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George Maxwell 1411 – 1485 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1411

Birth Location: Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 8 MAY 1485

Death Location: Bannockburn, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Father: Herbert Maxwell

Mother: Janet Herries

Spouse(s): Janet Forrester, Janet Crichton

Children(s):

George Maxwell was born in 1411 in Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of Herbert Caerlaverock Maxwell and Janet Herries. George Maxwell married Janet Forrester, Janet Crichton. George Maxwell passed away in 1485 in Bannockburn, Stirlingshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • George Maxwell was born in 1411 in Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of Herbert Caerlaverock Maxwell and Janet Herries.
  • George Maxwell married Janet Forrester, Janet Crichton.
  • George Maxwell passed away in 1485 in Bannockburn, Stirlingshire, Scotland.

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George Maxwell's Ancestors

Self
George Maxwell
1411 – 1485
Birth Place: Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Herbert Caerlaverock Maxwell
1388 – 1453
Caerlaverock, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Janet Herries
1390 – 1439
Terreglestown, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Herbert Maxwell
1366 – 1421
Caerlaverock, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Elizabeth (Katherine) Stewart
1362 – 1446
Dundonald, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Sir (Herbert) Harries
1380 – 1440
Castle Teregles, Dumfrieshire, Scotland
Margaret Douglas
1371 – 1470
Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Robert Maxwell
1315 – 1409
Christina Terce
1312 –
Robert Stewart
1316 – 1390
Euphemia Ross
1330 – 1387
John Herries
1360 – 1420
Euphemia Lindsay
1365 – 1405
William Douglas
1314 – 1384
Margaret Stewart
1354 – 1398
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Walter Stewart
1292 – 1326
Marjorie Bruce
1296 – 1316
Hugh Ross
1275 – 1333
Margaret Graham
1296 – 1358
Archibald Douglas
1274 – 1333
Beatrice Lindsay
1296 – 1352
Thomas Stewart
1329 – 1361
Margaret Sinclair
1328 – 1418

George Maxwell's Timeline

2 Records

1411
1411
Birth of George Maxwell in Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
1485
8 MAY 1485
Age 74
Death of George Maxwell in Bannockburn, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Bannockburn, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1411
    Event Place: Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 MAY 1485
    Event Place: Bannockburn, Stirlingshire, Scotland

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