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Herbert Maxwell 1st Lord Maxwell 1388–1454 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1388

Birth Location: Caerlaverrock Castle, Dumfries-Shire, Scotland

Death Date: 1454

Death Location: Carlaverock, Dumfries-Shire, Scotland

Father: Hebert Maxwell

Mother: Katherine Stewart

Spouse(s): Janet Herries

Children(s): Catherine Maxwell

Herbert Maxwell 1st Lord Maxwell was born in 1388 in Caerlaverrock Castle, Dumfries-Shire, Scotland, the child of Hebert Maxwell And Katherine Stewart. Herbert Maxwell 1st Lord Maxwell married Janet Herries, and had children including Catherine Maxwell. Herbert Maxwell 1st Lord Maxwell passed away in 1454 in Carlaverock, Dumfries-Shire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Herbert Maxwell 1st Lord Maxwell was born in 1388 in Caerlaverrock Castle, Dumfries-Shire, Scotland, the child of Hebert Maxwell And Katherine Stewart.
  • Herbert Maxwell 1st Lord Maxwell married Janet Herries, and had children including Catherine Maxwell.
  • Herbert Maxwell 1st Lord Maxwell passed away in 1454 in Carlaverock, Dumfries-Shire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

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Herbert Maxwell's Ancestors

Self
Herbert Maxwell
1388–1454
Birth Place: Caerlaverrock Castle, Dumfries-Shire, Scotland
Parents
Hebert Maxwell
1366–1421
Carlaverock, Dumfries-Shire, Scotland
Katherine Stewart
1363–1446
Dalswinton, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Grandparents
John (Stewart Lord of) Ralston
1318–1390
Ralston, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Alicia Mure
1320–
Camceskane, Ayrshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Walter Scotland
1293–1326
Isabella Graham
1298–1325
Reginald Camceskane
1274–1337
Sybille Graham
1295–1333
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Scotland
1243–1309
Egidia Burgh
1263–1327
John Graham
1278–1337
Isabella
1275–1337
John Graham
1278–1337
Isabella
1275–1337

Herbert Maxwell's Descendants

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Herbert (Maxwell 1st Lord) Maxwell (1388–1454) m. Janet Herries (1392–9 March 1439)
  1. 1. Catherine Maxwell 1410–1484 m. Gilbert Kennedy 1405–1478
    1. 1. Agnes Kennedy 1425–1533 m. George (Campbell Lord of) Loudoun 1445–1513
      1. 1. Hugh Campbell 1480–1508 m. Isabel Wallace 1472–1530
        1. 1. Helen Campbell 1505– m. Lawerence Crawford 1506–1547
        2. 2. Hugh (Campbell Lord of) Loudoun 1502–1560 m. Elisabeth Stewart 1505–1517
        3. 3. Margaret Campbell 1489–1529 m. William (John) Wallace 1448–1559
    2. 2. Catherine Kennedy 1445–1533 m. Alexander (Montgomerie Master of) Montgomerie 1445–1483
      1. 1. Hugh (Montgomerie 1st Earl of) Eglinton 1460–1545 m. Helen (Isabel) Campbell 1460–1528
        1. 1. Margaret Montgomerie 1487–1523 m. William (Semple 2nd Lord) Sempel 1485–1552
        2. 2. John (Montgomerie Master of) Eglington 1483–1520 m. Elizabeth Edmonstone 1480–1533
      2. 2. Euphemia Montgomery 1468–1488 m. Robert Bruce 1472–1513
        1. 1. Robert (Bruce of) Airth 1505–1548 m. Janet (Forrester of) Carden 1510–1599
    3. 3. John (Kennedy 2nd) Lord 1451–1508 m. Elisabeth Montgomery 1440–1465
      1. 1. Janet Kennedy 1476–1485
      2. 2. David (Kennedy 3rd Lord Kennedy 1st Earl of) Cassillis 1463–1513 m. Agnes Brothwick 1465–1512
        1. 1. John (Kennedy 4th lord of) Cullean 1500–1555 m. Janet Srewart 1460–
        2. 2. Catherine Kennedy 1498–1593 m. William Hamilton 1504–1565
      3. 3. Katherine Kennedy 1465–1503 m. Thomas Kennedy 1461–
        1. 1. Alexander Kennedy 1491–1591 m. Mariot Dunbar 1495–1595

Herbert Maxwell's Timeline

2 Records

1388
1388
Birth of Herbert Maxwell 1st Lord Maxwell in Caerlaverrock Castle, Dumfries-Shire, Scotland
Caerlaverrock Castle, Dumfries-Shire, Scotland
1454
1454
Age 66
Death of Herbert Maxwell 1st Lord Maxwell in Carlaverock, Dumfries-Shire, Scotland
Carlaverock, Dumfries-Shire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1388
    Event Place: Caerlaverrock Castle, Dumfries-Shire, Scotland
    Record Source: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1454
    Event Place: Carlaverock, Dumfries-Shire, Scotland
    Record Source: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current

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