Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors

Thomas Ker of Smailholm, 1st of Ferniehurst and Margaretha Kerr of Ferniehurst

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Husband Thomas Ker of Smailholm, 1st of Ferniehurst [19165] ¹

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           Born: 10 Jul 1448 - Cessford, Roxburghshire, Scotland 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 24 Jun 1488 - Ferniehirst Castle, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland 1
         Buried: After 24 Jun 1484 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom 1
FamilySearch ID: GQ6K-M7M

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         Father: Andrew Ker 1st Laird of Cessford [19167] (1420-1481) 2
         Mother: Margaret Douglas of Cavers House [19168] (1425-1484) 2

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       Marriage: Abt 1461 - Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland 3

Events

• TitleOfNobility: Baron of Ferniehurst - via marriage to Margaret Kerr, Abt 1461.

• He resided at built the original Ferniehirst Castle about 1470.

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Wife Margaretha Kerr of Ferniehurst [19166] ¹

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           Born: 1450 - Ferniehirst Castle, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland 1
     Christened: 
           Died: Jun 1488 - Smailholm, Roxburghshire, Scotland 1
         Buried: 1484 - Westminster Abbey, Westminster, Middlesex, England 1
FamilySearch ID: 9Q57-HM6

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         Father: Sir Thomas Kerr of Ferniehirst [19209] (Abt 1400-Bef 1470) 3
         Mother: Catherine Coville of Ochiltree [19210] (1450-1484) 3

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Events

• She resided at heiress of Ferniehirst - from her father on an unknown date.

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Children

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1 M Sir Andrew "Dand" Kerr of Ferniehirst [19163] ⁴

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           Born: 1475 - Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland 4
     Christened: After 1480 - Gateshaw, Roxburghshire, Scotland 4
           Died: 4 Oct 1545 - Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland 4
         Buried: 1545 - Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland 4
FamilySearch ID: LZL8-GRN

         Spouse: Janet Home of Polwarth 4 [19164] (1480-1543)
           Marr: 1 Nov 1501 1

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Sources

1 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 29 Nov 2025), entry for Andrew "Dand" Kerr, person ID LZL8-GRN.

2 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 29 Nov 2025), entry for Thomas Ker, person ID GQ6K-M7M.

3 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 29 Nov 2025), entry for Margaretha Kerr, person ID 9Q57-HM6.

4 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 29 Nov 2025), entry for Sir Knight Andrew "Dand" Carr, person ID PQ1S-5XJ.