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Margaret Maxwell 1548 – 1617 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1548

Birth Location: Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Death Date: 8 Jan 1617

Death Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Father: John Maxwell

Mother: Agnes Herries

Spouse(s): Mark Kerr, Mark Kerr

Children(s): Margaret Kerr, Isabel Kerr, Lilias Kerr, Johanna Kerr, Jean Kerr, Elizabeth Ker, Janet Kerr, Robert Kerr, Mary Kerr

The story of Margaret Maxwell began in 1548 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland. Margaret Maxwell married Mark Kerr, Mark Kerr, and had children including Margaret Kerr, Isabel Kerr, Lilias Kerr, Johanna Kerr, Jean Kerr, Elizabeth Ker, Janet Kerr, Robert Kerr, Mary Kerr. Margaret Maxwell passed away in 1617 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Margaret Maxwell began in 1548 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland.
  • Margaret Maxwell married Mark Kerr, Mark Kerr, and had children including Margaret Kerr, Isabel Kerr, Lilias Kerr, Johanna Kerr, Jean Kerr, Elizabeth Ker, Janet Kerr, Robert Kerr, Mary Kerr.
  • Margaret Maxwell passed away in 1617 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Maxwell
1512 – 1583
Birth Location: Terreglestown, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland
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Agnes Herries
1531 – 1593
Birth Location: Terreglestown, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Mark Kerr
1558 – 1609
Birth Location: Newbattle, Midlothian, Scotland
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Mark Kerr
1553 – 1609
Birth Location: Rothes, Morayshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
MK

Children(s)

Margaret Kerr
1573 – 1643
Birth Location: Cessford, Roxburghshire, Scotland
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Isabel Kerr
1574 – 1628
Birth Location: Drumlanrig Dumfreishire
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Lilias Kerr
1574 – 1659
Birth Location: Letham, , Angus, Scotland
LK
Johanna Kerr
1575 – 1630
Birth Location: –
JK
Jean Kerr
1575 – 1632
Birth Location: Newbattle, Midlothian, Scotland
JK
Elizabeth Ker
1580 –
Birth Location: of, Midlothian, Scotland
EK
Janet Kerr
1580 – 1632
Birth Location: Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
JK
Robert Kerr
1587 – 1645
Birth Location: Scotland
RK
Mary Kerr
Birth Location: –
MK

Margaret Maxwell's Ancestors

Self
Margaret Maxwell
1548 – 1617
Birth Place: Dumfriesshire, Scotland
Parents
John Maxwell
1512 – 1583
Terreglestown, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland
Agnes (de) Herries
1531 – 1593
Terreglestown, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Robert Maxwell
1493 – 1546
Caerlaverock, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
Janet (Douglas of) Drumlanrig
1495 – 1551
Dumfriesshire, Scotland
William Herries
1501 – 1543
Terreglestown, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland
Katherine Kennedy
1510 – 1545
Terreglestown, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
John Maxwell
1455 – 1513
Agnes Stewart
1455 – 1530
William Douglas
1481 – 1513
Elizabeth Gordon
1485 – 1512
Andrew Herries
1477 – 1513
Janet Douglas
1476 – 1500
James Kennedy
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Maxwell
1430 – 1484
Janet Crichton
1434 –
James Douglas
1462 – 1498
Janet Scott
1445 – 1509
Sir Gordon
1449 – 1513
Elizabeth Lindsay
1474 –
Herbert Herries
1460 – 1501
Mariott Carlyle
1462 – 1493
Archibald Douglas
1454 – 1513
Elizabeth Boyd
1458 – 1496

Margaret Maxwell's Descendants

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Margaret Maxwell (1548 – 8 Jan 1617) m. Mark Kerr (20 Feb 1558 – 8 Apr 1609) m. Mark Kerr (20 Feb 1553 – 8 Apr 1609)
  1. 1. Margaret Kerr (1573 – 15 Mar 1643) m. James Home (1575 – Bef 22 Apr 1629)
  2. 2. Isabel Kerr (1574 – 1628)
  3. 3. Lilias Kerr (10 Jul 1574 – 10 Jul 1659) m. Thomas Smith (Abt 1573 – ) m. John Borthwick (1583 – 1 Nov 1623) m. Gavin Hamilton (Abt 1578 – )
  4. 4. Johanna Kerr (1575 – 1630)
  5. 5. Jean Kerr (1575 – 17 Aug 1632) m. David Lindsay (1573 – Jun 1620) m. Thomas Hamilton (1563 – 28 May 1627)
  6. 6. Elizabeth Ker (Abt 1580 – ) m. Alexander Hamilton (Abt 1579 – )
    1. 1. Alexander Hamilton (Abt 1599 – ) m. Isabel Home (1607 – )
      1. 1. Christian Hamilton (Abt 1620 – 7 Nov 1688) m. Robert Carr (1629 – 1692) m. Patrick Hume (Abt 1608 – Apr 1648) m. Robert Kerr (1629 – 4 Aug 1692)
        1. 1. Thomas Carr (13 Mar 1646 – Nov 1711) m. Mary (Lucy) Garland (1654 – Abt 1745) m. Susannah Brooks
    2. 2. Isobel Hamilton (Abt 1600 – ) m.
    3. 3. Elizabeth Hamilton (Abt 1603 – Jul 1685)
    4. 4. John Hamilton (Abt 1607 – )
    5. 5. Jeane Hamilton (1611 – )
    6. 6. Agnes Hamilton
    7. 7. Mark Hamilton (26 Mar 1615 – )
    8. 8. Lylias Hamilton (1617 – )
    9. 9. Elizabeth Hamiltoun
  7. 7. Janet Kerr (Abt 1580 – 17 Aug 1632) m. William Cunninghame (2 Nov 1590 – )
  8. 8. Robert Kerr (1587 – 1645)
  9. 9. Mary Kerr m. James Richardson

Margaret Maxwell's Timeline

2 Records

1548
1548
Birth of Margaret Maxwell in Dumfriesshire, Scotland
Dumfriesshire, Scotland
1617
8 Jan 1617
Age 69
Death of Margaret Maxwell in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1548
    Event Place: Dumfriesshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Jan 1617
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Lothian, Midlothia, Scotland
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