Erskine Family Crest, Coat of Arms & Erskine Name Origin

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Origin of the Name Erskine

The Erskine family history was found in the allfamilycrests.com archives. The name Erskine is of Scottish origin. Sir Robert Erskine, Chamberlain of Scotland , 1350-1357, had several sons. Thomas, his heir, and Malcolm, ancestor of the Erskines of Kinnoull. Sir Roberts grandson was created Lord Erskine. The third Lord Erskine was succeeded by his son, James, as fifth Lord, who left two sons. The younger, Sir Alexander Erskine of Gogar, had a son, Thomas, created Earl of Kellie, whose line became extinct in 1829. The elder, John, sixth Lord Erskine, was restored the old Celtic Earldom of Mar by Queen Mary. In 1875 the House of Lords decided that Walter Henry, thirteenth Earl of Kellie, had made out his claim to the Earldom of Mar, dated 1565. He died in 1888, and his son, Walter John, became twelfth Earl of Mar and fourteenth Earl of Kellie.