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     Carina Lorraine Binning was born on 9 July 1975.¹ She is the daughter of John Bathurst Shaw Binning and Lady Nora Kathleen Annesley.¹

     Isabel Home was the daughter of Sir David Home, 3rd of Wedderburn.

     William Kerr was the son of Robert Kerr and Isabel Home.¹ He died on 20 December 1590, assassinated by Sir Robert Ker (afterwards Earl of Roxburghe).¹
     William Kerr lived at Woodheid. He lived at Ancram, Roxburghshire, Scotland.¹

     Margaret Dundas was the daughter of Archibald Dundas.¹ She married Sir David Home before 1578.¹
     From before 1578, her married name became Home.¹

     Sir Robert Kerr, 1st Earl of Ancram was born in 1578.¹ He was the son of William Kerr and Margaret Dundas.¹ He married, firstly, Elizabeth Murray, daughter of Sir John Murray, in 1605.¹ He married, secondly, Lady Anne Stanley, daughter of Sir William Stanley, 6th Earl of Derby and Lady Elizabeth de Vere, after 6 November 1621.¹ He died after 9 December 1654 at Amsterdam, The Netherlands, in great poverty.¹ He died intestate and his estate was administered to to his son "Stanely Carr, Esq.", and again, on Stanley's death, on 14 may 1672, to his son Earl Charles on 2 July 1657.¹
     Sir Robert Kerr, 1st Earl of Ancram was also known as Robert Carr.¹ He was invested as a Knight, Order of the Bath (K.B.) on 25 July 1603.¹ In 1611 he had charters of lands at Whitchester.¹ He was Captain of the King's Body Guard to King James VI [Scotland] before 1613.¹ On 1 February 1620 he killed Charles Maxwell of Terregles, in a duel, which the latter had initiated. He was tried at the Cambridge Assizes, found guilty of manslaughter, and banished for six months.¹ He held the office of Gentleman of the Bedchamber in 1625.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Aylesbury between January 1625 and August 1625.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Preston from 1628 to 1629.¹ In 1631 he had charters of the Lordship of Newbottle.¹ In 1632 he had charters of the Barony of Langnewton.¹ He was created 1st Earl of Ancram [Scotland] on 24 June 1633, with a special remainder to his heirs male by his second wife, and then to his heirs male general.¹ He was created 1st Lord Kerr of Nisbet, Langnewton and Dolphinstoun [Scotland] on 24 June 1633.¹ He lived at Ancram, Roxburghshire, Scotland.¹ After the murder of the king (James VI?), he retired to Holland.¹
     He was a fervent loyalist (to King James VI), of high education, and an author of some note.¹

     Elizabeth Murray was the daughter of Sir John Murray.¹ She married Sir Robert Kerr, 1st Earl of Ancram, son of William Kerr and Margaret Dundas, in 1605.¹ She died before 1620.¹
     Her married name became Kerr.

     Sir William Kerr, 1st Earl of Lothian was the son of Sir Robert Kerr, 1st Earl of Ancram and Elizabeth Murray.¹ He married Anne Kerr, daughter of Robert Kerr, 2nd Earl of Lothian and Lady Annabella Campbell, on 9 December 1630. He died circa October 1675.
     Sir William Kerr, 1st Earl of Lothian was created 1st Earl of Lothian in 1631.²

     Lady Anne Stanley was born circa 1600.¹ She was the daughter of Sir William Stanley, 6th Earl of Derby and Lady Elizabeth de Vere.¹ She married, firstly, Sir Henry Portman, 2nd Bt., son of Sir John Portman, 1st Bt., on 20 July 1615.¹ She married, secondly, Sir Robert Kerr, 1st Earl of Ancram, son of William Kerr and Margaret Dundas, after 6 November 1621.¹ She died circa February 1656/57.¹ She was buried on 15 February 1656/57 at Westminster Abbey, Westminster, London, England.¹ She died intestate and her estate was administered to to her son Earl Charles on 9 June 1657.¹
     From 20 July 1615, her married name became Portman. From after 6 November 1621, her married name became Kerr. As a result of her marriage, Lady Anne Stanley was styled as Countess of Ancram on 24 June 1633.

     Charles Kerr, 2nd Earl of Ancram was born on 6 August 1624 at Richmond, Surrey, England.² He was the son of Sir Robert Kerr, 1st Earl of Ancram and Lady Anne Stanley.¹ He was baptised on 8 September 1624 at Richmond, Surrey, England.² He married unknown (?) before 1 May 1662.¹ He died between 1 September 1690 and 11 September 1690, in needy circumstances.¹
     Charles Kerr, 2nd Earl of Ancram was styled as Lord Carr between 1633 and 1654.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for St. Michael's between March 1647 and December 1648.¹ He succeeded to the title of 2nd Earl of Ancram [S., 1633] circa 9 December 1654.¹ He succeeded to the title of 2nd Lord Kerr of Nisbet, Langnewton and Dolphinstoun [S., 1633] circa 9 December 1654.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Thirsk between July 1660 and December 1660.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Wigan between 1661 and 1681.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Wigan between 1685 and 1687.¹
     On his death, the Earldom devolved upon his nephew of the half blood, Robert Kerr, afterwards 1st Marquess of Lothian.

     Anne Kerr was the daughter of Robert Kerr, 2nd Earl of Lothian and Lady Annabella Campbell. She married Sir William Kerr, 1st Earl of Lothian, son of Sir Robert Kerr, 1st Earl of Ancram and Elizabeth Murray, on 9 December 1630. She died on 26 March 1667.
     Her married name became Kerr.