, Scotland.1
     James Douglas, 2nd Marquess of Douglas was styled as Earl of Angus between 1655 and 1660.1 He succeeded to the title of 2nd Lord Abernethy and Jedburgh Forest [S., 1633] on 19 February 1659/60.1 He succeeded to the title of 2nd Earl of Angus [S., 1633] on 19 February 1659/60.1 He succeeded to the title of 2nd Marquess of Douglas [S., 1633] on 19 February 1659/60.1 He was invested as a Privy Counsellor (P.C.) [Scotland].1

Child of James Douglas, 2nd Marquess of Douglas and Lady Barbara Erskine

Children of James Douglas, 2nd Marquess of Douglas and Mary Kerr

Citations

  1. [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume IV, page 438. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
  2. [S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume IV, page 439.
  3. [S8] Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 106th edition, 2 volumes (Crans, Switzerland: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 1999), volume 1, page 1282. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 106th edition.

Lady Barbara Erskine1

F, #109534, d. August 1690
Lady Barbara Erskine|d. Aug 1690|p10954.htm#i109534|John Erskine, 20th Earl of Mar|d. Sep 1688|p10954.htm#i109535|Jean Mackenzie||p10954.htm#i109536|John Erskine, 19th/3rd Earl of Mar|d. 1653|p2588.htm#i25876|Lady Jean Hay||p2588.htm#i25877|George Mackenzie, 2nd Earl of Seaforth|d. Aug 1651|p2588.htm#i25879|Barbara Forbes||p23159.htm#i231585|

Last Edited=11 May 2008
Consanguinity Index=0.1%
     Lady Barbara Erskine was the daughter of John Erskine, 20th Earl of Mar and Jean Mackenzie.1 She married James Douglas, 2nd Marquess of Douglas, son of Archibald Douglas, Earl of Angus and Lady Anne Stuart, after 7 September 1670.1 She died in August 1690.1 She died in August 1690.
     From 7 September 1670, her married name became Douglas.

Child of Lady Barbara Erskine and James Douglas, 2nd Marquess of Douglas

Citations

  1. [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume IV, page 438. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
  2. [S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume IV, page 439.

John Erskine, 20th Earl of Mar1

M, #109535, d. September 1688
John Erskine, 20th Earl of Mar|d. Sep 1688|p10954.htm#i109535|John Erskine, 19th/3rd Earl of Mar|d. 1653|p2588.htm#i25876|Lady Jean Hay||p2588.htm#i25877|Sir John Erskine, 18th/2nd Earl of Mar|b. 1562\nd. 14 Dec 1634|p528.htm#i5271|Anne Drummond|b. 1555\nd. 1592|p2593.htm#i25927|Francis Hay, 9th Earl of Erroll|d. 16 Jul 1631|p11037.htm#i110365|Elizabeth Douglas||p11037.htm#i110366|

Last Edited=8 Apr 2008
Consanguinity Index=0.4%
     John Erskine, 20th Earl of Mar was the son of John Erskine, 19th/3rd Earl of Mar and Lady Jean Hay. He married, firstly, Lady Elizabeth Scott, daughter of Walter Scott, 1st Earl of Buccleuch and Lady Mary Hay, circa 1641.2 He married, secondly, Jean Mackenzie, daughter of George Mackenzie, 2nd Earl of Seaforth and Barbara Forbes, in 1647.3 He died in September 1688.
     John Erskine, 20th Earl of Mar gained the title of 4th Earl of Mar. He gained the title of 9th Lord Erskine. He gained the title of 20th Earl of Mar.1

Child of John Erskine, 20th Earl of Mar and Jean Mackenzie

Child of John Erskine, 20th Earl of Mar and Lady Elizabeth Scott

Citations

  1. [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume IV, page 438. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
  2. [S37] Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003), volume 1, page 561. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition.
  3. [S37] Charles Mosley, Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition, volume 1, page 978.

