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Janet Maxwell 1397 – 1450 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1397

Birth Location: Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1450

Death Location: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: Robert Maxwell

Mother: Elizabeth Danniston

Spouse(s): Alan Cathcart, Alanus Cathcart

Children(s):

Janet Maxwell was born in 1397 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of Robert Maxwell and Elizabeth Danniston. Janet Maxwell married Alan Cathcart, Alanus De Cathcart. Janet Maxwell passed away in 1450 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • Janet Maxwell was born in 1397 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of Robert Maxwell and Elizabeth Danniston.
  • Janet Maxwell married Alan Cathcart, Alanus De Cathcart.
  • Janet Maxwell passed away in 1450 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Janet Maxwell's Ancestors

Self
Janet Maxwell
1397 – 1450
Birth Place: Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Robert Maxwell
1373 – 1448
Pollok, Renfrewshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Danniston
1378 – 1440
Calderwood, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
John (Pollock) Maxwell
1298 – 1360
Pollok, Renfrewshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Elizabeth (Isabel) Lindsey
1338 – 1388
Crawford, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Robert Denniston
1340 – 1399
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Margaret (de) Montfichet
1345 – 1389
Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Robert Maxwell
1270 – 1330
Maxwell
1278 –
John DeDanzielstoun
1290 –
Mary Fleming
1310 – 1364
William Montfichet
1285 – 1361
Mary Menteith
1312 – 1367
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Menteith
1275 – 1323
Marjorie Strivelyn
1280 – 1323

Janet Maxwell's Timeline

2 Records

1397
1397
Birth of Janet Maxwell in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
1450
1450
Age 53
Death of Janet Maxwell in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1397
    Event Place: Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1450
    Event Place: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

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