Kennedy Family Tree » Sir William Kerr of Chessford (1543-1601)

Personal data Sir William Kerr of Chessford 

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  • He was born on May 16, 1543 in Altonburn, Roxburghshire, Scotland.Source 2
  • He died on May 27, 1601 in Cessford Castle, St Boswells, Roxburghshire, Scotland, he was 58 years old.Source 2

Household of Sir William Kerr of Chessford

He is married to Lady Janet Douglas of Cessford.

They got married on March 3, 1563 at Altonburn, Roxburghshire, Scotland, he was 19 years old.

They got married in the year 1590 at Ancrum, Roxburghshire, Scotland, he was 46 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. Elizabeth Kerr  1567-1631 

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Sir William Kerr of Chessford
1543-1601

1563

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Sources

  1. Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=108831291&pid=25918
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  2. Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015, Ancestry.com

Historical events

  • Graaf Karel II (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1515 till 1555 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
  • In the year 1543: Source: Wikipedia
    • July 12 » King Henry VIII of England marries his sixth and last wife, Catherine Parr, at Hampton Court Palace.
    • August 25 » António Mota and a few companions become the first Europeans to visit Japan.
    • September 9 » Mary Stuart, at nine months old, is crowned "Queen of Scots" in the central Scottish town of Stirling.
  • Graaf Filips III (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1555 till 1581 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
  • In the year 1563: Source: Wikipedia
    • March 19 » The Edict of Amboise is signed, ending the first phase of the French Wars of Religion and granting certain freedoms to the Huguenots.
    • December 4 » The final session of the Council of Trent is held. (It had opened on December 13, 1545.)
  • Stadhouder Prins Maurits (Huis van Oranje) was from 1585 till 1625 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
  • In the year 1601: Source: Wikipedia
    • February 8 » Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, rebels against Queen Elizabeth I and the revolt is quickly crushed.
    • August 3 » Long War: Austria captures Transylvania in the Battle of Goroszló.
    • November 18 » Tiryaki Hasan Pasha, an Ottoman provincial governor, routs the Habsburg forces commanded by Ferdinand the Archduke of Austria during the Siege of Nagykanizsa.


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About the surname Kerr of Chessford


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Brian Kennedy, "Kennedy Family Tree", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/kennedy-family-tree/P25918.php : accessed June 3, 2024), "Sir William Kerr of Chessford (1543-1601)".