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Lord Robert Maxwell 2nd Lord Maxwell 1408–1485 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1408

Birth Location: Calderwood,,Lanarkshire,Scotland

Death Date: May 08, 1485

Death Location: Bannockburn, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Father: Herbert Maxwell

Mother: Lady Maxwell

Spouse(s): Janet Forrester

Children(s): Sir Maxwell

In 1408, Lord Robert Maxwell 2nd Lord Maxwell entered the world in Calderwood,,Lanarkshire,Scotland, born to Herbert Maxwell 1St Lord Maxwell And Lady Janet Herries Of Terregles Lady Of Maxwell. Lord Robert Maxwell 2nd Lord Maxwell married Janet Forrester, and had children including Sir John Maxwell 3Rd Lord Maxwell. Lord Robert Maxwell 2nd Lord Maxwell passed away in 1485 in Bannockburn, Stirlingshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1408, Lord Robert Maxwell 2nd Lord Maxwell entered the world in Calderwood,,Lanarkshire,Scotland, born to Herbert Maxwell 1St Lord Maxwell And Lady Janet Herries Of Terregles Lady Of Maxwell.
  • Lord Robert Maxwell 2nd Lord Maxwell married Janet Forrester, and had children including Sir John Maxwell 3Rd Lord Maxwell.
  • Lord Robert Maxwell 2nd Lord Maxwell passed away in 1485 in Bannockburn, Stirlingshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Herbert Maxwell
1387–1452
Birth Location: Carlaverock Castle, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
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Lady Maxwell
1392–1439
Birth Location: Terregles, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Janet Forrester
1405–1488
Birth Location: Corstorphine, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
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Children(s)

Sir Maxwell
1430–1484
Birth Location: Torthorwald, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
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Lord Maxwell's Ancestors

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Lord Maxwell
1408–1485
Birth Place: Calderwood,,Lanarkshire,Scotland
Parents
Herbert Maxwell 1st Lord Maxwell
1387–1452
Carlaverock Castle, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
Lady (Janet Herries of Terregles, Lady of) Maxwell
1392–1439
Terregles, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Sir (Herbert Maxwell Kt., of) Caerlaverock
1366–1421
Caerlaverock Castle, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
Katherine (Stewart of Dalswinton, "Princess of) Scotland"
1363–1446
Dalswinton, Nithsdale, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Robert Mearns
1340–1421
Janet Forrester
1346–1388
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Kt.
1315–1373
Christian Maxwell
1315–1367

Lord Maxwell's Descendants

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Lord (Robert Maxwell 2nd Lord) Maxwell (1408–May 08, 1485) m. Janet Forrester (circa 1405–circa 1488)
  1. 1. Sir (John Maxwell 3rd Lord) Maxwell 1430–1484 m. Janet Crichton 1437–
    1. 1. Sir (John Maxwell 4th Lord) Maxwell 1450–1513 m. Agnes Stewart 1460–1530
      1. 1. Robert (Maxwell 5th Lord) Maxwell 1493–1546 m. Janet (Douglas of) Drumlanrig 1502–1551
        1. 1. Sir (John Maxwell 4th Lord Herries of Terregles, Master of) Maxwell 1512–1583 m. Baroness (Agnes Herries of) Terregies 1534–1594

Lord Maxwell's Timeline

2 Records

1408
1408
Birth of Lord Robert Maxwell 2nd Lord Maxwell in Calderwood,,Lanarkshire,Scotland
Calderwood,,Lanarkshire,Scotland
1485
May 08, 1485
Age 77
Death of Lord Robert Maxwell 2nd Lord Maxwell in Bannockburn, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Bannockburn, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1408
    Event Place: Calderwood,,Lanarkshire,Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: May 08, 1485
    Event Place: Bannockburn, Stirlingshire, Scotland
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