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LADY JANET HERRIES, Baroness Maxwell 1388 – 1439 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1388

Birth Location: Castle Terregles, Kirkcudbright, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

Death Date: 9 Mar 1439

Death Location: Caulderwood Castle, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Father: Herbert Terregales

Mother: Margaretha Douglas

Spouse(s): Sir MAXWELL

Children(s): Catharina Maxwell

In 1388, LADY JANET HERRIES, Baroness Maxwell entered the world in Castle Terregles, Kirkcudbright, Dumfries-shire, Scotland, born to Herbert Lord Herries van Terregales and Margaretha Douglas. LADY JANET HERRIES, Baroness Maxwell married Sir Herbert, 11th Earl of Caerlaverock MAXWELL, and had children including Catharina Maxwell. LADY JANET HERRIES, Baroness Maxwell passed away in 1439 in Caulderwood Castle, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1388, LADY JANET HERRIES, Baroness Maxwell entered the world in Castle Terregles, Kirkcudbright, Dumfries-shire, Scotland, born to Herbert Lord Herries van Terregales and Margaretha Douglas.
  • LADY JANET HERRIES, Baroness Maxwell married Sir Herbert, 11th Earl of Caerlaverock MAXWELL, and had children including Catharina Maxwell.
  • LADY JANET HERRIES, Baroness Maxwell passed away in 1439 in Caulderwood Castle, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Herbert Terregales
1350 –
Birth Location: Terregales, Dumfrieshire, Schotland
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Margaretha Douglas
1350 –
Birth Location: Cary Castle, Cadbury, Somersetshire
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Spouses(s)

Sir MAXWELL
1388 – 1453
Birth Location: Caerlaverrock Castle, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
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Children(s)

Catharina Maxwell
1410 – 1454
Birth Location: Caerlaverrock Castle, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
CM

LADY Maxwell's Ancestors

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LADY Maxwell
1388 – 1439
Birth Place: Castle Terregles, Kirkcudbright, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Parents
Herbert Lord Herries van Terregales
1350 –
Terregales, Dumfrieshire, Schotland
Margaretha Douglas
1350 –
Cary Castle, Cadbury, Somersetshire
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

LADY Maxwell's Descendants

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LADY (JANET HERRIES, Baroness) Maxwell (1388 – 9 Mar 1439) m. Sir (Herbert, 11th Earl of Caerlaverock) MAXWELL (9 Aug 1388 – 14 February 1453)
  1. 1. Catharina Maxwell (1410 – 1454) m. Gilbert (Lord Kennedy van) Dunure (1406 – 6 March 1479)
    1. 1. Elisabeth Kennedy (1430 – ) m. James (I Dunkeld Lord Ogilvy van) Arlie (1430 – 1505)
      1. 1. John (Dunkeld Lord Ogilvy van) Arlie (1451 – 9 Jan 1506) m. Johanna Graham (1450 – 1510)
        1. 1. James Ogilvy (1470 – 1515) m. Margaretha Lindsay (1475 – 1532)

LADY Maxwell's Timeline

2 Records

1388
1388
Birth of LADY JANET HERRIES, Baroness Maxwell in Castle Terregles, Kirkcudbright, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Castle Terregles, Kirkcudbright, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
1439
9 Mar 1439
Age 51
Death of LADY JANET HERRIES, Baroness Maxwell in Caulderwood Castle, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Caulderwood Castle, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1388
    Event Place: Castle Terregles, Kirkcudbright, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
    Record Source: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Mar 1439
    Event Place: Caulderwood Castle, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
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