Jean Mackenzie1

F, #109536
Jean Mackenzie||p10954.htm#i109536|George Mackenzie, 2nd Earl of Seaforth|d. Aug 1651|p2588.htm#i25879|Barbara Forbes||p23159.htm#i231585|Kenneth Mackenzie, 1st Lord Mackenzie of Kintail|b. b 1584\nd. 27 Feb 1610/11|p1775.htm#i17742|Isabel Ogilvy||p1652.htm#i16512|Arthur Forbes, 10th Lord Forbes|b. 25 Apr 1581|p2976.htm#i29756||||

Last Edited=11 May 2008
Consanguinity Index=0.0%
     Jean Mackenzie was the daughter of George Mackenzie, 2nd Earl of Seaforth and Barbara Forbes.1,2 She married, secondly, Andrew Fraser, 3rd Lord Fraser, son of Andrew Fraser, 2nd Lord Fraser.2 She married, firstly, John Erskine, 20th Earl of Mar, son of John Erskine, 19th/3rd Earl of Mar and Lady Jean Hay, in 1647.2
     Her married name became Fraser.2 From 1647, her married name became Erskine.1

Child of Jean Mackenzie and John Erskine, 20th Earl of Mar

Citations

  1. [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume IV, page 438. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
  2. [S37] Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003), volume 1, page 978. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition.

Hon. Easter Donatella Young1

F, #109537, b. 2 April 1949
Hon. Easter Donatella Young|b. 2 Apr 1949|p10954.htm#i109537|Wayland Hilton Young, 2nd Baron Kennet|b. 2 Aug 1923|p10924.htm#i109237|Elizabeth Adams||p10929.htm#i109281|Sir Edward H. Young, 1st Baron Kennet|b. 26 Mar 1879|p1963.htm#i19630|Lady Edith A. K. Bruce|d. 25 Jul 1947|p2292.htm#i22918|Captain Bryan F. Adams|b. 22 Jul 1887\nd. 22 Sep 1971|p10931.htm#i109309|Audrey Marshall|d. 1929|p18864.htm#i188635|

Last Edited=24 May 2004
     Hon. Easter Donatella Young was born on 2 April 1949.1 She is the daughter of Wayland Hilton Young, 2nd Baron Kennet and Elizabeth Adams.1 She married Frank Joffre Russell in 1981.1
     Hon. Easter Donatella Young was educated at Keele University, Keele, Staffordshire, England.1 From 1981, her married name became Russell.1

Children of Hon. Easter Donatella Young and Frank Joffre Russell

Citations

  1. [S8] Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 106th edition, 2 volumes (Crans, Switzerland: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 1999), volume 1, page 1564. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 106th edition.

Mary Kerr1

F, #109538, b. October 1674, d. 22 January 1735/36
Mary Kerr|b. Oct 1674\nd. 22 Jan 1735/36|p10954.htm#i109538|Robert Kerr, 1st Marquess of Lothian|b. 8 Mar 1636\nd. 15 Feb 1702/3|p10954.htm#i109539|Lady Jean Campbell||p10954.htm#i109540|Sir William Kerr, 1st Earl of Lothian|d. c Oct 1675|p1225.htm#i12247|Anne Kerr|d. 26 Mar 1667|p1225.htm#i12250|Archibald Campbell, 1st Marquess of Argyll|b. bt Aug 1605 - Apr 1607\nd. 27 May 1661|p10955.htm#i109541|Lady Margaret Douglas|b. 1610\nd. 13 Mar 1677/78|p2210.htm#i22092|

Last Edited=5 Jun 2008
Consanguinity Index=4.0%
     Mary Kerr was baptised in October 1674 at Newbattle, Scotland.1 She was born before October 1674.1 She was the daughter of Robert Kerr, 1st Marquess of Lothian and Lady Jean Campbell.1 She married James Douglas, 2nd Marquess of Douglas, son of Archibald Douglas, Earl of Angus and Lady Anne Stuart, after 13 December 1692 at Newbattle Abbey, Newbattle, Scotland.1 She died on 22 January 1735/36 at age 61 at Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.2 She was buried at Holyrood House, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.2
     From after 13 December 1692, her married name became Douglas.

