Kerr family

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The Kerr family is a prominent Scottish noble lineage historically influential in the Borders region and associated with estates such as Newbattle Abbey.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Kerr family canonical 4
Kerrs of Lothian 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Scottish noble family
associatedClan Clan Kerr
associatedPeerage Peerage of Scotland
Peerage of the United Kingdom
associatedTerritory Lothian
Roxburghshire NERFINISHED
Teviotdale
category Scottish Lowland families
Scottish clans
Scottish noble families
clanNameVariant Ker
coatOfArmsFeature chevron
mullets
sun in splendour
country Scotland
ethnicOrigin Scottish
hereditaryRole Scottish peers
historicalActivity border warfare with England
historicalAllegiance Kingdom of Scotland
historicalInfluenceArea Borders region of Scotland
historicalRole Border reivers
languageOfOrigin Scots
Scottish Gaelic
nobleTitleHeld Earl of Ancram
Earl of Lothian
Earl of Roxburghe
Marquess of Lothian
notableBranch Kerrs of Cessford
Kerrs of Ferniehirst
notableEstate Newbattle Abbey
notableMember Mark Kerr, 1st Earl of Lothian (new creation)
Peter Kerr, 12th Marquess of Lothian
Robert Kerr, 1st Earl of Ancram
Robert Kerr, 1st Earl of Lothian
Robert Kerr, 1st Earl of Roxburghe
William Kerr, 3rd Earl of Lothian
politicalInfluence Kingdom of Scotland court politics
Scottish Borders politics
region Scottish Borders
religiousAssociation Newbattle Abbey
surface form: Newbattle Abbey (Cistercian monastery)
socialClass nobility
surnameForm Ker
Kerr
traditionalSeat Cessford Castle
Ferniehirst Castle
Monteviot House
Newbattle Abbey

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Newbattle Abbey associatedFamily Kerr family
Clan Kerr notableBranch Kerr family
this entity surface form: Kerrs of Lothian
Marquess of Lothian hasTitleHolder Kerr family
Marquess of Lothian heldBy Kerr family