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Countess Margaret Fergusson Maxwell 1548–1617 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Jan 1548

Birth Location: Terregles, Dumfrieshire, Scotland

Death Date: 8 Jan 1617

Death Location: Prestongrange, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Father: Lord Terregales

Mother: Lady Terregles)

Spouse(s): Mark Lothian

Children(s): Lady Kerr

In 1548, Countess Margaret Fergusson Maxwell entered the world in Terregles, Dumfrieshire, Scotland, born to Lord John Maxwell Van Terregales And Lady Agnes Baroness Herries Of Terregles. Countess Margaret Fergusson Maxwell married Mark Kerr Earl Van Lothian, and had children including Lady Isabel Of Lothian Kerr. Countess Margaret Fergusson Maxwell passed away in 1617 in Prestongrange, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1548, Countess Margaret Fergusson Maxwell entered the world in Terregles, Dumfrieshire, Scotland, born to Lord John Maxwell Van Terregales And Lady Agnes Baroness Herries Of Terregles.
  • Countess Margaret Fergusson Maxwell married Mark Kerr Earl Van Lothian, and had children including Lady Isabel Of Lothian Kerr.
  • Countess Margaret Fergusson Maxwell passed away in 1617 in Prestongrange, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lord Terregales
1512–1583
Birth Location: Caerlaverock Castle, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
LT
Lady Terregles)
1534–1594
Birth Location: Terregles, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
LT

Spouses(s)

Mark Lothian
1558–1609
Birth Location: Rothes, Moray, Scotland
ML

Children(s)

Lady Kerr
1585–1628
Birth Location: Ferniehurst Castle, East Lothian, Scotland
LK

Countess Maxwell's Ancestors

Self
Countess Maxwell
1548–1617
Birth Place: Terregles, Dumfrieshire, Scotland
Parents
Lord John Maxwell van Terregales
1512–1583
Caerlaverock Castle, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Lady (Agnes Baroness Herries (of) Terregles)
1534–1594
Terregles, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Robert (Maxwell, 4th Lord) Maxwell
1502–1546
Carlaverock Castle, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Sir (William Herries 3rd Lord Herries of Terregles) Herries
1501–1543
Terregles, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Lady Terregales
1485–1537
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Countess Maxwell's Descendants

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Countess (Margaret Fergusson) Maxwell (8 Jan 1548–8 Jan 1617) m. Mark (Kerr Earl van) Lothian (20 February 1558–8 Apr 1609)
  1. 1. Lady (Isabel of Lothian) Kerr 1585–1628 m. William (Douglas * (1st Earl of Queensbury and 9th Feudal Baron of) Drumlanrig) 1582–1640
    1. 1. Margaret (Johnstone Douglas) Lady 1603–1677 m. George (Carnowseis) Ogilvie 1561–1625
      1. 1. patrick Ogilvie 1623–1710 m. Helen Garioch 1665–1694
        1. 1. elizabeth Ogilvie 1678– m. John Mclaren 1675–

Countess Maxwell's Timeline

2 Records

1548
8 Jan 1548
Birth of Countess Margaret Fergusson Maxwell in Terregles, Dumfrieshire, Scotland
Terregles, Dumfrieshire, Scotland
1617
8 Jan 1617
Age 69
Death of Countess Margaret Fergusson Maxwell in Prestongrange, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Prestongrange, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Jan 1548
    Event Place: Terregles, Dumfrieshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Jan 1617
    Event Place: Prestongrange, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
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