Children of Mary Kerr and James Douglas, 2nd Marquess of Douglas

Citations

  1. [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume IV, page 438. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
  2. [S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume IV, page 439.
  3. [S8] Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 106th edition, 2 volumes (Crans, Switzerland: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 1999), volume 1, page 1282. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 106th edition.

Robert Kerr, 1st Marquess of Lothian1

M, #109539, b. 8 March 1636, d. 15 February 1702/3
Robert Kerr, 1st Marquess of Lothian|b. 8 Mar 1636\nd. 15 Feb 1702/3|p10954.htm#i109539|Sir William Kerr, 1st Earl of Lothian|d. c Oct 1675|p1225.htm#i12247|Anne Kerr|d. 26 Mar 1667|p1225.htm#i12250|Sir Robert Kerr, 1st Earl of Ancram|b. 1578\nd. a 9 Dec 1654|p1225.htm#i12245|Elizabeth Murray|d. b 1620|p1225.htm#i12246|Robert Kerr, 2nd Earl of Lothian|d. 6 Mar 1624|p1488.htm#i14874|Lady Annabella Campbell|d. 1652|p1488.htm#i14875|

Last Edited=2 Aug 2005
Consanguinity Index=0.0%
     Robert Kerr, 1st Marquess of Lothian was born on 8 March 1636 at Newbottle, Scotland.2 He was the son of Sir William Kerr, 1st Earl of Lothian and Anne Kerr.2 He married Lady Jean Campbell, daughter of Archibald Campbell, 1st Marquess of Argyll and Lady Margaret Douglas, circa January 1660/61. He died on 15 February 1702/3 at age 66.
     Robert Kerr, 1st Marquess of Lothian succeeded to the title of 2nd Earl of Lothian in October 1675.2 He succeeded to the title of 3rd Lord Kerr of Nisbet, Langnewton and Dolphinstoun [S., 1633] on 11 September 1690.2 He succeeded to the title of 3rd Earl of Ancram [S., 1633] on 11 September 1690.2 He was created 1st Marquess of Lothian [Scotland] on 23 June 1701.2

Children of Robert Kerr, 1st Marquess of Lothian and Lady Jean Campbell

Citations

  1. [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume IV, page 438. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
  2. [S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume I, page 132.

Lady Jean Campbell1

F, #109540
Lady Jean Campbell||p10954.htm#i109540|Archibald Campbell, 1st Marquess of Argyll|b. bt Aug 1605 - Apr 1607\nd. 27 May 1661|p10955.htm#i109541|Lady Margaret Douglas|b. 1610\nd. 13 Mar 1677/78|p2210.htm#i22092|Archibald Campbell, 7th Earl of Argyll|b. 1575\nd. bt Oct 1638 - 29 Nov 1638|p1668.htm#i16671|Lady Agnes Douglas|b. 1574\nd. 3 May 1607|p1678.htm#i16780|William Douglas, 7th Earl of Morton|b. 1582\nd. 7 Aug 1648|p1901.htm#i19004|Lady Anne Keith|d. 30 May 1648|p2576.htm#i25760|

Last Edited=25 Apr 2008
Consanguinity Index=4.4%
     Lady Jean Campbell is the daughter of Archibald Campbell, 1st Marquess of Argyll and Lady Margaret Douglas.1 She married Robert Kerr, 1st Marquess of Lothian, son of Sir William Kerr, 1st Earl of Lothian and Anne Kerr, circa January 1660/61. She died on 31 July 1712.
     From circa January 1661, her married name became Kerr.

Children of Lady Jean Campbell and Robert Kerr, 1st Marquess of Lothian

Citations

  1. [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume IV, page 438. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.