Christian Erskine

Name: Christian Erskine Gender: Female Christening Place: EDINBURGH PARISH, EDINBURGH, MIDLOTHIAN, SCOTLAND Birth Date: 20 December 1715 Birthplace: Edinburgh Parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Father's Name: Charles Erskine Mother's Name: Grizel Grierson https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XTPG-9LW

Name: Robert Baronet Laurie Spouse's Name: Christian Areskine Event Date: 5 February 1733 Event Place: Glencairn,Dumfries,Scotland Father's Name: Walter Baronet Laurie Mother's Name: Jean Nisbet Spouse's Father's Name: Charles Areskine Spouse's Mother's Name: Grizel Grierson https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XTGM-63R

Name: Robert Baronet Laurie Spouse's Name: Christian Erskine Spouse's Birth Date: 20 December 1715 Event Date: 4 February 1733 Event Place: Edinburgh Parish,Edinburgh,Midlothian,Scotland Father's Name: Walter Baronet Laurie Mother's Name: Jean Nisbet Spouse's Father's Name: Charles Erskine Spouse's Mother's Name: Grizel Grierson https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XY9M-K4L

From Scotland's People: Old Parish Registers - Births and Baptisms

• 20 December 1715 birth or baptism of Christian Erskine, (U) [son or daughter] of Charles Erskine and Grizel Grierson [child 2], in the parish of Edinburgh

From Scotland's People: Old Parish Records - Marriages and Banns

• 4 February 1733 marriage or banns of Robert Laurie, Baronet to Christian Erskine, in the parish of Edinburgh
• 5 February 1733 marriage or banns of Robert Laurie, Baronet to Christian Areskine, in the parish of Glencairn

From The Register of Marriages for the Parish of Edinburgh 1701-1750 by Rev Henry Paton Published 1908 Page 309

[Marriage of] Sir Robert Laurie of Maxweltown,baronet, in North Kirk parish [Edinburgh]; to [Mrs.] Christian Erskine, daughter of Mr. Charles Erskine of Barjarg, advocate, H.M. Solicitor, in North Kirk parish [Edinburgh] on 4 February 1733.

From Scotland's People: Old Parish Registers - Births and Baptisms

Possible list of 7 children of Robert Laurie and Christian Erskine from first: 6 February 1734 Grizell Laurie to last: 15 June 1750 Margaret Laurie

• 6 February 1734 birth or baptism of Grizell Laurie, daughter of Robert Laurie and Christian Erskine [child 1], in the parish of Edinburgh
• [unknown day] February 1735 birth or baptism of Walter Laurie, son of Robert Laurie, Baronet, and Christian Areskine [child 2], in the parish of Glencairn
• 17 July 1739 birth or baptism of Susanna Laurie, daughter of Robert Laurie, Baronet, and Christian Erskine [child 3], in the parish of Dumfries
• 10 February 1743 birth or baptism of Charlot Laurie, daughter of Robert Laurie, Baronet, and Christian Erskine [child 4], in the parish of Dumfries
• 26 July 1745 birth or baptism of Robert Laurie, Baronet/, son of Robert Laurie, Baronet, and Christian Erskine [child 5], in the parish of Dumfries
• 22 July 1748 birth or baptism of Christian Laurie, (U) [son or daughter] of Robert Laurie, Baronet, and Christian Erskine [child 6], in the parish of Dumfries
• 15 June 1750 birth or baptism of Margaret Laurie, daughter of Robert Laurie, Baronet, and Christian Erskine [child 7], in the parish of Dumfries

From Scotland's People: Old Parish Records - Deaths and Burials

22 August 1755 death or burial of Christian Laurie, [maiden surname] Arskine, [spouse of] Robert Laurie, in the parish of Edinburgh

From British Newspaper Archive: The Scots Magazine August 1755 Page 414 Deaths

Deaths: Thursday, 21 August 1755. At Edinburgh, Lady Christian Laurie, wife of Sir Robert Laurie of Maxwelton Maxwelton House, 1 Maxwelton Mains, Moniaive, Dumfries and Galloway DG3 4DX 55.1874, -3.8516, and daughter of Charles Areskine of Alva, Esq., Lord Justice-Clerk.