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Janet Herries, Baroness Maxwell 1400 – 1439 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1400

Birth Location: Kirkcudbright, Dumfries-Shire, Scotland

Death Date: 9 March 1439

Death Location: Caulderwood, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Father: Sir Herries

Mother: Lady Herries

Spouse(s): Sir Caerlaverock

Children(s): Sir Maxwell

The birth of Janet Herries Baroness Maxwell took place in 1400 in Kirkcudbright, Dumfries-Shire, Scotland, to Sir Herbert Herries, Baron Herries and Lady Margaret Douglas Baroness Herries. Janet Herries Baroness Maxwell married Sir Herbert Baron Maxwell and 11th Earl of Caerlaverock, and together they had Sir Robert Maxwell. Janet Herries Baroness Maxwell's death occurred in 1439 in Caulderwood, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

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Parents

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

Spouses(s)

Sir Caerlaverock
1388 – 1453
Birth Location: Caerlaverrock Castle, Dumfries-Shire, Scotland
SC

Children(s)

Sir Maxwell
1403 – 1485
Birth Location: Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
SM

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1400
    Event Place: Kirkcudbright, Dumfries-Shire, Scotland
    Record Source: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Dumfries, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Dumfries: Annan - Parish Censuses 1801-1821

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 9 March 1439
    Event Place: Caulderwood, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
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