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Janet Maxwell 1395 – 1458 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt 1395

Birth Location: Caerlaverock Castle, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1458

Death Location: Drumlanrig Castle, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: Herbert Maxwell

Mother: Katherine Stewart

Spouse(s): William Douglas

Children(s): William Douglas, Lady Douglas, Margaretha Douglas

The birth of Janet Maxwell took place in 1395 in Caerlaverock Castle, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, to Herbert De Maxwell and Katherine Stewart. Janet Maxwell married William Douglas, and together they had William Douglas, Lady Angelica Rosa Douglas and Margaretha Angelica Douglas. Janet Maxwell's death occurred in 1458 in Drumlanrig Castle, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Parents

Herbert Maxwell
1366 – 1421
Birth Location: Caerlaverock, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
HM
Katherine Stewart
1363 – 1446
Birth Location: Dalswinton, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
KS

Spouses(s)

William Douglas
1395 – 1444
Birth Location: Drumlanrig Castle, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
WD

Children(s)

William Douglas
1415 – 1464
Birth Location: Drumlanrig Castle, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
WD
Lady Douglas
1417 – 1460
Birth Location: Drumlanrig Castle, Durisdeer, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
LD
Margaretha Douglas
1420 – 1460
Birth Location: Durisdeer, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
MD

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: Abt 1395
    Event Place: Caerlaverock Castle, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 1458
    Event Place: Drumlanrig Castle, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Drumlanrig Castle, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
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