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Janet HERRIES 1390–1439 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1390

Birth Location: Kirkcudbright, Dumfries-Shire, Scotland

Death Date: 9 Mar 1439

Death Location: Caulderwood Castle, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Father: Sir Herries

Mother: Lady Herries

Spouse(s): Sir Maxwell, william Douglas, william Douglas

Children(s): Janet Maxwell

The story of Janet HERRIES began in 1390 in Kirkcudbright, Dumfries-Shire, Scotland. Janet HERRIES married Sir Herbert Lord Caerlaverock Maxwell, William Douglas, and had children including Janet Maxwell. Janet HERRIES passed away in 1439 in Caulderwood Castle, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Janet HERRIES began in 1390 in Kirkcudbright, Dumfries-Shire, Scotland.
  • Janet HERRIES married Sir Herbert Lord Caerlaverock Maxwell, William Douglas, and had children including Janet Maxwell.
  • Janet HERRIES passed away in 1439 in Caulderwood Castle, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Herries
1380–1440
Birth Location: Kirkcudbright, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
SH
Lady Herries
1370–1425
Birth Location: Castle Mar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
LH

Spouses(s)

Sir Maxwell
1388–1453
Birth Location: Caerlaverock Castle, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
SM
william Douglas
1395–1458
Birth Location: Drumlanrig Castle, Drumlanrig, Nithsdale, Dumfrieshire, Scotland
wD
william Douglas
1414–1458
Birth Location: Drumlaurig,Nithsdale,Dumfrieshire,Scotland
wD

Children(s)

Janet Maxwell
1420–1497
Birth Location: Calderwood, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Janet HERRIES's Ancestors

Self
Janet HERRIES
1390–1439
Birth Place: Kirkcudbright, Dumfries-Shire, Scotland
Parents
Sir Herbert Herries, Baron Herries
1380–1440
Kirkcudbright, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Lady (Margaret Douglas Baroness) Herries
1370–1425
Castle Mar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Sir (William, 1st Earl of Douglas and Mar) Douglas
1327–1384
Castle Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Margaret (Stewart [Countess Of Douglas\ Countess Of) Angus]
1325–1417
Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
William Rosslyn
1283–1330
Rosabelle William
1285–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Janet HERRIES's Descendants

1.
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Janet HERRIES (1390–9 Mar 1439) m. Sir (Herbert Lord Caerlaverock) Maxwell (9 Aug 1388–14 Feb 1453) m. william Douglas (1395–1458) m. william Douglas (1414–1458)
  1. 1. Janet Maxwell 1420–1497 m. Sir (Alan Cathcart 1st Lord) Cathcart 1424–1497
    1. 1. Elizabeth Cathcart 1442–1498 m. Adam (Thomas Hugh of Craige) Wallace 1442–1513
      1. 1. Lady (Isabella "Besseta") Wallace 1472–1530 m. John (George) Reid 1470–
        1. 1. George (MacGuffy) REID 1500–1589 m. Harriet (Hannah) BURGESS 1505–
        2. 2. William Reid 1893–

Janet HERRIES's Timeline

2 Records

1390
1390
Birth of Janet HERRIES in Kirkcudbright, Dumfries-Shire, Scotland
Kirkcudbright, Dumfries-Shire, Scotland
1439
9 Mar 1439
Age 49
Death of Janet HERRIES in Caulderwood Castle, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Caulderwood Castle, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1390
    Event Place: Kirkcudbright, Dumfries-Shire, Scotland
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Mar 1439
    Event Place: Caulderwood Castle, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
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