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Countess Margaret Fergusson Maxwell 1556 – 1617 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1556

Birth Location: Terreglestown, , Kirkcudbright, Scotland

Death Date: 8 January 1617

Death Location: Prestongrange, Edinburgh, Scotland

Father: Lord Terregales

Mother: Lady Terregles)

Spouse(s): Mark Newbattle,

Children(s):

The story of Countess Margaret Fergusson Maxwell began in 1556 in Terreglestown, , Kirkcudbright, Scotland. Countess Margaret Fergusson Maxwell married Mark II Kerr, Lord Newbattle,. Countess Margaret Fergusson Maxwell passed away in 1617 in Prestongrange, Edinburgh, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Countess Margaret Fergusson Maxwell began in 1556 in Terreglestown, , Kirkcudbright, Scotland.
  • Countess Margaret Fergusson Maxwell married Mark II Kerr, Lord Newbattle,.
  • Countess Margaret Fergusson Maxwell passed away in 1617 in Prestongrange, Edinburgh, Scotland.

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Countess Maxwell's Ancestors

Self
Countess Maxwell
1556 – 1617
Birth Place: Terreglestown, , Kirkcudbright, 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
John (Lord Maxwell van) Terregales
1515 – 1582
Terregales, Dumfrieshire, Schotland
Lady (Agnes Baroness Herries Terregles) Herries
1530 – 1594
Terregles, Dumfries-shire, , Scotland
William ('Sir.' Herries, 3rd Lord Herries of) Terregles
1501 – 1543
Terregles, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Catherine (Kennedy, 3rd Lady) Herries
1510 – 1593
Maybole, Ayrshire, Schotland
Great-Grandparents
Andrew Stewart
1472 – 1513
Lady Terregales
1485 – 1537
Lady Cassillis
1485 – 1527
Gilbert Cassillis
1489 – 1553
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Countess Maxwell's Timeline

2 Records

1556
1556
Birth of Countess Margaret Fergusson Maxwell in Terreglestown, , Kirkcudbright, Scotland
Terreglestown, , Kirkcudbright, Scotland
1617
8 January 1617
Age 61
Death of Countess Margaret Fergusson Maxwell in Prestongrange, Edinburgh, Scotland
Prestongrange, Edinburgh, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1556
    Event Place: Terreglestown, , Kirkcudbright, Scotland

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

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