Sir Charles ERSKINE, ,of Tinwald,Lord Justice Clerk of Scotland

1680 - 1763  (83 years)

• Name	Charles ERSKINE
  Prefix	Sir
  Suffix	,of Tinwald,Lord Justice Clerk of Scotland
  Born	1680
  Gender	Male
  Died	5 Apr 1763	Edinburgh, Scotland
  Person ID	I4018	Kirkpatrick Family
  Last Modified	8 Dec 2020

  
  

  Family 1	Grizel GRIERSON, ,Heiress ,and daughter of John Grierson of Barjarg,   bur. Grey Friars Church Cemetery , London
  Married	21 Dec 1712
  	Charles and Grizel also had ten children who all died young and are also buried at Grey Friars.
  Children	1. Christian ERSKINE,   b. 30 Dec 1715,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Charles ERSKINE, M.P,   b. 21 Oct 1716,   d. 25 Jun 1749  (Age 32 years)   3. James ERSKINE, ,Lord Alva,of Barjarg,   b. 20 Jun 1722, Edinburgh, Scotland ,   d. 13 May 1796, Drumsheugh, Edinburgh, Scotland  (Age 73 years)   4. Jean ERSKINE,   b. 15 Apr 1726, Edinburgh, Scotland ,   d. 23 Sep 1752, Dumfries, Dumfrieshire, Scotland  (Age 26 years)   5. Susannah ERSKINE,   b. 20 Sep 1727,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	5 Apr 2013
  Family ID	F1254	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Elizabeth HARESTANES, ,widow of Dr William Maxwell of Preston,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	26 Aug 1753
  Last Modified	5 Apr 2013
  Family ID	F2678	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Charles Erskine was the fourth son of Sir Charles Erskine, Baronet, of Alva, by his spouse Christian, daughter of Sir James Dundas of Arniston.He actually spelt his name Areskine. Entering Parliament in 1722, and serving as Solicitor General (1725-1737) and Lord Advocate (1737-1742), before appointment to the bench as Lord Tinwald in 1742. In 1748 he became Justice Clerk