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Katherine de Maxwell 1408–1442 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1408

Birth Location: Caerlaverrock Castle, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1 AUG 1442

Death Location: Dunure, Ayrshire, Scotland

Father: Sir Caerlaverock

Mother: Lady Maxwell

Spouse(s): Gilbert Kennedy, Thomas Kennedy, Alexander Montgomery

Children(s): Lady Graham

In 1408, Katherine de Maxwell entered the world in Caerlaverrock Castle, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, born to Sir Herbert Baron Maxwell 11Th Earl Of Caerlaverock And Lady Janet Herries Baroness Maxwell. Katherine de Maxwell married Alexander Montgomery, Gilbert Kennedy, Thomas Kennedy, and had children including Lady Janet Heiress Of Ludguharn Graham. Katherine de Maxwell passed away in 1442 in Dunure, Ayrshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1408, Katherine de Maxwell entered the world in Caerlaverrock Castle, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, born to Sir Herbert Baron Maxwell 11Th Earl Of Caerlaverock And Lady Janet Herries Baroness Maxwell.
  • Katherine de Maxwell married Alexander Montgomery, Gilbert Kennedy, Thomas Kennedy, and had children including Lady Janet Heiress Of Ludguharn Graham.
  • Katherine de Maxwell passed away in 1442 in Dunure, Ayrshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Caerlaverock
1388–1454
Birth Location: Caerlaverrock Castle, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
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Lady Maxwell
1400–1439
Birth Location: Kirkcudbright, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Gilbert Kennedy
1406–1479
Birth Location: Dunottar Castle, Stonehaven, Kincardineshire, Scotland
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Thomas Kennedy
1415–1460
Birth Location: Scotland
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Alexander Montgomery
1382–1470
Birth Location: Eaglesham, Iverness, Scotland
AM

Children(s)

Lady Graham
1418–1491
Birth Location: Mugdock Castle, Stirlingshire, , Scotland
LG

Katherine Maxwell's Ancestors

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Katherine Maxwell
1408–1442
Birth Place: Caerlaverrock Castle, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
Parents
Sir Herbert Baron Maxwell, 11th Earl of Caerlaverock
1388–1454
Caerlaverrock Castle, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Lady (Janet Herries Baroness) Maxwell
1400–1439
Kirkcudbright, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Grandparents
Sir (Herbert) Herries
1370–1440
Kirkcudbright, Dumfries-Shire, Scotland
Lady (Margaret Douglas Baroness) Herries
1370–1425
Mar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Katherine Maxwell's Descendants

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Katherine (de) Maxwell (1408–1 AUG 1442) m. Gilbert Kennedy (1406–1479) m. Thomas Kennedy (1415–1460) m. Alexander Montgomery (1382–1470)
  1. 1. Lady (Janet (Heiress of Ludguharn)) Graham 1418–1491 m. **Baron (John Patrick the 1st, Lord of Drummond,) Drummond –1519

Katherine Maxwell's Timeline

2 Records

1408
1408
Birth of Katherine de Maxwell in Caerlaverrock Castle, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
Caerlaverrock Castle, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
1442
1 AUG 1442
Age 34
Death of Katherine de Maxwell in Dunure, Ayrshire, Scotland
Dunure, Ayrshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1408
    Event Place: Caerlaverrock Castle, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 AUG 1442
    Event Place: Dunure, Ayrshire, Scotland
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