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Janet (Lady) Maxwell 1500–1550 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1500

Birth Location: Newark, Orkney, Scotland

Death Date: 1550

Death Location: Scotland

Father: Patrick Maxwell

Mother: Marion Crawford

Spouse(s): Sir Ardgowan

Children(s): Janet GGM), Margaret Stewart, Janette Stewart, James Stewart, Dugald Stewart, Robert Stewart, William Stewart, Archibald Stewart

Janet (Lady) Maxwell was born in 1500 in Newark, Orkney, Scotland, the child of Patrick 2Nd Laird Of Newark Maxwell And Marion Crawford. Janet (Lady) Maxwell married Sir James Iv The Good Regent Stewart 7Th Lord Blackhall 7Th Lord Ardgowan, and had children including Archibald Stewart, Dugald Stewart, James Stewart, Janet Lady Stewart 11Th Ggm, Janette Stewart, Margaret Lady Stewart, Robert Stewart, William Stewart. Janet (Lady) Maxwell passed away in 1550 in Scotland.

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Biography

  • Janet (Lady) Maxwell was born in 1500 in Newark, Orkney, Scotland, the child of Patrick 2Nd Laird Of Newark Maxwell And Marion Crawford.
  • Janet (Lady) Maxwell married Sir James Iv The Good Regent Stewart 7Th Lord Blackhall 7Th Lord Ardgowan, and had children including Archibald Stewart, Dugald Stewart, James Stewart, Janet Lady Stewart 11Th Ggm, Janette Stewart, Margaret Lady Stewart, Robert Stewart, William Stewart.
  • Janet (Lady) Maxwell passed away in 1550 in Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Patrick Maxwell
1476–1522
Birth Location: Newark, Renfrewshire, Scotland
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Marion Crawford
1487–1528
Birth Location: Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Sir Ardgowan
1521–1579
Birth Location: Blackhall Castle, Renfrewshire, Scotland
SA

Children(s)

Janet GGM)
1540–1629
Birth Location: Shambelly, New Abbey, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland
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Margaret Stewart
1540–1645
Birth Location: Castle Stuart, Moray Firth, Scotland
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Janette Stewart
1540–1614
Birth Location: Scotland
JS
James Stewart
1535–1589
Birth Location: Blackhall, Paisley, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland
JS
Dugald Stewart
1547–1617
Birth Location: Scotland
DS
Robert Stewart
1545–1615
Birth Location: Scotland
RS
William Stewart
1548–1618
Birth Location: Scotland
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Archibald Stewart
1546–1616
Birth Location: Scotland
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Janet Maxwell's Ancestors

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Janet Maxwell
1500–1550
Birth Place: Newark, Orkney, Scotland
Parents
Patrick (2nd Laird of Newark) Maxwell
1476–1522
Newark, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Marion Crawford
1487–1528
Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Janet Maxwell's Descendants

1.
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Janet ((Lady)) Maxwell (1500–1550) m. Sir (JAMES IV “The Good Regent” STEWART 7th Lord Blackhall, 7th Lord) Ardgowan (1521–1579)
  1. 1. Janet ((Lady) Stewart (11th) GGM) 1540–1629 m. Lord (John (jesuit Priest)) Gordon 1544–1620
    1. 1. Margaret (Ann Gordon (10th) GGM) 1561–1607 m. John ((Doctor) Neilson (10th GGF)) IV 1549–1630
      1. 1. Lord (John Henry Duff the) 3rd 1574–1596 m. Marion Pudgiones 1576–1630
        1. 1. David Neilson 1595–1662 m. Janet Pollock 1595–1646
  2. 2. Margaret ((Lady)) Stewart 1540–1645
  3. 3. Janette Stewart 1540–1614
  4. 4. James Stewart 1535–1589
  5. 5. Dugald Stewart 1547–1617
  6. 6. Robert Stewart 1545–1615
  7. 7. William Stewart 1548–1618
  8. 8. Archibald Stewart 1546–1616

Janet Maxwell's Timeline

2 Records

1500
1500
Birth of Janet (Lady) Maxwell in Newark, Orkney, Scotland
Newark, Orkney, Scotland
1550
1550
Age 50
Death of Janet (Lady) Maxwell in Scotland
Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1500
    Event Place: Newark, Orkney, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1550
    Event Place: Scotland
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