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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. Years later, LADY JANET HERRIES, Baroness Maxwell married Sir Herbert and 11th Earl of Caerlaverock MAXWELL, and the couple became parents to Catharina Maxwell. LADY JANET HERRIES, Baroness Maxwell died in 1439 in Caulderwood Castle, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

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Parents

Herbert Terregales
1350 –
Birth Location: Terregales, Dumfrieshire, Schotland
HT
Margaretha Douglas
1350 –
Birth Location: Cary Castle, Cadbury, Somersetshire
MD

Spouses(s)

Sir MAXWELL
1388 – 1453
Birth Location: Caerlaverrock Castle, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
SM

Children(s)

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

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 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 Year: 9 Mar 1439
    Event Place: Caulderwood Castle, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
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