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Edward Maxwell 1561 – 1598 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1561

Birth Location: Terregles, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Death Date: 29 Sep 1598

Death Location: Newlaw, Rerwick, Kircudbright, Scotland

Father: Lord Maxwell

Mother: Lady Herries

Spouse(s): Alice Baillie, Margret Blacklock

Children(s): William Baillie

The story of Edward Maxwell , Commendator of Dundrennan began in 1561 in Terregles, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland. Edward Maxwell , Commendator of Dundrennan married Alice Margaret Baillie, Margret Blacklock, and had children including William B Baillie. Edward Maxwell , Commendator of Dundrennan passed away in 1598 in Newlaw, Rerwick, Kircudbright, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Edward Maxwell , Commendator of Dundrennan began in 1561 in Terregles, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland.
  • Edward Maxwell , Commendator of Dundrennan married Alice Margaret Baillie, Margret Blacklock, and had children including William B Baillie.
  • Edward Maxwell , Commendator of Dundrennan passed away in 1598 in Newlaw, Rerwick, Kircudbright, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lord Maxwell
1555 – 1604
Birth Location: Dumfries, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
LM
Lady Herries
1530 – 1594
Birth Location: Terregles, Dumfries-shire, , Scotland
LH

Spouses(s)

Alice Baillie
1560 – 1607
Birth Location: Lovington, Lanarkshire, Scotland
AB
Margret Blacklock
1570 – 1592
Birth Location: Whickham, Durham, England
MB

Children(s)

William Baillie
1550 – 1606
Birth Location: Inverness, Highland, UK
WB

Edward Maxwell's Ancestors

Self
Edward Maxwell
1561 – 1598
Birth Place: Terregles, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland
Parents
Lord John Maxwell
1555 – 1604
Dumfries, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Lady (Agnes) Herries
1530 – 1594
Terregles, Dumfries-shire, , Scotland
Grandparents
Lord (Robert) Maxwell
1493 – 1546
Terregles, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland
Lady (Janet) Douglas
1502 – 1551
Nithsdale, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lord (William) Herries
1501 – 1543
Terregles, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Lady (Catherine) Kennedy
1500 – 1545
Maybole, Ayrshire, Schotland
Great-Grandparents
Lord Maxwell
1420 – 1484
Lady Stewart
Laird Douglas
1449 – 1513
Lady Boyd
1448 – 1497
Lord Herries
1480 – 1513
Lady Home
1485 – 1537
King Stewart
1472 – 1513
Lady Stewart
1480 – 1557
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Lord Maxwell
1403 – 1476
Jeanette Crichton
1400 –
George Douglas
1417 – 1463
Isabel Sibbald
1433 – 1497
Lord Boyd
1425 – 1480
Lady Maxwell
1425 – 1472
Lord Herries
1460 – 1505
Lady Carlyle
1464 – 1486
Lord Home
1490 – 1516
Lady Ker
1472 – 1557
King Stewart
1451 – 1488
Queen Denmark
1456 – 1486
Lord Stewart
1442 – 1488
Lady Oglivie
1445 – 1486

Edward Maxwell's Descendants

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Edward Maxwell (abt 1561 – 29 Sep 1598) m. Alice (Margaret) Baillie (ABT 1560 – ABT 1607) m. Margret Blacklock (1570/1560/ – 1592/1607)
  1. 1. William (B) Baillie (1550 – abt 1606) m. Catherine Munro (1561 – Aft 1585)
    1. 1. James (Sir Bailyea) Baillie (1585 – ABT 1697) m. Catherine Ingles (1599 – ABT 1697)
      1. 1. Helen Bailie (1619 – 11 Jun 1655) m. John Burnet (1614 – 11 Jun 1655)
        1. 1. Lady (Margaret) Burnett (1691 – 1703) m. Sir (Capt James Horatio) Lockhart (Abt 1655 – 28 April 1711)

Edward Maxwell's Timeline

8 Records

1560
1560
Birth of Edward Maxwell , Commendator of Dundrennan in Terregles, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland
Terregles, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland
1561
abt 1561
Birth of Edward Maxwell , Commendator of Dundrennan in Terregles, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland
Terregles, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland
1561
abt 1561
Birth of Edward Maxwell , Commendator of Dundrennan in Terregles, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland
Terregles, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland
1561
abt 1561
Birth of Edward Maxwell , Commendator of Dundrennan in Terregles, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland
Terregles, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland
1561
abt 1561
Birth of Edward Maxwell , Commendator of Dundrennan in Terregles, Kirkcudbrightshire, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Terregles, Kirkcudbrightshire, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
1561
abt 1561
Birth of Edward Maxwell , Commendator of Dundrennan in Terregles, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland
Terregles, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland
1561
abt 1561
Birth of Edward Maxwell , Commendator of Dundrennan in Terregles, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland
Terregles, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland
1598
29 Sep 1598
Age 37
Death of Edward Maxwell , Commendator of Dundrennan in Newlaw, Rerwick, Kircudbright, Scotland
Newlaw, Rerwick, Kircudbright, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1560
    Event Place: Terregles, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1561
    Event Place: Terregles, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1561
    Event Place: Terregles, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1561
    Event Place: Terregles, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1561
    Event Place: Terregles, Kirkcudbrightshire, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1561
    Event Place: Terregles, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1561
    Event Place: Terregles, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Dundrennoan
    Record Source: Burke’s Family Records (Indexed)

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Sep 1598
    Event Place: Newlaw, Rerwick, Kircudbright, Scotland
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