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James Maxwell 1820–1857 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 February 1820

Birth Location: Kirkcudbright, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland

Death Date: 9 Apr 1857 (37 yrs old; Died from fall from horse)

Death Location: Symonds St Cemetery, Auckland, Auckland Council, Auckland, New Zealand

Father: David Maxwell

Mother: Mary Allison

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Maxwell)

Children(s): John Maxwell, William Maxwell, Agnes Maxwell, John Maxwell, Jane Maxwell, Sarah Maxwell, William Maxwell, Elizabeth Maxwell, Mary Maxwell, William Maxwell, James Maxwell, Annie Maxwell, Margaret Stevenson, Jemamia Stevenson, Alexander Stevenson, Thomas Quigley, Elizabeth Maxwell, Mary Maxwell, Elizabeth Maxwell, John Maxwell, Jane Maxwell, William Maxwell, William Maxwell, Sarah Maxwell, Mary Maxwell, James Maxwell, Agnes (Blair)

In 1820, James Maxwell entered the world in Kirkcudbright, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, born to David Maxwell And Mary Or Maria Allison. James Maxwell married Elizabeth Mary Stevenson Quigley Maxwell, and had children including Agnes Maxwell, Agnes Mckay Maxwell Blair, Alexander Stevenson, Annie Tweedie Maxwell, Elizabeth M Maxwell, Elizabeth Maxwell, Ernest Alfred Maxwell, James Maxwell, Jane Jeanie Maxwell, Jane C Maxwell, Jemamia Stevenson, John Maxwell, Margaret Stevenson, Mary B Maxwell, Mary Maxwell, Sarah Ellen M Pullman Maxwell, Sarah Ellen Maxwell, Thomas Quigley, William M Maxwell, William Maxwell. James Maxwell passed away in 1857 in Symonds St Cemetery, Auckland, Auckland Council, Auckland, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • In 1820, James Maxwell entered the world in Kirkcudbright, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, born to David Maxwell And Mary Or Maria Allison.
  • James Maxwell married Elizabeth Mary Stevenson Quigley Maxwell, and had children including Agnes Maxwell, Agnes Mckay Maxwell Blair, Alexander Stevenson, Annie Tweedie Maxwell, Elizabeth M Maxwell, Elizabeth Maxwell, Ernest Alfred Maxwell, James Maxwell, Jane Jeanie Maxwell, Jane C Maxwell, Jemamia Stevenson, John Maxwell, Margaret Stevenson, Mary B Maxwell, Mary Maxwell, Sarah Ellen M Pullman Maxwell, Sarah Ellen Maxwell, Thomas Quigley, William M Maxwell, William Maxwell.
  • James Maxwell passed away in 1857 in Symonds St Cemetery, Auckland, Auckland Council, Auckland, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Maxwell's Ancestors

Self
James Maxwell
1820–1857
Birth Place: Kirkcudbright, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Parents
David Maxwell
1790–1848
Ayrshire, Scotland
Mary (or Maria) Allison
1790–1860
Kirkcudbright, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland
Grandparents
James Maxwell
1770–
Ireland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Maxwell's Descendants

