ERSKINE, Catherine ^{1 2}

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Catherine married Alexander ELPHINSTONE 2nd Lord Elphinstone, son of Alexander ELPHINSTONE 1st Lord Elphinstone and Elizabeth BARLOW, 25 November 1525 (contract).^{1 2} (Alexander ELPHINSTONE 2nd Lord Elphinstone was born about 1510 ² and died on 10 September 1547 in Battle of Pinkie Cleugh, near Musselburgh, Midlothian, Scotland ².)

  Marriage Notes:

"Lord Elphinstone was contracted in marriage on 20 November 1525, when little over fourteen years of age, 'without avise of his friends' to Catherine Erskine, daughter of John, fourth Lord Erskine, by Isabel, daughter of Sir George Campbell. The marriage was celebrated before 27 February 1525-26, as he and his wife then got a charter from the King of the lands of Pittendreich, on his own resignation. They had issue .... "

from Scots Peerage (vol 3)

"ELPHINSTONE (Volume 3) p. 532, 1. 26, for 'fourth' read 'fifth.'"

from Scots Peerage (vol 9 Addenda et Corrigenda)




"Catherine, contracted in marriage, on 25 June 1518, to John Murray of Touchadam, with 650merks of tocher. But this did not take effect, and she was married (contract dated 20 November 1525) to Alexander, second Lord Elphinstone, with 1300 merks of tocher."

from Scots Peerage (vol 5) ^{1 2 3}