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Margaret (Countess of Lothian) Maxwell 1553–1617 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1553

Birth Location: Kirkcudbright, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 8 JUN 1617

Death Location: Lothian, Midlothia, Scotland

Father: John Herries

Mother: Agnes Herries

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The story of Margaret (Countess of Lothian) Maxwell began in 1553 in Kirkcudbright, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom. Margaret (Countess of Lothian) Maxwell passed away in 1617 in Lothian, Midlothia, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Margaret (Countess of Lothian) Maxwell began in 1553 in Kirkcudbright, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom.
  • Margaret (Countess of Lothian) Maxwell passed away in 1617 in Lothian, Midlothia, Scotland.

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Margaret Maxwell's Ancestors

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Margaret Maxwell
1553–1617
Birth Place: Kirkcudbright, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
John Lord Herries Newlaw Maxwell Master of Maxwell, Baron Herries
1512–1583
Terregles, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Agnes ((Baroness Herries of Terregles)) Herries
1534–1594
Terregles, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries, Scotland
Grandparents
Robert (Maxwell, 4th Lord) Maxwell
1493–1546
Carlaverock Castle, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Isabel (Agnes) Stewart
1460–1557
Buchan, Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
Sir (William Herries 3rd Lord Herries of Terregles) Herries
1501–1543
Terregles, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
John Maxwell
1460–1513
Lady Bothwell
1475–1557
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Margaret Maxwell's Timeline

2 Records

1553
1553
Birth of Margaret (Countess of Lothian) Maxwell in Kirkcudbright, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
Kirkcudbright, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
1617
8 JUN 1617
Age 64
Death of Margaret (Countess of Lothian) Maxwell in Preston Grange, East Lothian, Scotland
Preston Grange, East Lothian, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1553
    Event Place: Kirkcudbright, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Midlothan: Edinburgh - Register of Marriages, 1595-1700

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 JUN 1617
    Event Place: Preston Grange, East Lothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Lothian, Midlothia, Scotland

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