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James Maxwell (9 February 1820–9 Apr 1857 (37 yrs old; Died from fall from horse)) m. Elizabeth ('Mary' Stevenson (Quigley,) Maxwell) (18 April 1821–31 December 1911)
  1. 1. John Maxwell 1855–1933 m. Elizabeth (Maxwell) Reid 1870–1951
    1. 1. Winifred Maxwell 1896–1977 m. Albert (Henry (Bert)) Read 1894–1970 m. Harold (Edward Norman) Kenning 1899–1977
      1. 1. Eugenie ('Genie' Augusta) Read 1925–2016 m. Colin (Herbert) Linnell 1929–1997 m. David Stanaway 1918–1997
        1. 1. Philippa (Helen) Stanaway 1946–1975
    2. 2. Norman (Reid) Maxwell 1898–1975
    3. 3. Augusta Maxwell 1901–1915
    4. 4. David (John) Maxwell 1905–1982
    5. 5. Peter (Stevenson) Maxwell 1900–1975
  2. 2. William Maxwell 1842–1934
  3. 3. Agnes Maxwell 1853–1875
  4. 4. John Maxwell 1850–1933
  5. 5. Jane (C) Maxwell 1849–1874
  6. 6. Sarah (Ellen) Maxwell 1851–1910
  7. 7. William Maxwell 1849–1937
  8. 8. Elizabeth Maxwell 1843–1888
  9. 9. Mary (B) Maxwell 1841–1868
  10. 10. William (M) Maxwell 1841–1844
  11. 11. James Maxwell 1845–1932
  12. 12. Annie ('Tweedie') Maxwell 1855–1913 m. William (Henry) Beazley 1857–1917
    1. 1. Julias (Menzies) Beazley 1888–1973
    2. 2. Agnes (Elizabeth (Beth)) Beazley 1890–1904
    3. 3. Alice (Mary Beazley) (Yarborough) 1876–1928
    4. 4. Beryl (Beazley) (Ogle) 1881–1960
    5. 5. Charlie (Evalyn (Edna) Beryl) Beazley 1895–1955
    6. 6. Jervis (Faulkner) Beazley 1886–1888
    7. 7. Annie (Marjorie Beazley) (Hyde) 1900–1962
    8. 8. Maxwell Beazley 1879–1966
    9. 9. Olive (Bertha Beazley) (Fitzgerald) 1893–1961
    10. 10. Valentine (Roy) Beazley 1884–1969
    11. 11. William ((Bill)) Beazley 1892–1965
  13. 13. Margaret Stevenson 1853–
  14. 14. Jemamia Stevenson 1858–
  15. 15. Alexander Stevenson 1853–
  16. 16. Thomas Quigley 1860–1952
  17. 17. Elizabeth (M) Maxwell 1858–
  18. 18. Mary (B) Maxwell 1851–1868
  19. 19. Elizabeth Maxwell 1843–1888
  20. 20. John Maxwell 1855–1933
  21. 21. Jane ((Jeanie)) Maxwell 1847–1874
  22. 22. William Maxwell 1849–1937
  23. 23. William Maxwell 1842–1843
  24. 24. Sarah (Ellen (m Pullman)) Maxwell 1851–1910
  25. 25. Mary Maxwell 1841–1868
  26. 26. James Maxwell 1845–1932
  27. 27. Agnes (McKay Maxwell) (Blair) 1854–1913

James Maxwell's Timeline

8 Records

1820
9 February 1820
Birth of James Maxwell in Kirkcudbright, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Kirkcudbright, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
1820
9 Feb 1820
James Maxwell was baptized in , Kirkcudbright, Kirkcudbright, Scotland
, Kirkcudbright, Kirkcudbright, Scotland
1822
26 May 1822
Age 2
James Maxwell was baptized in St. John's, Preston, Lancashire, England
St. John's, Preston, Lancashire, England
1839
July 1839
Age 19
James Maxwell was married in Birmingham, Warwickshire, United Kingdom
Birmingham, Warwickshire, United Kingdom
1851
1851
Age 31
James Maxwell resided here in Dumfries, Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
Dumfries, Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
1853
1853-1864
Age 33
James Maxwell resided here in New Zealand
New Zealand
1857
9 Apr 1857 (37 yrs old; Died from fall from horse)
Age 37
Death of James Maxwell in Near Maxwell's Bush, Ararimu, North Auckland, New Zealand
Near Maxwell's Bush, Ararimu, North Auckland, New Zealand
1871
1871
Age 51
James Maxwell resided here in Edinburgh South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland
Edinburgh South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 February 1820
    Event Place: Kirkcudbright, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 9 Feb 1820
    Event Place: , Kirkcudbright, Kirkcudbright, Scotland
    Record Source: Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 26 May 1822
    Event Place: St. John's, Preston, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: July 1839
    Event Place: Birmingham, Warwickshire, United Kingdom
    Record Source: England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Dumfries, Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1851 Scotland Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1853-1864
    Event Place: New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, Electoral Rolls, BAB Microfilming; Auckland, New Zealand; New Zealand Electoral Rolls, 1853-1981

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Edinburgh South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland
    Record Source: 1871 Scotland Census

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Kirkcudbright, Kirkcudbright, Scotland
    Record Source: Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Apr 1857 (37 yrs old; Died from fall from horse)
    Event Place: Near Maxwell's Bush, Ararimu, North Auckland, New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Symonds St Cemetery, Auckland, Auckland Council, Auckland, New Zealand
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index

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