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John Maxwell 1450–1484 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1450

Birth Location: Calderwood, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Death Date: 22 July 1484

Death Location: Battle of Kirtle, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

Father: John Laird

Mother: Margaret Borthwick

Spouse(s): Marion Boyd

Children(s): Gavin Maxwell

John Maxwell was born in 1450 in Calderwood, Lanarkshire, Scotland, the child of John Maxwell Laird And Margaret Borthwick. John Maxwell married Marion Boyd, and had children including Gavin Maxwell. John Maxwell passed away in 1484 in Battle of Kirtle, Dumfries-shire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • John Maxwell was born in 1450 in Calderwood, Lanarkshire, Scotland, the child of John Maxwell Laird And Margaret Borthwick.
  • John Maxwell married Marion Boyd, and had children including Gavin Maxwell.
  • John Maxwell passed away in 1484 in Battle of Kirtle, Dumfries-shire, Scotland.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Maxwell's Ancestors

Self
John Maxwell
1450–1484
Birth Place: Calderwood, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Parents
John Maxwell Laird
1403–1484
Calderwood, East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Margaret Borthwick
1430–1500
Lochorwart Castle, Borthwick, Midlothian, Scotland
Grandparents
Robert Maxwell
1375–1423
Calderwood, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Elizabeth Denniston
1382–1424
Maudsley en Stanley Paisley, Lanarkshire, Scotland
William (Borthwick II) Lord
1410–1483
Wakefield, Yorkshire, England
Beatrice (Sinclair) Lady
1410–1463
Roslin Castle, Caithness, Orkney Islands, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
John Maxwell
1345–1405
Isabel Lindsay
1345–1388
Robert Denniston
1360–1399
Margaret Montfichet
1345–1409
William Lord
1390–1458
Henry Sinclair
1389–1420
Egidia Douglas
1387–1438
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Maxwell
1320–1390
John Denniston
1322–1390
William Borthwick
1360–1449
Henry Sinclair
1355–1404
Jean Halyburton
1350–1410
William Border
1370–1392
Egidia Stewart
1362–1391

John Maxwell's Descendants

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John Maxwell (1450–22 July 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
        1. 1. Thomas Walker 1513–1574

John Maxwell's Timeline

2 Records

1450
1450
Birth of John Maxwell in Calderwood, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Calderwood, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1484
22 July 1484
Age 34
Death of John Maxwell in Battle of Kirtle, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Battle of Kirtle, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1450
    Event Place: Calderwood, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 July 1484
    Event Place: Battle of Kirtle, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

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