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George Maxwell 1510–1583 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1510

Birth Location: Newark, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Death Date: 20 Jan 1583

Death Location: Scotland

Father: John Castle

Mother: Lady Iv

Spouse(s): Marion Cuninghame

Children(s): Margaret Maxwell, Janet Maxwell

George Maxwell was born in 1510 in Newark, Selkirkshire, Scotland, the child of John Maxwell 4Th Lord Baron Maxwell Lord Of Caerlaverock Castle And Lady Agnes Aka Isobel Countess Of Bothwell Mistress King James Iv Scotland Stewart Iv. George Maxwell married Marion Cuninghame, and had children including Janet Maxwell, Margaret Of Castlemilk Maxwell. George Maxwell passed away in 1583 in Scotland.

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Biography

  • George Maxwell was born in 1510 in Newark, Selkirkshire, Scotland, the child of John Maxwell 4Th Lord Baron Maxwell Lord Of Caerlaverock Castle And Lady Agnes Aka Isobel Countess Of Bothwell Mistress King James Iv Scotland Stewart Iv.
  • George Maxwell married Marion Cuninghame, and had children including Janet Maxwell, Margaret Of Castlemilk Maxwell.
  • George Maxwell passed away in 1583 in Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Castle
1472–1513
Birth Location: Carlaverock, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
JC
Lady Iv
1470–1557
Birth Location: Garlies, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland
LI

Spouses(s)

Marion Cuninghame
1512–1534
Birth Location: Kilmaurs, Ayrshire, Scotland
MC

Children(s)

Margaret Maxwell
1539–1622
Birth Location: Newark, Ayrshire, Scotland
MM
Janet Maxwell
1540–1628
Birth Location: Newark, Ayrshire, Scotland
JM

George Maxwell's Ancestors

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George Maxwell
1510–1583
Birth Place: Newark, Selkirkshire, Scotland
Parents
John Maxwell, 4th Lord \ Baron Maxwell, Lord of Caerlaverock Castle
1472–1513
Carlaverock, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Lady (Agnes, aka Isobel, Countess of Bothwell, (Mistress King James IV Scotland), Stewart) Iv
1470–1557
Garlies, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland
Grandparents
James (Stewart Earl van Buchan Lord) Auchterhouse
1445–1500
Earl Shell, Abrdn, Scottland
Great-Grandparents
Edward IV
1441–1483
Margaret Beaufort
1443–1509
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Mortain
1403–1444
Margaretha Arundell
1405–1424

George Maxwell's Descendants

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George Maxwell (1510–20 Jan 1583) m. Marion Cuninghame (1512–7 November 1534)
  1. 1. Margaret (of Castlemilk) Maxwell 1539–1622 m. John (Thomas, 8th Earl of Castlemilk) Stewart 1543–1598
    1. 1. Sir (Archibald Stewart of) Blackhall 1585–1665 m. Margaret Blair 1586–1622
      1. 1. Anabella Stewart 1618–1670
      2. 2. Walter (Archibald) Stewart 1614–1656
      3. 3. Annabel (Stewart 1619--1648) Ireland 1619–1648
    2. 2. David Stewart 1542–1557
    3. 3. Margaret Castlemilk 1550–
    4. 4. John Knox 1557–1594
  2. 2. Janet Maxwell 1540–1628

George Maxwell's Timeline

2 Records

1510
1510
Birth of George Maxwell in Newark, Selkirkshire, Scotland
Newark, Selkirkshire, Scotland
1583
20 Jan 1583
Age 73
Death of George Maxwell in Scotland
Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1510
    Event Place: Newark, Selkirkshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Eastwood, Ayr, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Jan 1583
    Event Place: Scotland
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
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