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Dame Margaret Maxwell 1557–1617 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 08 JAN 1557

Birth Location: Terregles, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

Death Date: 08 JAN 1617

Death Location: Prestongrange Edinburgh (Midlothian) Scotland

Father: John Maxwell

Mother: Lady blood

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The story of Dame Margaret Maxwell began in 1557 in Terregles, Dumfries-shire, Scotland. Dame Margaret Maxwell passed away in 1617 in Prestongrange Edinburgh (Midlothian) Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Dame Margaret Maxwell began in 1557 in Terregles, Dumfries-shire, Scotland.
  • Dame Margaret Maxwell passed away in 1617 in Prestongrange Edinburgh (Midlothian) Scotland.

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Dame Maxwell's Ancestors

Self
Dame Maxwell
1557–1617
Birth Place: Terregles, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Parents
John Master of Maxwell
1515–1583
Terregales, Dumfrieshire, Schotland
Lady (Agnes Herries Baroness Herries royal) blood
1530–1594
Terregles, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Grandparents
Robert Maxwell
1493–1546
Carlaverock Castle, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Lady (Janet Baroness Glamis) Douglas
1498–1537
Nithsdale, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Sir (William) Herries
1501–1543
Terregles, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Catherine Kennedy
1510–1593
Maybole, Ayrshire, Schotland
Great-Grandparents
John Maxwell
1450–1513
Lady Bothwell
1475–1557
William Douglas
1465–1527
Elizabeth Gordon
1460–1525
Andrew Terregales
1472–1513
Lady Terregales
1485–1537
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Lord Crawford
1442–1499
Marjory Barclay
1445–1499

Dame Maxwell's Timeline

2 Records

1557
08 JAN 1557
Birth of Dame Margaret Maxwell in Terregles, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Terregles, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
1617
08 JAN 1617
Age 60
Death of Dame Margaret Maxwell in Prestongrange Edinburgh (Midlothian) Scotland
Prestongrange Edinburgh (Midlothian) Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 08 JAN 1557
    Event Place: Terregles, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 08 JAN 1617
    Event Place: Prestongrange Edinburgh (Midlothian) Scotland

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