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Peerage Record – 10939

Nichole Ker1,2

Female, Registry Number #109381

Last Edited=21 Dec 2011
     Nichole Ker is the daughter of Sir George Ker of Samuelstown.1 She married, firstly, Alexander Home, 2nd Lord Home, son of Alexander Home, Master of Home and Agnes Hepburn, before 22 March 1492/93.3 She married, secondly, Sir Alexander Ramsay of Dalhousie, son of Alexander Ramsay of Dalhousie and Isabella Douglas, circa 1508.3 She and Sir Alexander Ramsay of Dalhousie were divorced.
     She was also known as Nicola.3 From before 22 March 1492/93, her married name became Home.3 From circa 1508, her married name became Ramsay.3

Children of Nichole Ker and Alexander Home, 2nd Lord Home

Children of Nichole Ker and Sir Alexander Ramsay of Dalhousie

Citations:
  1. [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume I, page 221. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
  2. [S2] Peter W. Hammond, editor, The Complete Peerage or a History of the House of Lords and All its Members From the Earliest Times, Volume XIV: Addenda & Corrigenda (Stroud, Gloucestershire, U.K.: Sutton Publishing, 1998), page 218. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage, Volume XIV.
  3. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 1019. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  4. [S37] BP2003. [S37]
  5. [S323] Sir James Balfour Paul, The Scots Peerage: founded on Wood’s edition of Sir Robert Douglas’s The Peerage of Scotland (Edinburgh, Scotland: David Douglas, 1904), volume II, page 154. Hereinafter cited as The Scots Peerage.

Sir George Ker of Samuelstown1

Male, Registry Number #109382

Last Edited=15 Nov 2008
     Sir George Ker of Samuelstown lived at Samuelstown, ScotlandG.2

Child of Sir George Ker of Samuelstown

Citations:
  1. [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume I, page 221. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
  2. [S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume III, page 513.

Lady Margaret Lindsay1

Female, Registry Number #109383, b. before 1494

Last Edited=19 Feb 2011
Consanguinity Index=0.47%
     Lady Margaret Lindsay was born before 1494.1 She was the daughter of David Lindsay, 1st Duke of Montrose and Elizabeth Hamilton.1 She married John Blair.1
     Her married name became Blair.1
Citations:
  1. [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume III, page 514. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.

George Home, 4th Lord Home1

Male, Registry Number #109384, d. circa 15 April 1549

Last Edited=31 Dec 2011
     George Home, 4th Lord Home was the son of Alexander Home, 2nd Lord Home and Nichole Ker.1 He married Mariot Halyburton, daughter of Patrick Halyburton, 4th Lord Dirletoun, before 30 October 1531.2 He died circa 15 April 1549.3
     On 12 August 1522 he was restored to his titles.2 He succeeded as the 4th Lord Home [S., 1473] on 12 August 1522.1 He held the office of Warden of the East Marches in 1543.2 He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) [Scotland] in 1545.2 He held the office of Warden of the East Marches in 1546.2

Children of George Home, 4th Lord Home and Mariot Halyburton

Citations:
  1. [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume I, page 221. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
  2. [S37] BP2003 volume 2, page 1949. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  3. [S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume VI, page 554.

John Home1

Male, Registry Number #109385, b. after 1470

Last Edited=22 Apr 2011
     John Home was born after 1470. He was the son of Alexander Home, 2nd Lord Home and Nichole Ker.1 He died, without issue.2
     He was Abbot.1
Citations:
  1. [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume I, page 221. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
  2. [S37] BP2003 volume 2, page 1949. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]

Sir Thomas Hay, Master of Yester1

Male, Registry Number #109386, b. before 1470, d. between 29 September 1502 and 8 November 1504

Last Edited=8 May 2011
Consanguinity Index=0.96%
     Sir Thomas Hay, Master of Yester was born before 1470.2 He was the son of John Hay, 1st Lord Hay of Yester and Mariot Lindsay.3,2 He married, firstly, Elizabeth Borthwick before 1483.3 He married, secondly, Elizabeth Home, daughter of Alexander Home, 2nd Lord Home and Nichole Ker, before 1490.1 He died between 29 September 1502 and 8 November 1504.3
     He lived at Hoprew, Peebles-shire, ScotlandG.2

Child of Sir Thomas Hay, Master of Yester and Elizabeth Borthwick

Citations:
  1. [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume I, page 221. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
  2. [S37] BP2003 volume 3, page 3960. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  3. [S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume VI, page 422.

