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Lord John Maxwell 1512 – 1581 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1512

Birth Location: Terregles, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

Death Date: 20 Jan 1581

Death Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Father: John Maxwell

Mother: Agnes Stewart

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In 1512, Lord John Maxwell entered the world in Terregles, Dumfries-shire, Scotland, born to John Lord Maxwell and Agnes Countess Bothwell Stewart. Lord John Maxwell passed away in 1581 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1512, Lord John Maxwell entered the world in Terregles, Dumfries-shire, Scotland, born to John Lord Maxwell and Agnes Countess Bothwell Stewart.
  • Lord John Maxwell passed away in 1581 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.

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Lord Maxwell's Ancestors

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Lord Maxwell
1512 – 1581
Birth Place: Terregles, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Parents
John Lord Maxwell
1450 – 1513
Terregles, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland
Agnes (Countess Bothwell) Stewart
1477 – 1559
Bonshaw, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Grandparents
James (stEarl Buchan) Stewart
1442 – 1500
Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Margaret (Lady Mistress Eddleston Peebleshire) Murray
1446 – 1486
Eddleston, Peeblesshire, Scotland
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Lord Maxwell's Timeline

2 Records

1512
1512
Birth of Lord John Maxwell in Terregles, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Terregles, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
1581
20 Jan 1581
Age 69
Death of Lord John Maxwell in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1512
    Event Place: Terregles, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Jan 1581
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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