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JAMES MAXWELL 1707–1776 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Jan 1707

Birth Location: Auchtermuchty, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1776

Death Location: Auchtermuchty, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

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Spouse(s): Helen Carmichael

Children(s): Andrew Maxwell, Agnes Maxwell, Alexander Maxwell, David Maxwell, Helen Maxwell, James Maxwell, Katharine Maxwell, Margaret Maxwell, Marrion Maxwell, William Maxwell

JAMES MAXWELL was born in 1707 in Auchtermuchty, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of James Maxwell And Mary. JAMES MAXWELL married Helen Carmichael, and had children including Agnes Maxwell, Alexander Maxwell, Andrew Maxwell, David Maxwell, Helen Maxwell, James Maxwell, Katharine Maxwell, Margaret Maxwell, Marrion Maxwell, William Maxwell. JAMES MAXWELL passed away in 1776 in Auchtermuchty, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • JAMES MAXWELL was born in 1707 in Auchtermuchty, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of James Maxwell And Mary.
  • JAMES MAXWELL married Helen Carmichael, and had children including Agnes Maxwell, Alexander Maxwell, Andrew Maxwell, David Maxwell, Helen Maxwell, James Maxwell, Katharine Maxwell, Margaret Maxwell, Marrion Maxwell, William Maxwell.
  • JAMES MAXWELL passed away in 1776 in Auchtermuchty, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Helen Carmichael
1712–1754
Birth Location: St Cuthberts, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
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Children(s)

Andrew Maxwell
1738–
Birth Location: Auchtermuchty, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Agnes Maxwell
1741–
Birth Location: Auchtermuchty, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
AM
Alexander Maxwell
1733–
Birth Location: Auchtermuchty, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
AM
David Maxwell
1748–
Birth Location: Auchtermuchty, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
DM
Helen Maxwell
1736–
Birth Location: Auchtermuchty, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
HM
James Maxwell
1730–
Birth Location: Auchtermuchty, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Katharine Maxwell
1732–
Birth Location: Auchtermuchty, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
KM
Margaret Maxwell
1739–
Birth Location: Auchtermuchty, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
MM
Marrion Maxwell
1745–
Birth Location: Auchtermuchty, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
MM
William Maxwell
1750–
Birth Location: Auchtermuchty, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
WM

JAMES MAXWELL's Ancestors

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JAMES MAXWELL
1707–1776
Birth Place: Auchtermuchty, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
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JAMES MAXWELL's Descendants

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JAMES MAXWELL (19 Jan 1707–1776) m. Helen Carmichael (12 Oct 1712–abt 1754)
  1. 1. Andrew Maxwell 1738– m. Katharine Fairfull 1751–
    1. 1. Ann Maxwell 1784– m. Will. Grant 1787–
      1. 1. Catherine Grant 1809–1871 m. Charles Kirk 1809–1885
        1. 1. Charles Kirk 1833– m. Georgina Kirk –1899 m. Joanna Buist 1837–1866 m. Georgina (Hutcheson McGregor) Kirk 1847–1899
        2. 2. Eliza Kirk 1841–
        3. 3. James Kirk 1844–
        4. 4. Christina Kirk 1848–
        5. 5. Andrew Kirk 1851–
        6. 6. Ann Kirk 1831–
        7. 7. William Kirk 1835–
  2. 2. Agnes Maxwell 1741–
  3. 3. Alexander Maxwell 1733–
  4. 4. David Maxwell 1748–
  5. 5. Helen Maxwell 1736–
  6. 6. James Maxwell 1730–
  7. 7. Katharine Maxwell 1732–
  8. 8. Margaret Maxwell 1739–
  9. 9. Marrion Maxwell 1745–
  10. 10. William Maxwell 1750–

JAMES MAXWELL's Timeline

3 Records

1707
19 Jan 1707
Birth of JAMES MAXWELL in Auchtermuchty, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Auchtermuchty, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
1776
1776
Age 69
Death of JAMES MAXWELL in Auchtermuchty, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Auchtermuchty, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
1845
20 Apr 1845
Age 138
JAMES MAXWELL was baptized in St. James, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
St. James, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Jan 1707
    Event Place: Auchtermuchty, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 20 Apr 1845
    Event Place: St. James, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
    Record Source: Australia, Births and Baptisms

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: New South Wales, Australia
    Record Source: Australia, Births and Baptisms

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1776
    Event Place: Auchtermuchty, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
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