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Herbert De Maxwell 1366 – 1421 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Jan 1366

Birth Location: Caerlaverock, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Death Date: 16 Oct 1421

Death Location: Caerlaverock, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Father: Robert Maxwell

Mother: Janet Forrester

Spouse(s): Katherine Stewart, Margaret Craigie, Catharina Stewart

Children(s): Margaret Maxwell, Herbert Maxwell, Aymer Maxwell, Janet Maxwell, John Maxwell, Hugh Maxwell

In 1366, Herbert De Maxwell entered the world in Caerlaverock, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, born to Robert Maxwell and Janet Forrester. Herbert De Maxwell married Katherine Stewart, Margaret Craigie, Catharina Stewart, and had children including Margaret Maxwell, Herbert Maxwell, Aymer Maxwell, Janet Maxwell, John Maxwell, Hugh Maxwell. Herbert De Maxwell passed away in 1421 in Caerlaverock, Dumfriesshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1366, Herbert De Maxwell entered the world in Caerlaverock, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, born to Robert Maxwell and Janet Forrester.
  • Herbert De Maxwell married Katherine Stewart, Margaret Craigie, Catharina Stewart, and had children including Margaret Maxwell, Herbert Maxwell, Aymer Maxwell, Janet Maxwell, John Maxwell, Hugh Maxwell.
  • Herbert De Maxwell passed away in 1421 in Caerlaverock, Dumfriesshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Maxwell
1340 – 1409
Birth Location: Caerlaverock, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
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Janet Forrester
1346 – 1388
Birth Location: Corstorphine, Midlothian, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Katherine Stewart
1363 – 1446
Birth Location: Dalswinton, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
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Margaret Craigie
1330 –
Birth Location: Craigie, Angus, Scotland
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Catharina Stewart
1365 –
Birth Location: Dalswinton, Dumfriesshire, Schotland
CS

Children(s)

Margaret Maxwell
1368 – 1443
Birth Location: Caerlaverock, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
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Herbert Maxwell
1387 – 1452
Birth Location: Caerlaverock, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Aymer Maxwell
1389 – 1461
Birth Location: Clavarock, Caerlaverock, Dumfries, Scotland
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Janet Maxwell
1395 – 1458
Birth Location: Caerlaverock Castle, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
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John Maxwell
1403 – 1476
Birth Location: Calderwood, East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Hugh Maxwell
1415 –
Birth Location: Forfarshire, Scotland
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Herbert Maxwell's Ancestors

Self
Herbert Maxwell
1366 – 1421
Birth Place: Caerlaverock, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
Parents
Robert Maxwell
1340 – 1409
Caerlaverock, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
Janet Forrester
1346 – 1388
Corstorphine, Midlothian, Scotland
Grandparents
Robert Maxwell
1320 – 1373
Caerlaverock, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
Christian Erskine
1315 – 1373
Erskine, Renfrewshire, Scotland
John (Libertine) Forrester
1320 – 1350
Corstorphine, Edinburghshire, Scotland
Margaret
1320 –
Corstorphine, Midlothian, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
John II
1285 – 1346
Christina Carlile
1287 – 1367
William Erskine
1274 – 1331
Beatrix Stewart
1260 – 1337
Adam Forrester
1294 – 1365
Agnes Dundas
1365 – 1415
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Maxwell
1260 – 1311
Lady Maxwell
1265 – 1304
William Carlyle
1271 – 1329
Margret Bruce
1280 – 1323
John Erskine
1249 – 1296
Margaret MacGilronan
1253 – 1300
Alexander Stewart
1214 – 1283
Jean MacRory
1210 – 1297
William Forrester
1270 – 1365
William Forrester
1270 –
John Dundas
1343 – 1394
Eleanor Douglas
1360 – 1400

