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Janet Maxwell 1568–1625 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1568

Birth Location: Carlaverock, Dumfries, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1625

Death Location: Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: John Maxwell

Mother: Elizabeth Douglas

Spouse(s): John Dumfries

Children(s): Marion Corsane

Janet Maxwell was born in 1568 in Carlaverock, Dumfries, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of John 7Th Lord Maxwell Earl Of Morton Maxwell And Elizabeth Douglas. Janet Maxwell married John Corsane 13Th Provost Of Dumfries, and had children including Marion Corsane. Janet Maxwell passed away in 1625 in Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • Janet Maxwell was born in 1568 in Carlaverock, Dumfries, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of John 7Th Lord Maxwell Earl Of Morton Maxwell And Elizabeth Douglas.
  • Janet Maxwell married John Corsane 13Th Provost Of Dumfries, and had children including Marion Corsane.
  • Janet Maxwell passed away in 1625 in Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Maxwell
1553–1593
Birth Location: Carlaverock, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
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Elizabeth Douglas
1555–1637
Birth Location: Glamis, Angus, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

John Dumfries
1553–1629
Birth Location: Dumfries-shire, Scotland
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Children(s)

Marion Corsane
1585–1638
Birth Location: Dumfries, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Janet Maxwell's Ancestors

Self
Janet Maxwell
1568–1625
Birth Place: Carlaverock, Dumfries, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
John (7th Lord Maxwell)(Earl of Morton) Maxwell
1553–1593
Carlaverock, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Elizabeth Douglas
1555–1637
Glamis, Angus, Scotland
Grandparents
Lord (Robert MAXWELL, 5th Baron Maxwell, Lord of) Caer
1493–1552
Carlaverock Castle, Dumfires-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lady (Beatrice) Douglas
1514–1583
Morton, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
David (Douglas Earl van) Angus
1515–1557
Pittendreich, Mid-Lothian, Schotland
Margaretha Hamilton
1535–1596
Broomhill, Lanarkshire, Schotland
Great-Grandparents
George Douglas
1490–1552
Lady Douglas
1500–1571
John Hamilton
1496–1558
Janet Hamilton
1502–1573
2nd-Great-Grandparents
David Douglas
1480–1528
Catherine Morton
1491–1554
Alexander Home
1485–1516
Agnes Ramsay
1480–1557

Janet Maxwell's Descendants

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Janet Maxwell (1568–1625) m. John (Corsane, 13th Provost of) Dumfries (1553–1629)
  1. 1. Marion Corsane 1585–1638 m. Stephen (Laurie Laird Of) Maxwelton 1580–1637
    1. 1. Janet Lawrie 1601–1685 m. John Irving 1595–1648
      1. 1. Francis Irvin 1624–1685 m. Isabel Steward 1625–1726
        1. 1. Florence (Blanche (Blench, Blanch) Grewell Irving (Irvin,) Ervin) 1655–1703 m. William (Thomas) Graham 1648–1751

Janet Maxwell's Timeline

2 Records

1568
1568
Birth of Janet Maxwell in Carlaverock, Dumfries, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
Carlaverock, Dumfries, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
1625
1625
Age 57
Death of Janet Maxwell in Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom
Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1568
    Event Place: Carlaverock, Dumfries, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1625
    Event Place: Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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