Scottish Family Trees
Explore the Family Trees of the Scottish Nobility in the 16th Century
28. The Kers of Cessford, Kerrs of Newbottle (later Earls of Lothian) and Scotts of Buccleuch
| Name | Title or Spouse, Ancestry | Dates | Tree No. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bethune, Grizel | w. of Sir William Scott,Yr. of Branxholm, d. of Sir John Bethune of Creich | Abt1521- | 28, 32 |
| Bethune, Janet | w. of Sir Walter Scott of Branxholm and Buccleuch, d. of Sir John Bethune of Creich | 1519-1569 | 28, 32 |
| Borthwick, John | 9th Lord Borthwick | -1623 | 28 |
| Borthwick, William | 7th Lord Borthwick | -1582 | 28 |
| Boyd, Robert | Master of Boyd, s. of Thomas, 6th Lord Boyd of Kilmarnock (see schedule 5) | 28 | |
| Buccleuch, Lords and Earls of | See Scott | 28 | |
| Campbell, Annabella | w. of Robert Kerr, 2nd Earl of Lothian, d. of Archibald Campbell, 7th Earl of Argyll | 28 | |
| Carmichael, Elizabeth | w. of Sir Walter Scott of Branxholm and Buccleuch, d. of Bartholemew Carmichael of that Ilk | Abt1500-Bef1530 | 28 |
| Crichton, Agnes | w. of Walter Ker of Caverton and Cessford, d. of William, 1st Lord Crichton of Sanquhar | -1501 | 28 |
| Crichton, Agnes | w. of Sir Andrew Ker, d. of Patrick Crichton of Cranstoun Riddell | 28 | |
| Cunningham, William | 8th Earl of Glencairn | 1575-1631 | 14, 28 |
| Douglas, (f) | w. of Andrew Ker of Auldtounburn and Cessford, d. of William Douglas of Cavers | 28 | |
| Douglas, Jane | w. of William Ker of Cessford (s. of Sir Walter Ker of Cessford), d. of Sir James Douglas of Drumlanrig | 28 | |
| Douglas, Margaret | w. of Sir Walter Scott(s. of Sir William Scott of Branxholm), of Francis Stewart Hepburn, 5th Earl of Bothwell, and d. of David, 7th Earl of Angus | -1640 | 6, 12, 28 |
| Douglas, William (Sir) | 9th Baron of Drumlanrig, Cr. Earl of Queensberry 1633 | 28 | |
| Drummond, Jean | w. of Sir Robert Ker, Cr. Earl of Roxburghe 1616, d. of Patrick, 3rd Lord Drummond | -1643 | 17, 28 |
| Haliburton, Margaret | w. of George Ker of Fawdonside, d. of Patrick Haliburton of Dirleton | 28 | |
| Hay, Isabel | w. of Walter Ker of Caverton and Cessford (s. of Andrew Ker of Auldtounburn and Cessford), d. of John, 1st lord hay of Yester | 0 | 28 |
| Hay, James | 7th Lord Hay of Yester | -1609 | 28, 29 |
| Home, Alexander | 5th Lord Home | -1575 | 24, 26, 28 |
| Ker, Andrew | of Auldburn and Cessford | 0 | 28 |
| Ker, Andrew (Sir) | of Cessford, s. of Sir Robert Ker of Cessford | -1526 | 28 |
| Ker, Catherine | w. of Sir John Kerr of Ferniehirst, d. of Sir Andrew Ker of Cessford | 28, 29 | |
| Ker, Elizabeth | w. of Sir Walter Scott of Buccleuch, d. of Sir Robert Ker of Cessford | -1548 | 28 |
| Ker, George | of Fawdonside, s. of Sir Robert Ker of Cessford | 28 | |
| Ker, Margaret | w. of Alexander, 5th Lord Home, d. of Sir William Ker of Cessford | 26, 28 | |
| Ker, Mary | w. of Sir Walter Scott, Cr. Lord Scott of Buccleuch 1606, d. of William Ker of Cessford | 28 (x2) | |
| Ker, Robert (Sir) | of Cessford, s. of Walter Ker of Caverton and Cessford | 0 | 28 |
| Ker, Robert (Sir) | Cr. Earl of Roxburghe 1616 | Abt1570-1650 | 17, 22, 28 |
| Ker, Thomas | of Smallholm and Ferniehirst, s. of Andrew Ker of Auldtounburn and Cessford | 0 | 28, 29 |
| Ker, Walter | of Caverton and Cessford, s. of Andrew Ker of Auldtounburn and Cessford | -1501 | 28 |
| Ker, Walter (Sir) | of Cessford, s. of Sir Andrew Ker of Cessford | -1581 | 28, 29 |
