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Margaret de Borthwick 1409 – 1466 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1409

Birth Location: Borthwick, Midlothian, Scotland

Death Date: 24 Jul 1466

Death Location: Newark Castle, Port Glascow, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Father: William Borthwick

Mother: Catherine Sinclair

Spouse(s): John Maxwell, John Maxwell, Sir Maxwell

Children(s): Mariotta Maxwell

The story of Margaret de Borthwick began in 1409 in Borthwick, Midlothian, Scotland. Margaret de Borthwick married John Maxwell, John Maxwell, Sir John Maxwell, and had children including Mariotta Maxwell. Margaret de Borthwick passed away in 1466 in Newark Castle, Port Glascow, Renfrewshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Margaret de Borthwick began in 1409 in Borthwick, Midlothian, Scotland.
  • Margaret de Borthwick married John Maxwell, John Maxwell, Sir John Maxwell, and had children including Mariotta Maxwell.
  • Margaret de Borthwick passed away in 1466 in Newark Castle, Port Glascow, Renfrewshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Borthwick
1388 – 1458
Birth Location: Borthwick Castle, Gorebridge, Midlothian, Scotland
WB
Catherine Sinclair
1391 – 1462
Birth Location: Scotland
CS

Spouses(s)

John Maxwell
1403 – 1476
Birth Location: Calderwood, East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland
JM
John Maxwell
1403 – 1476
Birth Location: Calderwood, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
JM
Sir Maxwell
1380 – 1478
Birth Location: Calderwood, Lanarkshire, Scotland
SM

Children(s)

Mariotta Maxwell
1425 – 1472
Birth Location: Calderwood, Lanarkshire, Scotland
MM

Margaret Borthwick's Ancestors

Self
Margaret Borthwick
1409 – 1466
Birth Place: Borthwick, Midlothian, Scotland
Parents
William Borthwick
1388 – 1458
Borthwick Castle, Gorebridge, Midlothian, Scotland
Catherine Sinclair
1391 – 1462
Scotland
Grandparents
Sir (William) Borthwick
1365 – 1414
Catcune, Mid-Lothian, Schotland
Beatrix Sinclair
Henry Sinclair
1340 – 1400
Chapel Loan Roslin Midlothian Scotland
Florentia Magnusdottir
1348 –
Denmark
Great-Grandparents
William Sinclair
1320 – 1358
Isabella Graham
1320 – 1391
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Rosabelle
Malise STRATHEARN
1327 – 1357
Marjory ROSS
1296 –

Margaret Borthwick's Descendants

1.
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Margaret (de) Borthwick (1409 – 24 Jul 1466) m. John Maxwell (1403 – 6 Jun 1476) m. John Maxwell (1403 – 6 Jun 1476) m. Sir (John) Maxwell (1380 – 19 Jan 1478)
  1. 1. Mariotta Maxwell (1425 – 25 Jun 1472) m. Robert Boyd (1425 – 14 Oct 1482)
    1. 1. Thomas Boyd (1441 – 1473) m. Mary Stewart (13 May 1453 – 16 May 1488) m. Elizabeth Montgomerie
    2. 2. Robert Boyd (Abt 1445 – )
    3. 3. Elizabeth (Catherine) Boyd (1450 – 21 Feb 1498) m. Archibald (Bell Cat Earl Angus Douglas Knight of) Douglas (25 Oct 1449 – 29 Nov 1513)
    4. 4. Alexander Boyd (1452 – 26 Jun 1508) m. Janet Colville (1467 – 21 Apr 1504)
    5. 5. Archibald Boyd (1454 – 14 May 1507) m. Christian Mure (1453 – Aft 28 Jan 1523) m. Christian Mure (Abt 1549 – 28 Jan 1523)
    6. 6. Annabella Boyd (Abt 1454 – 1476) m. Sir (John) Gordon (1449 – 9 Sep 1513) m. John Gordon (1445 – 1517)
    7. 7. John Boyd (1456 – 1 Oct 1482)
    8. 8. Elizabeth Boyd (1458 – 21 Feb 1496) m. Archibald ("Bell the Cat") Douglas (1454 – 29 Nov 1513) m. Alexander Fraser (1431 – Abt 1486) m. Archibald Douglas (16 Oct 1449 – 29 Nov 1513)
      1. 1. William Douglas (1470 – 9 Sep 1513) m. Elizabeth Auchinleck (1475 – 18 Sep 1570) m. Anchelet Auchinleck
        1. 1. Archibald Douglas (7 Sep 1503 – 18 Sep 1570) m. Agnes (Anna) Keith (1507 – 1548) m. Margaret Carmichael (1533 – Abt 1555) m. Mary ((Elizabeth)) Irvine (1503 – )
        2. 2. Gilette ("Giles") Douglas (1505 – 4 Jul 1546) m. Robert Graham (1503 – 10 Sep 1547) m. Robert Graham (15 Mar 1522 – 10 Sep 1547)
      2. 2. Elizabeth Douglas (1474 – Jul 1509) m. Robert Lyle (1469 – Bet 1499 and 1502)
      3. 3. Gavin Douglas (1474 – Sep 1522)
      4. 4. Archibald ("Graysteel") Douglas (1475 – 1535)
      5. 5. Janet Douglas (1476 – Bef 25 Feb 1500) m. Andrew (Robert) Herries (1477 – 9 Sep 1513)
        1. 1. Andrew Herries (Abt 1495 – 9 Sep 1513)
        2. 2. William Herries (14 Jan 1501 – 26 Sep 1543) m. Katherine Kennedy (1510 – 1545)
    9. 9. Margaret Boyd (1462 – Aft 16 Sep 1453) m. David Cathcart (Abt 1455 – 1497) m. Robert Boyd (Abt 1448 – )
    10. 10. Adam Boyd

Margaret Borthwick's Timeline

3 Records

1409
1409
Birth of Margaret de Borthwick in Borthwick, Midlothian, Scotland
Borthwick, Midlothian, Scotland
1466
24 Jul 1466
Age 57
Death of Margaret de Borthwick in Newark Castle, Port Glascow, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Newark Castle, Port Glascow, Renfrewshire, Scotland
1466
Jul 1466
Age 57
Burial of Margaret de Borthwick in Newark Castle, Port Glascow, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Newark Castle, Port Glascow, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1409
    Event Place: Borthwick, Midlothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Jul 1466
    Event Place: Newark Castle, Port Glascow, Renfrewshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: Jul 1466
    Event Place: Newark Castle, Port Glascow, Renfrewshire, Scotland
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