Erskine, Alexander
From AngloScottish
Dates | 1651, 1660 | ||
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Location | Worcester, London | ||
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Place of Birth | Fife?, Scotland | ||
Marriage | Anna Kirkpatrick; Mary Dalzell | ||
Issue | Anne, John, Alexander, Elizabeth | ||
Place of birth | Source | J.B. Paul, The Scots Peerage: A History of the Noble Families of Scotland, 9 vols (Edinburgh, 1904-1914), v, 87-8 |
Third Earl of Kellie. Accompanied King to England in 1651 and taken prisoner at Battle of Worcester. Imprisoned in Tower of London. After short detention released but forced to go abroad. Allowed to return to Scotland in 1657. At Restoration travelled to London to kiss King’s hand. Died 1677