Dame Margaret Ker

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Dame Margaret Ker

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Coldingham, Berwickshire, Scotland
Death: before February 24, 1589
Wedderburn Castle, Berwickshire, Scotland
Place of Burial: Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Immediate Family:

Daughter of Sir Walter Kerr of Cessford, Kt. and Isobel Kerr, of Ferniehirst
Wife of David Home, 6th Baron Wedderburn and James Pringle of Whytbank
Mother of Patrick Home; James Pringle; Marion Pringle; Robert Hoppringill; George Hoppringill and 6 others
Sister of Isobel Ker; Margaret Kerr; William Ker of Cessford; Agnes Kerr; Thomas Ker and 2 others

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About Dame Margaret Ker

Lairds and gentlemen: A study of the landed families of the Eastern Anglo-Scottish Borders c.1540-1603 Vol 2 pp 55-8 & 118-9

DAME MARGARET KER

Lady Wedderburn; Formerly Lady Woodhouse

First Marriage

Dame Margaret Ker married James Pringle of Whytbank. Stirnet: Pringle 01

Second Marriage

Dame Margaret Ker married David Home of Wedderburn. rootsweb

Memorial Inscription

HEIR LIES OF GUID MOMORIE DAME MARGARET KER, FIRST WYFE TO JAMES PRINGIL OF WODHOUS AND EFTER HIS DECEIS MAREIT SIR DAVID HOME OF WODDERBURNE KNYCHT QUHA DECEISSIT THE 24 OF FEBRUARE ANNO D 1589 rootsweb

Evidence from the National Records of Scotland

                   1

20 September 1572: Letters in an action by James Hoppringill of Wodhous, Margaret Ker, his mother, and David Home of Wedderburne, her spouse, against Robert Carnecroce of Colmislie, anent Langschaw. National Records of Scotland, Papers of the Earls of Morton, reference GD150/1471

                   2

27 September 1575. Suspension of this at instance of Dame Margaret Ker, relict of Sir David Hume of Wedderburn. National Records of Scotland, Papers of the Earls of Morton, reference GD150/1471

                   3

2 January 1584-85: Gift by James, commendator of Melrois, to Margaret Ker, Lady Weddirburn, of the escheat of William Karnecorse of Colmislie. National Records of Scotland, Papers of the Earls of Morton, reference GD150/1481

Genealogy

  1. Stirnet: Pringle 01
  2. rootsweb

David Home - Children by Margaret Ker

Patrick

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Dame Margaret Ker's Timeline

1490
1490
Coldingham, Berwickshire, Scotland
1504
1504
Whitebank, Tynnes, Midlothian, Scotland
1589
February 24, 1589
Age 99
Wedderburn Castle, Berwickshire, Scotland
February 24, 1589
Age 99
Melrose Abbey, Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland
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