Margaret Erskine

Spouses/Children:
1. STRACHAN, John of Thornton, Sir

STRACHAN, Alexander younger of Thornton+
STRACHAN, Elizabeth+
STRACHAN, Helen+
STRACHAN, Daughter+

From Stirnet's "Erskine05" page (membership required to view without interruption): "probably of this generation"

From Stirnet's "Strachan01" page (membership required to view without interruption): "The patrickspeople site identifies Sir John's wife as Margaret Levingstoun. MGC identifies her as follows <this Margaret>, providing a note which reports a source identifying John's wife as Margaret Liston (which others may have interpreted as Livingston or Levingstoun) and adds 'She seems to be only a 2d wife. - But 'tis possible that by the Error of the transcriber it may be Liston instead of Erskine.'"

• a. John Erskine (d Flodden 09.09.1513) m. (before 21.06.1508) Margaret Ruthven (d 1548, dau of William Ruthven, 1st Lord)
  • (3) Margaret Erskine probably of this generation m. Sir John Strachan of Thornton (b c1516, d 20.08.1587)

Family

< Stirnet - Strachan01’ >

• Sir Alexander Strachan of Thornton (b 1490, d 1550) - continued above m1. Margaret Hay (dau of _ Hay of Dalgelly) mentioned by MGC but not by the patrickspeople site MGC suggests that Alexander's 2nd wife was Isobell, dau of David Falconer of Halkerton. We follow the patrickspeople site in showing her a generation earlier. m2. Isabel Falconer (dau of Sir George Falconer of Halkerton by Elizabeth Erskine)
  • 1. Sir John Strachan of Thornton (b c1516, d 20.08.1587). m. Margaret Erskine (dau of John Erskine of Dun by Margaret Ruthven)
    • A. Alexander Strachan of Thornton (d 05.1601) m1. Isobel Keith (dau of William Keith, Master of Marischal, by Elizabeth Hay)
    • B. Elizabeth Strachan m. James Skene of Westercorse & Ramore (son of James by Janet Lumsden)
    • C. Sara Strachan possibly fits here? m. Andrew Arbuthnot, 2nd of Fiddes (d 07.04.1626)

References

• https://www.patrickspeople.scot/ourfamily/5299.htm
• https://electricscotland.com/history/articles/strachan.htm