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* * Sir Robert (5th Lord Maxwell Regent of The Isle of Arran Lord High Admiral) MAXWELL 1484–1546 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1484

Birth Location: Carlaverock, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

Death Date: 9 Jul 1546

Death Location: Logan, Sutherland, Scotland

Father: John Maxwell

Mother: Lady Bothwell

Spouse(s): Janet DOUGLAS

Children(s): Sir Herries

* * Sir Robert (5th Lord Maxwell Regent of The Isle of Arran Lord High Admiral) MAXWELL was born in 1484 in Carlaverock, Dumfries-shire, Scotland, the child of John Robert Maxwell 4Th Lord Maxwell And Lady Isabel Agnes Stewart Countess Of Bothwell. * * Sir Robert (5th Lord Maxwell Regent of The Isle of Arran Lord High Admiral) MAXWELL married Janet Douglas, and had children including Sir John Maxwell 4Th Earl Of Maxwell Master Of Maxwell Baron Herries. * * Sir Robert (5th Lord Maxwell Regent of The Isle of Arran Lord High Admiral) MAXWELL passed away in 1546 in Logan, Sutherland, Scotland.

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  • * * Sir Robert (5th Lord Maxwell Regent of The Isle of Arran Lord High Admiral) MAXWELL was born in 1484 in Carlaverock, Dumfries-shire, Scotland, the child of John Robert Maxwell 4Th Lord Maxwell And Lady Isabel Agnes Stewart Countess Of Bothwell.
  • * * Sir Robert (5th Lord Maxwell Regent of The Isle of Arran Lord High Admiral) MAXWELL married Janet Douglas, and had children including Sir John Maxwell 4Th Earl Of Maxwell Master Of Maxwell Baron Herries.
  • * * Sir Robert (5th Lord Maxwell Regent of The Isle of Arran Lord High Admiral) MAXWELL passed away in 1546 in Logan, Sutherland, Scotland.

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* MAXWELL's Ancestors

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* MAXWELL
1484–1546
Birth Place: Carlaverock, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Parents
John Robert Maxwell, 4th Lord Maxwell
1450–1513
Caerlaverock Castle, Dumfries-shire, , Scotland
Lady (Isabel Agnes Stewart Countess of) Bothwell
1475–1557
Traquair, Peeblesshire, Schotland
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* MAXWELL's Descendants

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* (* Sir Robert (5th Lord Maxwell Regent of The Isle of Arran Lord High Admiral)) MAXWELL (1484–9 Jul 1546) m. Janet DOUGLAS (1495–17 Jul 1537)
  1. 1. Sir (John Maxwell 4th Earl of Maxwell Master of Maxwell Baron) Herries 1521–1582 m. Lady (Agnes Herries Baroness Herries royal) blood 1530–1594
    1. 1. William (2nd) Maxwell 1545–1604 m. ELIZABETH BEAUMONT 1549–1610 m. Lady (Catherine) Kerr 1555–1602
      1. 1. James (Robert) Maxwell 1575– m. Rebeka Jones 1575–1625
        1. 1. Gilbert Maxwell 1605–1624 m. Mary Wilson 1603–1624

* MAXWELL's Timeline

4 Records

1484
1484
Birth of * * Sir Robert (5th Lord Maxwell Regent of The Isle of Arran Lord High Admiral) MAXWELL in Carlaverock, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Carlaverock, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
1497
04 Nov 1497
Age 13
* * Sir Robert (5th Lord Maxwell Regent of The Isle of Arran Lord High Admiral) MAXWELL was married
None
1505
14 Oct 1505
Age 21
* * Sir Robert (5th Lord Maxwell Regent of The Isle of Arran Lord High Admiral) MAXWELL was married
None
1546
9 Jul 1546
Age 62
Death of * * Sir Robert (5th Lord Maxwell Regent of The Isle of Arran Lord High Admiral) MAXWELL in Logan, Sutherland, Scotland
Logan, Sutherland, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1484
    Event Place: Carlaverock, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 04 Nov 1497

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 14 Oct 1505

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Moffet Moffat Moffat Moffet Annandale Drumfres Grantoun, Midlothia, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Jul 1546
    Event Place: Logan, Sutherland, Scotland

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