| Ker, William | of Cessford, s. of Sir Walter Ker of Cessford | -1600 | 28 |
| Kerr, Andrew | Master of Jedburgh, s. of Andrew Kerr, Cr. Lord Jedburgh 1622 | -1628 | 28, 29 |
| Kerr, Catherine | w. of William Maxwell, 5th Lord Herries, d. of Mark Kerr, Commendator of Newbottle | -1600 | 26, 28 |
| Kerr, George | Papal emissiary of ÒSpanish BlanksÓ, s. of Mark Kerr, Commendator of Newbottle | -1593 | 28 |
| Kerr, Isabel | w. of Sir Walter Ker of Cessford, d. of Sir Andrew Kerr of Ferniehirst | -1585 | 28, 29 |
| Kerr, Isabel | w. of Sir William Douglas 9th Baron of Drumlanrig, Cr. Earl of Queensberry 1633, d. of Mark Kerr, Cr. Earl of Lothian 1606 | -1628 | 28 |
| Kerr, Janet | w. of George Turnbull of Bedrule, of Sir Walter Scott of Braxholm and Buccleuch, and d. of Sir Andrew Kerr of Ferniehirst | 28, 29 | |
| Kerr, Janet | w. of William Cunningham, 8th Earl of Glencairn, d. of Mark Kerr, 1st Earl of Lothian | Abt1580- | 14, 28 |
| Kerr, Jean | w. of Robert Boyd, Master of Boyd (s. of Thomas, 6th Lord Boyd of Kilmarnock), of David Lindsay, 12th Earl of Crawford, and d. of Mark Kerr, Cr. Earl of Lothian 1606 | -1632 | 10, 28 |
| Kerr, John (Sir) | of Ferniehirst, s. of Sir Andrew Kerr of Ferniehirst | -1562 | 28, 29 |
| Kerr, Lilias | w. of John, 9th Lord Borthwick, d. of Mark Kerr, Cr. Earl of Lothian 1606 | -1659 | 28 |
| Kerr, Margaret | w. of Thomas Ker of Smallholm and Ferniehirst, d. of Sir Thomas Kerr of Ferniehirst | 28, 29 | |
| Kerr, Margaret | w. of James, 7th Lord Hay of Yester, of Andrew Kerr, Master of Jedburgh (s. of Andrew Kerr, Cr. Lord Jedburgh 1622), d. of Mark Kerr, Cr. Earl of Lothian 1606 | Abt1576-1645 | 28, 29 (x2) |
| Kerr, Mark | Commendator of Newbottle, s. of Sir Andrew Ker of Cessford | Abt1516-1584 | 11, 26, 28 |
| Kerr, Mark | Cr. Earl of Lothian 1606 | Bef1558-1609 | 26, 28 |
| Kerr, Robert | 2nd Earl of Lothian | -1624 | 28, 29 |
| Kerr, Thomas (Sir) | of Ferniehirst, s. of Sir John Kerr of Ferniehirst | -1586 | 28, 29, 30 |
| Leslie, Helen | w. of Mark Kerr, Commendator of Newbottle (s. of Sir Andrew Ker of Cessford), d. of George Leslie, 4th Earl of Rothes | Aft1525-1594 | 11, 28 |
| Maitland, Mary | w. of Sir Robert Ker, Cr. Earl of Roxburghe 1616, and d. of William Maitland of Lethington | 22, 28 | |
| Maxwell. Margaret | w. of Mark Kerr Cr. Earl of Lothian 1606, d. of Sir John Maxwell, 4th Lord Herries | -1617 | 26, 28 |
| Maxwell, William | 5th Lord Herries | Abt1555-1604 | 26, 28 |
| Rutherfurd, Christian | w. of Sir Robert Ker of Cessford (s. of Walter Ker of Caverton and Cessford), d. of James Rutherfurd of that Ilk | 28 | |
| Scott, Grizel | w. of William 7th Lord Borthwick, d. of Sir William Scott of Branxholm (or possibly of Walter Scott of Branxholm and Buccleuch by Janet Bethune) | 28 | |
| Scott, Janet | w. of Sir Thomas Kerr of Ferniehirst | 28, 29 | |
| Scott, Walter (Sir) | of Buccleuch, s. of David Scott Yr. of Buccleuch | -1504 | 28 |
| Scott, Walter (Sir) | of Branxholm and Buccleuch, s. of Sir Walter Scott of Buccleuch | Abt1495-1552 | 19, 28, 29, 32 |
| Scott, Walter (Sir) | of Buccleuch, s. of Sir William Scott Yr. of Branxholm | 1549-1574 | 6, 28 |
| Scott, Walter (Sir) | Cr. Lord Scott of Buccleuch 1606, s. of Sir Walter Scott of Buccleuch | -1611 | 17, 28 (x2) |
| Scott, William (Sir) | Yr. of Branxholm, s. of Sir Walter Scott of Branxholm and Buccleuch | 1517-Bef1552 | 28, 32 |