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Elizabeth Maxwell 1543 – 1592 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1543

Birth Location: Haugh of Urr, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Death Date: 28 Oct 1592

Death Location: Terreglestown, , Kirkcudbright, Scotland

Father: John Maxwell

Mother: Agnes Herries

Spouse(s): John Gordon, Alexander Fraser

Children(s):

In 1543, Elizabeth Maxwell entered the world in Haugh of Urr, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland, born to John Maxwell and Agnes de Herries. Elizabeth Maxwell married John Gordon, Alexander Fraser. Elizabeth Maxwell passed away in 1592 in Terreglestown, , Kirkcudbright, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1543, Elizabeth Maxwell entered the world in Haugh of Urr, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland, born to John Maxwell and Agnes de Herries.
  • Elizabeth Maxwell married John Gordon, Alexander Fraser.
  • Elizabeth Maxwell passed away in 1592 in Terreglestown, , Kirkcudbright, Scotland.

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Children(s)

Elizabeth Maxwell's Ancestors

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Elizabeth Maxwell
1543 – 1592
Birth Place: Haugh of Urr, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland
Parents
John Maxwell
1512 – 1583
Terreglestown, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland
Agnes (de) Herries
1531 – 1593
Terreglestown, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Robert Maxwell
1493 – 1546
Caerlaverock, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
Janet (Douglas of) Drumlanrig
1495 – 1551
Dumfriesshire, Scotland
William Herries
1501 – 1543
Terreglestown, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland
Katherine Kennedy
1510 – 1545
Terreglestown, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
John Maxwell
1455 – 1513
Agnes Stewart
1455 – 1530
William Douglas
1481 – 1513
Elizabeth Gordon
1485 – 1512
Andrew Herries
1477 – 1513
Janet Douglas
1476 – 1500
James Kennedy
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Maxwell
1430 – 1484
Janet Crichton
1434 –
James Douglas
1462 – 1498
Janet Scott
1445 – 1509
Sir Gordon
1449 – 1513
Elizabeth Lindsay
1474 –
Herbert Herries
1460 – 1501
Mariott Carlyle
1462 – 1493
Archibald Douglas
1454 – 1513
Elizabeth Boyd
1458 – 1496

Elizabeth Maxwell's Timeline

2 Records

1543
1543
Birth of Elizabeth Maxwell in Haugh of Urr, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland
Haugh of Urr, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland
1592
28 Oct 1592
Age 49
Death of Elizabeth Maxwell in Terreglestown, , Kirkcudbright, Scotland
Terreglestown, , Kirkcudbright, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1543
    Event Place: Haugh of Urr, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Oct 1592
    Event Place: Terreglestown, , Kirkcudbright, Scotland

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