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John (7th, Lord, Maxwell)(Earl, of, Morton) Maxwell 1553 – 1593 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Apr 1553

Birth Location: Carlaverock, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

Death Date: 7 December 1593

Death Location: Battle of Dryfe Sands, Lockerbie, Dumfries, Scotland

Father: Lord Caer

Mother: Lady Douglas

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Maxwell, Lady Douglas

Children(s): Margaret Wallace, Janet Maxwell, Margaret Wallace, Alexander Maxwell

1553 marked the beginning of John (7th Lord Maxwell)(Earl of Morton) Maxwell's life in Carlaverock, Dumfries-shire, Scotland, to parents Lord Robert MAXWELL, 5th Baron Maxwell, Lord of Caer and Lady Beatrice Douglas. Eventually, John (7th Lord Maxwell)(Earl of Morton) Maxwell married Elizabeth Maxwell and Lady Margaretha Elizabeth Douglas, and they welcomed Margaret Wallace, Janet Maxwell, Margaret Wallace and Alexander Maxwell. John (7th Lord Maxwell)(Earl of Morton) Maxwell passed in 1593 at Battle of Dryfe Sands, Lockerbie, Dumfries, Scotland.

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Parents

Lord Caer
1493 – 1552
Birth Location: Carlaverock Castle, Dumfires-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom
LC
Lady Douglas
1514 – 1583
Birth Location: Morton, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
LD

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Maxwell
1555 – 1637
Birth Location: Angus, Scotland
EM
Lady Douglas
1555 – 1637
Birth Location: Glamis, Angus, Scotland
LD

Children(s)

Margaret Wallace
1580 – 1630
Birth Location: Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
MW
Janet Maxwell
1568 – 1625
Birth Location: Carlaverock, Dumfries, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
JM
Margaret Wallace
1580 – 1630
Birth Location: Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
MW
Alexander Maxwell
1587 –
Birth Location: Kirkcudbright, Sutherland, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom
AM

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 24 Apr 1553
    Event Place: Carlaverock, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index, Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current, UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: 15 February 1569
    Event Place: Carlaverock, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: 17 Feb 1572
    Event Place: Kirkcudbright, Sutherland, Scotland (Carlaverock, Dumfries-shire, Scotland)

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: 1576
    Event Place: Carlaverock,Scotland

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Midlothia, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 7 December 1593
    Event Place: Battle of Dryfe Sands, Lockerbie, Dumfries, Scotland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index, Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current, UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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