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John Maxwell 1424–1476 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1424

Birth Location: Calderwood,East Kilbride,Lanarkshire,Scotland

Death Date: 1476

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

Father: Robert Maxwell

Mother: Elizabeth Denniston

Spouse(s): Margaret Borthwick

Children(s): Marion Maxwell

The story of John Maxwell began in 1424 in Calderwood,East Kilbride,Lanarkshire,Scotland. John Maxwell married Margaret De Borthwick, and had children including Marion Maxwell. John Maxwell passed away in 1476 in Newark Castle,Port Glasgow,Renfrewshire,Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of John Maxwell began in 1424 in Calderwood,East Kilbride,Lanarkshire,Scotland.
  • John Maxwell married Margaret De Borthwick, and had children including Marion Maxwell.
  • John Maxwell passed away in 1476 in Newark Castle,Port Glasgow,Renfrewshire,Scotland.

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Children(s)

John Maxwell's Ancestors

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John Maxwell
1424–1476
Birth Place: Calderwood,East Kilbride,Lanarkshire,Scotland
Parents
Robert Maxwell
1373–1448
Pollok,,Strathclyde,Scotland
Elizabeth Denniston
1387–1415
Denniston,Glasgow,Strathclyde,Scotland
Grandparents
John Maxwell
1337–1405
Pollok,,Strathclyde,Scotland
Elizabeth Lindsay
1338–
Crawford,Clydesdale,Lanarkshire,Scotland
Robert Denniston
1360–1399
Denniston,Glasgow,Strathclyde,Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Elizabeth Lindsay
1338–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Maxwell's Descendants

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John Maxwell (1424–1476) m. Margaret (De) Borthwick (1430–1464)
  1. 1. Marion Maxwell 1455–1475 m. John Hamilton 1450–1489
    1. 1. Alexander Hamilton 1475–1513 m. Marion Cuninghame 1488–1504
      1. 1. William Hamilton 1504–1569 m. Katherine Kennedy 1498–
        1. 1. Isabel Hamilton 1518–1604 m. George Seton 1531–1586

John Maxwell's Timeline

2 Records

1424
1424
Birth of John Maxwell in Calderwood,East Kilbride,Lanarkshire,Scotland
Calderwood,East Kilbride,Lanarkshire,Scotland
1476
1476
Age 52
Death of John Maxwell in Newark Castle,Port Glasgow,Renfrewshire,Scotland
Newark Castle,Port Glasgow,Renfrewshire,Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1424
    Event Place: Calderwood,East Kilbride,Lanarkshire,Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1476
    Event Place: Newark Castle,Port Glasgow,Renfrewshire,Scotland

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