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Personal data Robert Kerr 1st Earl of Ancram 

• He was born in the year 1578 in Ancram, Roxburghshire, Scotland.
• He died after December 9, 1654 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
• A child of William Kerr and Margaret Dundas
• This information was last updated on December 4, 2022.

Household of Robert Kerr 1st Earl of Ancram

(1) He is married to Elizabeth Murray.

They got married on January 14, 1607 at Roxburghshire, Scotland, he was 29 years old.

(2) He is married to Anne Stanley.

They got married.

Notes about Robert Kerr 1st Earl of Ancram

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Robert Kerr, 1st Earl of Ancrame1

M, #12245, b. 1578, d. after 9 December 1654
Last Edited=23 May 2011
Consanguinity Index=0.05%
     Robert Kerr, 1st Earl of Ancrame was born in 1578.1 He was the son of William Kerr of Ancram and Margaret Dundas.1 He married, firstly, Elizabeth Murray, daughter of Sir John Murray of Blackbarony and Margaret Hamilton, circa 24 January 1607.1 He married, secondly, Lady Anne Stanley, daughter of 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 NetherlandsG, 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
     He was also known as Robert Carr.1 He was appointed Knight, Order of the Bath (K.B.) on 25 July 1603.1 In 1607 he (and his brothers) signed the 'Letters of Slains' in forgiveness of Lord Roxburghe for the murder of his father.2 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 Lord Kerr of Nisbet, Langnewton and Dolphinstoun [Scotland] on 24 June 1633.1 He was created 1st Earl of Ancrame [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 lived at Ancram, Roxburghshire, ScotlandG.1 After the murder of the king (Charles I), he retired to Holland.1
     He was a fervent loyalist (to King James VI), of high education, and an author of some note.1
Child of Robert Kerr, 1st Earl of Ancrame and Elizabeth Murray

William Kerr, 1st Earl of Lothian+3 b. c 1605, d. Oct 1675
Children of Robert Kerr, 1st Earl of Ancrame and Lady Anne Stanley

Lady Stanley Kerr3 d. bt 1666 - May 1672
Lady Vere Kerr2
Lady Elizabeth Kerr4
Charles Kerr, 2nd Earl of Ancrame+3 b. 6 Aug 1624, d. bt 1 Sep 1690 - 11 Sep 1690

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