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John II Maxwell 8th Lord of Maxwell * beheaded 1574–1613 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Jul 1574

Birth Location: Carlaverock Castle, Dumfries, Dumfries, Scotland

Death Date: 21 May 1613

Death Location: Beheaded in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Father: Lord Morton

Mother: Lady Douglas

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John II Maxwell 8th Lord of Maxwell * beheaded was born in 1574 in Carlaverock Castle, Dumfries, Dumfries, Scotland, the child of Lord John I 7Th Lord Maxwell Of Carlaverock 8Th Earl Of Morton And Lady Elizabeth Douglas. John II Maxwell 8th Lord of Maxwell * beheaded passed away in 1613 in Beheaded in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.

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  • John II Maxwell 8th Lord of Maxwell * beheaded was born in 1574 in Carlaverock Castle, Dumfries, Dumfries, Scotland, the child of Lord John I 7Th Lord Maxwell Of Carlaverock 8Th Earl Of Morton And Lady Elizabeth Douglas.
  • John II Maxwell 8th Lord of Maxwell * beheaded passed away in 1613 in Beheaded in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.

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John beheaded's Ancestors

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John beheaded
1574–1613
Birth Place: Carlaverock Castle, Dumfries, Dumfries, Scotland
Parents
Lord John I 7th Lord Maxwell of Carlaverock, 8th Earl of Morton
1553–1593
Carlaverock, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Lady (Elizabeth) Douglas
1555–1637
Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland (Cockburnspath, Berwickshire, Scotland)
Grandparents
Sir (Robert 6th Lord) Maxwell
1525–1552
Carlaverock, Dumfries-shire, SCOTLAND
Beatrix Douglas
–1583
David (Adam Douglas of Cobrandspath Earl Van Angus 7th Earl of) Angus
1515–1557
Pittendreich, Mid-Lothian, Schotland, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lady (Margaret "Countess of Angus") Hamilton
1535–1596
Broomhill, Clydesdale or Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Robert Maxwell
1493–1546
Janet Drumlanrig
1498–1551
George Sir
1500–1556
Lady Douglas
1500–1571
John (illegitimate)
1515–1555
Janet Home
1502–1567
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Castle
1475–1513
Agnes Garlies
1509–1630
Sir Drumlanrig
1481–1513
Elizabeth Lochinvar
1485–1514
George Angus
1469–1513
Lady Angus
1465–1514
James Arran
1475–1529
Alexander Home
1485–1515
Isabel Buchan
1478–1557

John beheaded's Timeline

2 Records

1574
8 Jul 1574
Birth of John II Maxwell 8th Lord of Maxwell * beheaded in Carlaverock Castle, Dumfries, Dumfries, Scotland
Carlaverock Castle, Dumfries, Dumfries, Scotland
1613
21 May 1613
Age 39
Death of John II Maxwell 8th Lord of Maxwell * beheaded in Beheaded in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Beheaded in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Jul 1574
    Event Place: Carlaverock Castle, Dumfries, Dumfries, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 May 1613
    Event Place: Beheaded in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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