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James Mitchell Maxwell 1584 – 1646 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Jul 1584

Birth Location: Dunfermiline, Fife, Scotland

Death Date: 16 June 1646

Death Location: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Father: James Crumbie

Mother: Janet Mitchell

Spouse(s):

Children(s): David Mitchell

James Mitchell Maxwell was born in 1584 in Dunfermiline, Fife, Scotland, the child of James Kellock Mitchell of Crumbie and Janet Black Paycock Mitchell. James Mitchell Maxwell had children including David Mitchell. James Mitchell Maxwell passed away in 1646 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland.

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Biography

  • James Mitchell Maxwell was born in 1584 in Dunfermiline, Fife, Scotland, the child of James Kellock Mitchell of Crumbie and Janet Black Paycock Mitchell.
  • James Mitchell Maxwell had children including David Mitchell.
  • James Mitchell Maxwell passed away in 1646 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Crumbie
1564 – 1620
Birth Location: Dunfermiline, Fife, Scotland
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Janet Mitchell
1561 – 1630
Birth Location: Dunfermiline, Fife, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

David Mitchell
1640 – 1700
Birth Location: Dunfemline, Fife, Scotland
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James Maxwell's Ancestors

Self
James Maxwell
1584 – 1646
Birth Place: Dunfermiline, Fife, Scotland
Parents
James Kellock Mitchell of Crumbie
1564 – 1620
Dunfermiline, Fife, Scotland
Janet (Black Paycock) Mitchell
1561 – 1630
Dunfermiline, Fife, Scotland
Grandparents
David (Stewart II) Mitchell
1541 – 1620
Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Beatrice Kellok
1543 – 1620
Dunfermiline, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
John Kellok
1539 – 1586
Janet Durie
1521 – 1623
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Reverend Kellok
1494 – 1575
Katherine (mistress)
1550 – 1550
Henry Durie
1495 – 1579
Lady Lundy
1502 – 1584

James Maxwell's Descendants

1.
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James (Mitchell) Maxwell (26 Jul 1584 – 16 June 1646)
  1. 1. David Mitchell (29 Nov 1640 – 1700)
    1. 1. Janet Mitchell (Nov 15 1673 – 17 Jun 1748) m. Andrew Wilkie (6 Sep 1678 – 1770)
      1. 1. Alexander Wilkie (1699 – )
      2. 2. Elizabeth Wilkie (1703 – )
      3. 3. James Wilkie (20 Feb 1706 – 25 Jan 1768) m. Helen Bickerton (24 Mar 1695 – )
        1. 1. David Wilkie (1724 – )
        2. 2. Jean Wilkie (4 Jan 1728 – ) m. Abraham Low (30 Aug 1725 – 18 Apr 1810)
        3. 3. Elspeth Wilkie (1738 – )
        4. 4. William Wilkie (18 May 1718 – 12 Aug 1807)
        5. 5. Alexander Wilkie (25 Dec 1727 – )
      4. 4. Helen Wilkie (1708 – )
      5. 5. Andrew Wilkie (1710 – )
      6. 6. Robert Wilkie (1716 – )

James Maxwell's Timeline

8 Records

1584
26 Jul 1584
Birth of James Mitchell Maxwell in Dunfermiline, Fife, Scotland
Dunfermiline, Fife, Scotland
1607
25 Jun 1607
Age 23
James Mitchell Maxwell was married in Halifax, St John the Baptist, Yorkshire, England
Halifax, St John the Baptist, Yorkshire, England
1610
5 July 1610
Age 26
James Mitchell Maxwell was married in Edinburgh Parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Edinburgh Parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
1616
16 Apr 1616
Age 32
James Mitchell Maxwell was married in Halifax, Yorkshire, , England
Halifax, Yorkshire, , England
1626
4 Jul 1626
Age 42
James Mitchell Maxwell was married in Dunfemline, , Fifeshire, Scotland
Dunfemline, , Fifeshire, Scotland
1640
29 Nov [1640]
Age 56
James Mitchell Maxwell was married
None
1646
16 June 1646
Age 62
Death of James Mitchell Maxwell in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
1717
04 Dec 1717
Age 133
James Mitchell Maxwell was married in Abbotshall,Fife,Scotland
Abbotshall,Fife,Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Jul 1584
    Event Place: Dunfermiline, Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 25 Jun 1607
    Event Place: Halifax, St John the Baptist, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 5 July 1610
    Event Place: Edinburgh Parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 16 Apr 1616
    Event Place: Halifax, Yorkshire, , England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 4 Jul 1626
    Event Place: Dunfemline, , Fifeshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 29 Nov [1640]

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 04 Dec 1717
    Event Place: Abbotshall,Fife,Scotland

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 June 1646
    Event Place: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
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