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Alexander Maxwell 1513 – 1538 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1513

Birth Location: Newlands, Peeblesshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1538

Death Location: Scotland

Father: Baron Maxwell,

Mother: Janet Drumlanrig

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The story of Alexander Maxwell began in 1513 in Newlands, Peeblesshire, Scotland. Alexander Maxwell passed away in 1538 in Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Alexander Maxwell began in 1513 in Newlands, Peeblesshire, Scotland.
  • Alexander Maxwell passed away in 1538 in Scotland.

Immediate Family

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Alexander Maxwell's Ancestors

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Alexander Maxwell
1513 – 1538
Birth Place: Newlands, Peeblesshire, Scotland
Parents
Baron Robert Maxwell,
1462 – 1546
Peebles, Peeblesshire, Scotland
Janet (Douglas of) Drumlanrig
– 1551
Nithsdale, Dumfries-Shire, Scotland
Grandparents
John Maxwell,
1436 – 1513
Caveaerlock Castle, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Lady (Isabel Agnes Stewart) ,
1440 – 1557
Traquhair, Peeblesshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Sir Maxwell,
1403 – 1484
Janet Crichton
Lord Stewart,
1434 – 1500
Elizabeth Douglas
1447 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Maxwell,
1373 – 1448
Elizabeth Denniston
1387 –
Sir Crichton,
1409 – 1454
Janet Borthwick
Sir Stewart,
1408 – 1479
Lady Graham,
1408 – 1468

Alexander Maxwell's Timeline

2 Records

1513
1513
Birth of Alexander Maxwell in Newlands, Peeblesshire, Scotland
Newlands, Peeblesshire, Scotland
1538
1538
Age 25
Death of Alexander Maxwell in Scotland
Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1513
    Event Place: Newlands, Peeblesshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1538
    Event Place: Scotland

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