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George Maxwell 1450 – 1513 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1450

Birth Location: Newark, East Ayrshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1513

Death Location: Newark Castle, Port Glasgow, Inverclyde, Scotland

Father: Sir Maxwell,

Mother: Margaret Borthwick,

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Margaret Maxwell

The story of George Maxwell Irvine\Irvyn, Barony of Finlanstone (Finlaystone), constructed Newark Castle in 1478 began in 1450 in Newark, East Ayrshire, Scotland. George Maxwell Irvine\Irvyn, Barony of Finlanstone (Finlaystone), constructed Newark Castle in 1478 had children including Margaret Maxwell. George Maxwell Irvine\Irvyn, Barony of Finlanstone (Finlaystone), constructed Newark Castle in 1478 passed away in 1513 in Newark Castle, Port Glasgow, Inverclyde, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of George Maxwell Irvine\Irvyn, Barony of Finlanstone (Finlaystone), constructed Newark Castle in 1478 began in 1450 in Newark, East Ayrshire, Scotland.
  • George Maxwell Irvine\Irvyn, Barony of Finlanstone (Finlaystone), constructed Newark Castle in 1478 had children including Margaret Maxwell.
  • George Maxwell Irvine\Irvyn, Barony of Finlanstone (Finlaystone), constructed Newark Castle in 1478 passed away in 1513 in Newark Castle, Port Glasgow, Inverclyde, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Maxwell,
1403 – 1484
Birth Location: Scotland
SM
Margaret Borthwick,
1430 – 1464
Birth Location: Borthwick, Midlothian, Scotland
MB

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Margaret Maxwell
1480 – 1560
Birth Location: Carleton, Ayshire, Scotland
MM

George Maxwell's Ancestors

Self
George Maxwell
1450 – 1513
Birth Place: Newark, East Ayrshire, Scotland
Parents
Sir John Robert Maxwell,
1403 – 1484
Scotland
Margaret Borthwick,
1430 – 1464
Borthwick, Midlothian, Scotland
Grandparents
Sir (Robert) Maxwell,
1373 – 1448
Pollok, Glasglow, East Renfrewshire, Scotland
Elizabeth Denniston
1387 –
Glasgow, North Lanarkshire, Scotland
William Borthwick,
1409 – 1458
Borthwick Castle, Gorebridge, Midlothian, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
John Maxwell,
1337 – 1405
Elizabeth Lindsay,
1338 – 1399
Sir Borthwick,
1355 – 1450
Bethoc Sinclair
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Maxwell,
1298 – 1360
Isabella Lindsay
1298 – 1388
Sir Lindsay
1327 – 1358
Egidia Stewart
1320 – 1406
Sir Sinclair,
1345 – 1404
Lady Haliburton
1350 – 1400

George Maxwell's Descendants

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George Maxwell (1450 – 1513)
  1. 1. Margaret Maxwell (1480 – 1560) m. Robert (Alan Cathcart of) Killochan, (1490 – 9 Sep 1513)
    1. 1. Robert (Irvine) Cathcart, (1509 – 16 Nov 1557) m. Christian (of) Carleton, (1518 – 1600)
      1. 1. Alan (the Thomas) Cathcart, (1537 – Dec 1618)
      2. 2. Sir (William) Cathcart, (1538 – 1572) m. Anne Griffith (1543 – 1613)
        1. 1. Sarah Cathcart (1572 – 1603) m. William Lewis, (04 Apr 1561 – 3 Aug 1632)
      3. 3. John (the Elder VI) Cathcart (1538 – 1 Oct 1612) m. Helen Wallace, (1544 – 1624)
        1. 1. John (the Younger) Cathcart (1571 – Apr 1633) m. Margaret (Rebecca) Lockhart (Abt. 1575 – Bef. 1665)
        2. 2. James Cathcart (1571 – Apr 1663)
        3. 3. James (Cathcart of Beniell and) Genoch (Abt. 1573 – Apr 1633)
      4. 4. Margaret (Cathcart () Kennedy)

George Maxwell's Timeline

3 Records

1450
1450
Birth of George Maxwell Irvine\Irvyn, Barony of Finlanstone (Finlaystone), constructed Newark Castle in 1478 in Scotland
Scotland
1450
1450
Birth of George Maxwell Irvine\Irvyn, Barony of Finlanstone (Finlaystone), constructed Newark Castle in 1478 in Newark, East Ayrshire, Scotland
Newark, East Ayrshire, Scotland
1513
1513
Age 63
Death of George Maxwell Irvine\Irvyn, Barony of Finlanstone (Finlaystone), constructed Newark Castle in 1478 in Newark Castle, Port Glasgow, Inverclyde, Scotland
Newark Castle, Port Glasgow, Inverclyde, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1450
    Event Place: Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1450
    Event Place: Newark, East Ayrshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1513
    Event Place: Newark Castle, Port Glasgow, Inverclyde, Scotland
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