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Janet Forrester 1412 – 1450 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1412

Birth Location: Corstorphine, Midlothian, Scotland

Death Date: 1450

Death Location: Calderwood, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Father: John Forrester

Mother: Jean Sinclair

Spouse(s): Robert Maxwell, Robert Maxwell

Children(s): John Maxwell, Thomas Maxwell, David Maxwell, Robert Maxwell, Aymer Maxwell, Christian Maxwell

The story of Janet Forrester began in 1412 in Corstorphine, Midlothian, Scotland. Janet Forrester married Robert Maxwell, Robert Maxwell, and had children including John Maxwell, Thomas Maxwell, David Maxwell, Robert Maxwell, Aymer Maxwell, Christian Maxwell. Janet Forrester passed away in 1450 in Calderwood, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Janet Forrester began in 1412 in Corstorphine, Midlothian, Scotland.
  • Janet Forrester married Robert Maxwell, Robert Maxwell, and had children including John Maxwell, Thomas Maxwell, David Maxwell, Robert Maxwell, Aymer Maxwell, Christian Maxwell.
  • Janet Forrester passed away in 1450 in Calderwood, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Janet Forrester's Ancestors

Self
Janet Forrester
1412 – 1450
Birth Place: Corstorphine, Midlothian, Scotland
Parents
John "Libertine" Forrester
1362 – 1448
Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Jean Sinclair
1364 – 1391
Orkney, Scotland
Grandparents
Adam Forrester
1330 – 1405
Agnes Dundas
1365 – 1415
Fingask, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Henry Sinclair
1340 – 1400
Chapel Loan Roslin Midlothian Scotland
Jean Haliburton
1355 – 1400
Dirleton Castle, East Lothian, Scotland (United Kingdom)
Great-Grandparents
John Dundas
1343 – 1394
Eleanor Douglas
1360 – 1400
William Sinclair
1320 – 1358
Isabella Graham
1320 – 1391
Walter Haliburton
1360 – 1447
Marjorie Douglas
1377 – 1421
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Archibald Douglas
1325 – 1400
Joanna Moray
1339 – 1409
Rosabelle
Malise STRATHEARN
1327 – 1357
Marjory ROSS
1296 –
John Haliburton
1335 – 1392
Margaret CAMERON
1410 – 1493
Archibald Douglas
1325 – 1400
Joanna Moray
1339 – 1409

Janet Forrester's Descendants

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Janet Forrester (1412 – 1450) m. Robert Maxwell (Abt 1410 – Apr 1485) m. Robert Maxwell (1410 – 29 Apr 1486)
  1. 1. John Maxwell (1430 – 22 Jul 1484) m. Janet Crichton (1434 – )
    1. 1. John Maxwell (1455 – 9 Sep 1513) m. Marion Boyd (Abt 1429 – ) m. Agnes Stewart (Abt 1455 – 25 Jul 1530)
      1. 1. Isabella Maxwell (Abt 1480 – 1517) m. Robert Porterfield (Abt 1480 – 1515)
      2. 2. Elizabeth Maxwell (1488 – 1488)
      3. 3. Mary Maxwell (1488 – 1515) m. James Johnston (1482 – Aug 1524) m. James Johnstone (1482 – Aug 1524)
      4. 4. Robert Maxwell (1493 – 9 Jul 1546) m. Janet (Douglas of) Drumlanrig (1495 – 1551) m. Agnes (Isabel) Stewart (28 Nov 1480 – 20 Feb 1557)
        1. 1. Robert Maxwell (Bet 1510 and 1520 – 14 Sep 1552) m. Beatrix Douglas (1515 – 15 Sep 1583) m. Unknown Mistress (Abt 1530 – )
        2. 2. John Maxwell (1512 – 20 Jan 1583) m. Agnes (de) Herries (Bet 1531 and 1534 – 14 Mar 1593)
        3. 3. Margaret Maxwell ( – 31 Jan 1593) m. Archibald (Henry) Stewart (1492 – Jul 1525) m. William Baillie (Abt 1531 – 1587)
      5. 5. John Maxwell (1493 – 9 Jul 1546) m. Janet Brown
      6. 6. John Maxwell (1493 – 9 Jul 1546) m. Janet Douglas (1464 – 1567)
      7. 7. Herbert Maxwell (Abt 1495 – ) m. Herbert Maxwell (Abt 1498 – )
      8. 8. Katherine Maxwell (1496 – 1515) m. Ninian Glendonwyn (1475 – 1541)
      9. 9. Edward Maxwell (Abt 1498 – )
      10. 10. Agnes Maxwell (1500 – ) m. Robert Charteris (Abt 1495 – )
      11. 11. Henry Maxwell (Abt 1500 – )
    2. 2. James Maxwell (1461 – ) m. Mrs (James) Maxwell
    3. 3. Homer Maxwell (Abt 1463 – ) m. Homer Maxwell (Abt 1465 – )
    4. 4. Thomas Maxwell (Abt 1463 – )
    5. 5. William Maxwell (Abt 1464 – )
    6. 6. JANET MAXWELL (Abt 1470 – ) m. William Carlyle (1466 – 28 May 1525)
    7. 7. George Maxwell (Abt 1480 – 1528)
  2. 2. Thomas Maxwell (Bet 1432 and 1459 – ) m. Agnes Maxwell (Abt 1450 – )
  3. 3. David Maxwell (Abt 1435 – )
  4. 4. Robert Maxwell (Abt 1450 – )
  5. 5. Aymer Maxwell (Abt 1453 – )
  6. 6. Christian Maxwell (Abt 1455 – )

Janet Forrester's Timeline

2 Records

1412
1412
Birth of Janet Forrester in Corstorphine, Midlothian, Scotland
Corstorphine, Midlothian, Scotland
1450
1450
Age 38
Death of Janet Forrester in Calderwood, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Calderwood, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1412
    Event Place: Corstorphine, Midlothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1450
    Event Place: Calderwood, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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