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Herbert Maxwell 1571–1637 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1571

Birth Location: Carlaverock Castle, Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Death Date: 2 Oct 1637

Death Location: Kirkconnell, , Kirkcudbright, Scotland

Father: Lord Morton

Mother: Lady Douglas

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The story of Herbert Maxwell began in 1571 in Carlaverock Castle, Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. Herbert Maxwell passed away in 1637 in Kirkconnell, , Kirkcudbright, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Herbert Maxwell began in 1571 in Carlaverock Castle, Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland.
  • Herbert Maxwell passed away in 1637 in Kirkconnell, , Kirkcudbright, Scotland.

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Herbert Maxwell's Ancestors

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Herbert Maxwell
1571–1637
Birth Place: Carlaverock Castle, Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
Parents
Lord John I 7th Lord Maxwell of Carlaverock, 8th Earl of Morton
1553–1593
Carlaverock, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Lady (Elizabeth) Douglas
1555–1637
Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland (Cockburnspath, Berwickshire, Scotland)
Grandparents
Sir (Robert 6th Lord) Maxwell
1525–1552
Carlaverock, Dumfries-shire, SCOTLAND
Beatrix Douglas
–1583
David (Adam Douglas of Cobrandspath Earl Van Angus 7th Earl of) Angus
1515–1557
Pittendreich, Mid-Lothian, Schotland, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lady (Margaret "Countess of Angus") Hamilton
1535–1596
Broomhill, Clydesdale or Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Robert Maxwell
1493–1546
Janet Drumlanrig
1498–1551
George Sir
1500–1556
Lady Douglas
1500–1571
John (illegitimate)
1515–1555
Janet Home
1502–1567
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Castle
1475–1513
Agnes Garlies
1509–1630
Sir Drumlanrig
1481–1513
Elizabeth Lochinvar
1485–1514
George Angus
1469–1513
Lady Angus
1465–1514
James Arran
1475–1529
Alexander Home
1485–1515
Isabel Buchan
1478–1557

Herbert Maxwell's Timeline

2 Records

1571
1571
Birth of Herbert Maxwell in Carlaverock Castle, Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
Carlaverock Castle, Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
1637
2 Oct 1637
Age 66
Death of Herbert Maxwell in Kirkconnell, , Kirkcudbright, Scotland
Kirkconnell, , Kirkcudbright, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1571
    Event Place: Carlaverock Castle, Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Oct 1637
    Event Place: Kirkconnell, , Kirkcudbright, Scotland

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