Alexander Erskine, 5th Earl of Kellie explained
Sir Alexander Erskine (died 3 April 1756) was the 5th Earl of Kellie.
Family
He was the son of Alexander Erskine, 4th Earl of Kellie and Anne Lindsay.[1]
He married first on 29 May 1726 in Carnbee, Fife, Scotland to Louisa Moray, daughter of William Moray.[2]
He married secondly on 12 Oct 1731 to Janet Pitcairn.
His daughter Janet married Sir Robert Anstruther, 3rd Baronet of Balcaskie.[3]
His son and heir Thomas was a gifted composer.
Notes and References
- https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/4160642:60144 Alexander Earl of Kellie Erskine in the Scotland, Select Marriages, 1561-1910
- https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/22123:62525 Alexander Erskine 5th Earl of Kellie in the Scotland, Red Books of Scotland, 1600-1939
- http://www.cracroftspeerage.co.uk/kellie1619.htm Cracroft's Peerage