John Hay, 1st Lord Hay of Yester1

Male, Registry Number #109387, d. between September 1508 and 23 October 1508

Last Edited=18 May 2011
Consanguinity Index=1.62%
     John Hay, 1st Lord Hay of Yester was the son of Sir David Hay of Lochorwart and Yester and Lady Elizabeth Douglas.2 He married, firstly, Mariot Lindsay, daughter of John Lindsay, 1st Lord Lindsay of the Byres and Agnes Stewart, before 7 July 1462.3 He married, secondly, Elizabeth Cunningham, daughter of George Cunningham of Belton, circa 1468.2 He died between September 1508 and 23 October 1508.1
     He held the office of Sheriff of Peebles.2 He was created 1st Lord Hay of Yester [Scotland] on 29 January 1487/88.2 He lived at Wester Hoprew, Peebles-shire, ScotlandG, which his father settled on him.2

Child of John Hay, 1st Lord Hay of Yester

Child of John Hay, 1st Lord Hay of Yester and Mariot Lindsay

Children of John Hay, 1st Lord Hay of Yester and Elizabeth Cunningham

Citations:
  1. [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume VI, page 422. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
  2. [S37] BP2003 volume 3, page 3960. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  3. [S37] BP2003. [S37]
  4. [S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume II, page 222.

Elizabeth Borthwick1

Female, Registry Number #109388, d. after 1502

Last Edited=23 Nov 2010
     Elizabeth Borthwick married Sir Thomas Hay, Master of Yester, son of John Hay, 1st Lord Hay of Yester and Mariot Lindsay, before 1483.1 She died after 1502.1

Child of Elizabeth Borthwick and Sir Thomas Hay, Master of Yester

Citations:
  1. [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume VI, page 422. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
  2. [S37] BP2003 volume 3, page 3960. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]

Sir Robert Livingston1

Male, Registry Number #109389, b. before 1493, d. before 1516
Last Edited=30 Mar 2007
     Sir Robert Livingston was born before 1493. He married Janet Bethune, daughter of Sir David Bethune, 1st of Creich and Janet Duddingston, on 18 May 1508.1,2 He died before 1516.1
Citations:
  1. [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume I, page 221. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
  2. [S2226] Lawless Bethune, “re: Bethune Family,” e-mail message to www.peerage.org.uk, 27 March 2007. Hereinafter cited as “re: Bethune Family.”

John Hamilton, 1st Marquess of Hamilton1

Male, Registry Number #109390, b. circa 1535, d. 6 April 1604

Last Edited=16 Jan 2011
Consanguinity Index=1.15%
     John Hamilton, 1st Marquess of Hamilton was born circa 1535.2 He was the son of James Hamilton, 2nd Earl of Arran and Lady Margaret Douglas.1 He married Margaret Lyon, daughter of John Lyon, 7th Lord Glamis and Janet Keith, between 30 December 1577 and 10 February 1578.3 He died on 6 April 1604.3 His will was proven (by probate) on 30 June 1608.3
     He was styled as Earl of Arran between 1575 and 1599.4 In 1579 he was forfault as a faithful adherent of Queen Mary.4 He fought in the siege of Stirling Castle on 3 November 1585, and the King.4 He held the office of Governor of Dumbarton Castle in December 1585.4 On 10 December 1585 he was pardoned following the repeal (by Parliament) of the forfeiture against his family.4 He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) [Scotland] on 10 December 1585.4 He held the office of Lieutenant of the South of Scotland in 1589.4 He was created 1st Lord Aven [Scotland] on 17 April 1599, probably created at the same time as the Marquess of Hamilton, but possibly at the same time as the Earl of Arran i.e. 11 Aug 1603. However this title doesn’t appear to have been used after 1611.4 He was created 1st Marquess of Hamilton [Scotland] on 17 April 1599.5

Children of John Hamilton, 1st Marquess of Hamilton and Margaret Lyon

Child of John Hamilton, 1st Marquess of Hamilton

Citations:
  1. [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume I, page 222. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
  2. [S8] BP1999 volume 1, page 1283. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S8]
  3. [S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume VI, page 258.
  4. [S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume VI, page 257.
  5. [S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume I, page 223.
  6. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 860. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  7. [S8] BP1999. [S8]

 

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