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Herbert Maxwell 1388 – 1454 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1388

Birth Location: Caerlaverock Castle,,Dumfries-Shire,Scotland

Death Date: 1454

Death Location: Caerlaverock Castle,,Dumfries-Shire,Scotland

Father: Herbert Maxwell

Mother: Katherine Stewart

Spouse(s): Janet Herries

Children(s): Catherine Maxwell

In 1388, Herbert Maxwell entered the world in Caerlaverock Castle,,Dumfries-Shire,Scotland, born to Herbert Maxwell and Katherine Stewart. Herbert Maxwell married Janet Herries, and had children including Catherine Maxwell. Herbert Maxwell passed away in 1454 in Caerlaverock Castle,,Dumfries-Shire,Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1388, Herbert Maxwell entered the world in Caerlaverock Castle,,Dumfries-Shire,Scotland, born to Herbert Maxwell and Katherine Stewart.
  • Herbert Maxwell married Janet Herries, and had children including Catherine Maxwell.
  • Herbert Maxwell passed away in 1454 in Caerlaverock Castle,,Dumfries-Shire,Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Herbert Maxwell
1366 – 1421
Birth Location: Caerlaverock Castle,,Dumfries-Shire,Scotland
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Katherine Stewart
1366 –
Birth Location: Dalswinton,Nithsdale,Dumfries-Shire,Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Janet Herries
1400 – 1439
Birth Location: Terregles,Kirkcudbright,Dumfries-Shire,Scotland
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Children(s)

Catherine Maxwell
1408 – 1484
Birth Location: Linlithgow,Linlithgowshire,,Scotland
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Herbert Maxwell's Ancestors

Self
Herbert Maxwell
1388 – 1454
Birth Place: Caerlaverock Castle,,Dumfries-Shire,Scotland
Parents
Herbert Maxwell
1366 – 1421
Caerlaverock Castle,,Dumfries-Shire,Scotland
Katherine Stewart
1366 –
Dalswinton,Nithsdale,Dumfries-Shire,Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Herbert Maxwell's Descendants

1.
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Herbert Maxwell (1388 – 1454) m. Janet Herries (1400 – 1439)
  1. 1. Catherine Maxwell (1408 – 1484) m. Gilbert Kennedy (1406 – 1479)
    1. 1. Margaret Kennedy (1454 – ) m. George Campbell (1444 – 1492)
      1. 1. Isabella Campbell (1474 – 1519) m. Robert Erskine (1458 – 1513-09-09)
        1. 1. John Erskine (1487 – 1555) m. Margaret Campbell (1485 – 1555-07-11)
        2. 2. James Erskine (1524 – 1555-11) m. Christian Stirling (1510 – 1540)

Herbert Maxwell's Timeline

2 Records

1388
1388
Birth of Herbert Maxwell in Caerlaverock Castle,,Dumfries-Shire,Scotland
Caerlaverock Castle,,Dumfries-Shire,Scotland
1454
1454
Age 66
Death of Herbert Maxwell in Caerlaverock Castle,,Dumfries-Shire,Scotland
Caerlaverock Castle,,Dumfries-Shire,Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1388
    Event Place: Caerlaverock Castle,,Dumfries-Shire,Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1454
    Event Place: Caerlaverock Castle,,Dumfries-Shire,Scotland
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