KER, Thomas of Smailholm, then of Ferniehirst ^{1 2}

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Thomas married Margaret KER heiress of Ferniehirst.¹ (Margaret KER heiress of Ferniehirst was born about 1450.)

  Marriage Notes:

" ... Douglas, or his editor Wood, is mistaken in continuing the line of Ferniehirst in the male line, Sir Thomas Ker having, according to Mackenzie, only had a daughter and heiress, Margaret, who married Thomas Ker of Smailholm, second surviving son of Andrew of Cessford and Altonburn."

from Scots Peerage (vol 4)




"Thomas Ker of Ferniehirst died in 1484, and not improbably between 23 May and 24 June of that year. He was certainly dead at the latter date.3 He married Margaret Ker, who survived him, and by her had issue..."

from Scots Peerage (vol 5) ^{1 3}