Herbert Maxwell's Descendants

1.
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Herbert (De) Maxwell (1 Jan 1366 – 16 Oct 1421) m. Katherine Stewart (Abt 1363 – Feb 1446) m. Margaret Craigie (1330 – ) m. Catharina Stewart (1365 – )
  1. 1. Margaret Maxwell (1368 – 1443) m. John Montgomerie (1362 – 12 Nov 1429)
  2. 2. Herbert Maxwell (Abt 1387 – 14 Feb 1452)
  3. 3. Aymer Maxwell (Bet 1389 and 1390 – 13 Nov 1461) m. Janet Kirkconnel (Bet 1388 and 1390 – )
  4. 4. Janet Maxwell (Abt 1395 – 1458) m. William Douglas (1395 – 1444)
    1. 1. William Douglas (Abt 1415 – Abt 8 Jan 1464) m. Margaret Carlyle (1420 – 1482) m. Janet Matheson
      1. 1. William Douglas (1435 – 22 Jul 1484) m. Elizabeth Crichton (1435 – Oct 1539)
        1. 1. John Douglas (Abt 1454 – )
        2. 2. George Douglas (1455 – 1513) m. Elizabeth Drummond (Abt 1472 – 21 Aug 1514) m. Elizabeth Boyd
        3. 3. Archibald Douglas (1461 – )
        4. 4. James Douglas (1462 – 1498) m. Janet Scott (1445 – 1509)
        5. 5. Janet DOUGLAS (1467 – Bef 4 Oct 1512) m. William SOMERVILLE (1453 – 12 Apr 1491)
        6. 6. Elizabeth Douglas (Abt 1482 – ) m. John Campbell (Abt 1481 – )
        7. 7. Elizabeth Douglas m. John Campbell (Abt 1481 – )
      2. 2. Margaret Douglas (Abt 1460 – Dec 1535) m. John Cathcart (1458 – Dec 1535) m. John Cathcart (1432 – 1535)
      3. 3. Janet Douglas (Jan 1460 – 21 Feb 1490) m. John Hay (1461 – 9 Sep 1513)
      4. 4. Elspeth Douglas
    2. 2. Lady (Angelica Rosa) Douglas (1417 – 1460)
    3. 3. Margaretha (Angelica) Douglas (1420 – 1460) m. Robert Innes (1409 – 1 Feb 1464)
      1. 1. Margaret Innes (1435 – 4 Feb 1522) m. James (Ogilvy of Deskford Lord of) Strathnam ( – 13 Feb 1509) m. James Ogilvy (1437 – 13 Feb 1509)
        1. 1. James Ogilvie (1457 – 1545) m. Agnes Gordon (1472 – 1525)
        2. 2. Marion Ogilvie (Abt 1458 – ) m. Patrick Gordon (Abt 1431 – 1533)
        3. 3. Elizabeth Ogilvy (1464 – 3 Jun 1495)
        4. 4. Elizabeth (Margaret) Ogilvie (1465 – 3 Jun 1585) m. John (James) Grant (1468 – 1 May 1528)
        5. 5. Sir (George Ogilvy 2nd Laird of) Boyne (1467 – 1562) m. Elspeth Irvine (1488 – 1526)
        6. 6. Jonet Ogilvy (1468 – )
        7. 7. Alexander Ogilvy (1470 – 9 Sep 1513) m. Janet Abernethy (1489 – 1540) m. Janet Abernethy (Abt 1481 – Abt 1541)
        8. 8. Walter Ogilvy (Abt 1470 – 1561) m. Margaret Sinclair (1422 – )
        9. 9. Catherine Ogilvy (1478 – 3 Jun 1495)
        10. 10. John Ogilvy (1478 – Aft 4 Feb 1521)
        11. 11. Agnes Ogilvy (1480 – ?)
        12. 12. Mary Ogilvy (Abt 1480 – )
        13. 13. Alexander Ogilvy (1481 – 1 Feb 1505)
      2. 2. James (Walter) Innes (1437 – 3 Nov 1499) m. Janet Gordon (1446 – 1473) m. Lady (Margaret Seaton countess of Errol) GORDON (1443 – 17 Apr 1500) m. Margaret Culane (1450 – 1491) m. Alison (Frazer) Innes (1435 – 1471)
      3. 3. Miss Innes (1438 – ) m. John Barclay (1432 – 1491)
      4. 4. Robert Innes (Abt 1440 – )
      5. 5. Walter Innes (Bet 1441 and 1451 – Abt 1507) m. Christian ((Christine)) Gordon
        1. 1. Walter Innes (1472 – 28 Aug 1537) m. Margaret (Mariota Stewart) Forbes (1476 – Jun 1570)
        2. 2. Thomas Innes ( – 1527) m. Margaret (Abt 1508 – Feb 1608) m. Margaret Robertson (1505 – )
        3. 3. Thomas Innes ( – 1528)
        4. 4. Isabella Innes
      6. 6. Robert Innes (Abt 1443 – 1487)
      7. 7. Mary Innes (1444 – 1446)
      8. 8. Margaret Innes (1445 – 1446)
      9. 9. Margaretha Innes (1445 – 4 Feb 1522)
      10. 10. James Innes (Abt 1446 – )
  5. 5. John Maxwell (1403 – 6 Jun 1476) m. Margaret (de) Borthwick (1409 – 24 Jul 1466) m. Margaret Rutherford (Abt 1427 – )
  6. 6. Hugh Maxwell (1415 – ) m. Elizabeth Buttar (1417 – )

Herbert Maxwell's Timeline

3 Records

1366
1 Jan 1366
Birth of Herbert De Maxwell in Caerlaverock, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
Caerlaverock, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
1421
16 Oct 1421
Age 55
Death of Herbert De Maxwell in Caerlaverock, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
Caerlaverock, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
1421
16 Oct 1421
Age 55
Burial of Herbert De Maxwell in Caerlaverock, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
Caerlaverock, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Jan 1366
    Event Place: Caerlaverock, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Oct 1421
    Event Place: Caerlaverock, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 16 Oct 1421
    Event Place: Caerlaverock, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
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