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Erskine (/ ˈɜːrskɪn /, Scots: Erskin, Scottish Gaelic: Arasgain) is a town in the council area of Renfrewshire, and historic county of the same name, situated in the West Central Lowlands of Scotland. It lies on the southern bank of the River Clyde, providing the lowest crossing to the north bank of the river at the Erskine Bridge ...
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John Erskine, fifth Lord Erskine was guardian and tutor of...
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John Erskine, fifth Lord Erskine was guardian and tutor of James V of Scotland. [2] Mary, Queen of Scots had spent the first five years of her life around Alloa and Stirling Castle. She later bestowed upon the sixth Lord Erskine the title of Earl of Mar. [2] Erskine was descended from Elyne, daughter of Gratney, 7th Earl of Mar. [3]
Variant form (s) Arascain. Erskine is a Scottish surname. The name is derived from a habitational name from a location (Erskine) on the southern bank of the River Clyde, near Glasgow. This place was first recorded in 1225 as Erskin. Early spellings of the place include: Yrskin (1227); Ireskin (1262); Harskin (1300), and Irschen (1300). [1]
Erskine Clan History. Erskine is an area on the south of the River Clyde, ten miles west of Glasgow. The name is believed to be ancient British for ‘green rising ground’. In the early 13th century, during the reign of Alexander II, the first man to take the name as his own was Henry of Erskine, owner of the Barony of Erskine.
Erskine was exiled as a result, but was ultimately restored to royal favour and became Lord High Treasurer of Scotland in 1616. The ability to change political allegiance according to the pragmatic needs of survival or the desire for gain was a skill not unknown to the Scottish nobility, and the sixth Earl of Mar, born in 1675, had the aptitude to such an extent that he has passed into history ...
Erskine is an aurie tae the sooth o the River Clyde an ten mile tae the wast o Glesga. The name is believed tae be auncient or Auld Breetish for green risin grund. In the 13t century durin the reign o King Alexander II o Scotland the first kent body o the name Erskine wis Henry Erskine who wis an an the awner o the Barony o Erskine.
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The surname Erskine was first found in at Erskine in Renfrewshire (Gaelic: Siorrachd Rinn Friù), a historic county of Scotland, today encompassing the Council Areas of Renfrew, East Renfrewshire, and Iverclyde, in the Strathclyde region of southwestern Scotland. In the year 1225, King Alexander II granted Henry de Erskine, who held the baroncy ...
