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Hon. James Maxwell 1577–1658 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1577

Birth Location: Terregles, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

Death Date: 20 Apr 1658

Death Location: Gransha, County Derry, Northern Ireland

Father: Sir Terregles

Mother: Elizabeth Beaumont

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Hon. James Maxwell was born in 1577 in Terregles, Dumfries-shire, Scotland, the child of Sir William Maxwell 5Th Lord Herries Of Terregles And Elizabeth Beaumont. Hon. James Maxwell passed away in 1658 in Gransha, County Derry, Northern Ireland.

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Biography

  • Hon. James Maxwell was born in 1577 in Terregles, Dumfries-shire, Scotland, the child of Sir William Maxwell 5Th Lord Herries Of Terregles And Elizabeth Beaumont.
  • Hon. James Maxwell passed away in 1658 in Gransha, County Derry, Northern Ireland.

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Hon. Maxwell's Ancestors

Self
Hon. Maxwell
1577–1658
Birth Place: Terregles, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Parents
Sir William Maxwell, 5th Lord Herries of Terregles
1555–1604
Terregles, Kirkcudbrighshire, Scotland
Elizabeth Beaumont
1579–1630
Scotland
Grandparents
James Beaumont
1553–1593
Kirkcudbrightshire, Southerland, Scotland
Elizabeth Douglas
1555–1637
, Angus, , Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Hon. Maxwell's Timeline

2 Records

1577
1577
Birth of Hon. James Maxwell in Terregles, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Terregles, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
1658
20 Apr 1658
Age 81
Death of Hon. James Maxwell in Gransha, County Derry, Northern Ireland
Gransha, County Derry, Northern Ireland

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1577
    Event Place: Terregles, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Apr 1658
    Event Place: Gransha, County Derry, Northern Ireland

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