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John Maxwell Laird 1403–1484 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1403

Birth Location: Calderwood, East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Death Date: 22 Jul 1484

Death Location: Newark Castle, Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Father: Robert Maxwell

Mother: Elizabeth Denniston

Spouse(s): Margaret Borthwick

Children(s): John Maxwell

In 1403, John Maxwell Laird entered the world in Calderwood, East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland, born to Robert Maxwell And Elizabeth Denniston. John Maxwell Laird married Margaret Borthwick, and had children including John Maxwell. John Maxwell Laird passed away in 1484 in Newark Castle, Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1403, John Maxwell Laird entered the world in Calderwood, East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland, born to Robert Maxwell And Elizabeth Denniston.
  • John Maxwell Laird married Margaret Borthwick, and had children including John Maxwell.
  • John Maxwell Laird passed away in 1484 in Newark Castle, Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Laird's Ancestors

Self
John Laird
1403–1484
Birth Place: Calderwood, East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Parents
Robert Maxwell
1375–1423
Calderwood, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Elizabeth Denniston
1382–1424
Maudsley en Stanley Paisley, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Grandparents
John Maxwell
1345–1405
Nether-Pollock, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Isabel Lindsay
1345–1388
Crawford, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Robert Denniston
1360–1399
Gilincarne, Dumfries, Scottland
Margaret Montfichet
1345–1409
Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
John Maxwell
1320–1390
John Denniston
1322–1390
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Laird's Descendants

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John (Maxwell) Laird (1403–22 Jul 1484) m. Margaret Borthwick (1430–1500)
  1. 1. John Maxwell 1450–1484 m. Marion Boyd 1425–1520
    1. 1. Gavin Maxwell 1445–1489 m. Agnes Dundas 1446–1500
      1. 1. Robert Maxwell 1471–1520 m. Lady (Elizabeth) Carmichael 1475–1530
        1. 1. Isabella Maxwell 1491–1548 m. George Walker 1490–1539

John Laird's Timeline

2 Records

1403
1403
Birth of John Maxwell Laird in Calderwood, East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Calderwood, East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1484
22 Jul 1484
Age 81
Death of John Maxwell Laird in Newark Castle, Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Newark Castle, Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1403
    Event Place: Calderwood, East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Jul 1484
    Event Place: Newark Castle, Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Millennium File

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