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Countess Margaret Fergusson Maxwell 1563–1617 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1563

Birth Location: Kirkcudbright, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland

Death Date: 8 January 1617

Death Location: Prestongrange, Edinburgh, Scotland

Father: Sir Herries

Mother: Lady blood

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In 1563, Countess Margaret Fergusson Maxwell entered the world in Kirkcudbright, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, born to Sir John Maxwell 4Th Earl Of Maxwell Master Of Maxwell Baron Herries And Lady Agnes Herries Baroness Herries Royal Blood. Countess Margaret Fergusson Maxwell passed away in 1617 in Prestongrange, Edinburgh, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1563, Countess Margaret Fergusson Maxwell entered the world in Kirkcudbright, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, born to Sir John Maxwell 4Th Earl Of Maxwell Master Of Maxwell Baron Herries And Lady Agnes Herries Baroness Herries Royal Blood.
  • Countess Margaret Fergusson Maxwell passed away in 1617 in Prestongrange, Edinburgh, Scotland.

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Countess Maxwell's Ancestors

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Countess Maxwell
1563–1617
Birth Place: Kirkcudbright, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Parents
Sir John Maxwell 4th Earl of Maxwell Master of Maxwell Baron Herries
1521–1582
Terregales, Dumfrieshire, Schotland
Lady (Agnes Herries Baroness Herries royal) blood
1530–1594
Terregles, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Grandparents
Robert (Lord) Maxwell
1493–1546
Jeanette Douglas
1495–1520
Sir (William 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
Gilbert Cassilis
1485–1551
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Countess Maxwell's Timeline

2 Records

1563
1563
Birth of Countess Margaret Fergusson Maxwell in Kirkcudbright, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Kirkcudbright, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
1617
8 January 1617
Age 54
Death of Countess Margaret Fergusson Maxwell in Prestongrange, Edinburgh, Scotland
Prestongrange, Edinburgh, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1563
    Event Place: Kirkcudbright, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland

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

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