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Margaret Maxwell 1580–1630 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1580

Birth Location: Carlaverock, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

Death Date: 1 March 1630

Death Location: Craigie, Ayrshire, Scotland

Father: John Maxwell

Mother: Margaret Douglas

Spouse(s): John Wallace, John Wallace

Children(s): John IV

Margaret Maxwell was born in 1580 in Carlaverock, Dumfries-shire, Scotland, the child of John 8Th Lord Maxwell Earl Of Morton Maxwell And Margaret Of Angus Douglas. Margaret Maxwell married John Wallace, and had children including John Wallace Iv. Margaret Maxwell passed away in 1630 in Craigie, Ayrshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Margaret Maxwell was born in 1580 in Carlaverock, Dumfries-shire, Scotland, the child of John 8Th Lord Maxwell Earl Of Morton Maxwell And Margaret Of Angus Douglas.
  • Margaret Maxwell married John Wallace, and had children including John Wallace Iv.
  • Margaret Maxwell passed away in 1630 in Craigie, Ayrshire, Scotland.

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Margaret Maxwell's Ancestors

Self
Margaret Maxwell
1580–1630
Birth Place: Carlaverock, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Parents
John (8th Lord Maxwell, Earl of Morton) Maxwell
1552–1593
Carlaverock, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Margaret ((of Angus)) Douglas
1555–1640
Glammis, Angus, Scotland
Grandparents
Sir (Robert (6 th Lord)) MAXWELL
1525–1573
Carlaverock, Dumfries-shire, SCOTLAND
Beatrice, (Lady of Morton) DOUGLAS
1514–1583
Morton, Dumfries-shire, SCOTLAND
Sir (David (7th Earl of Angus)) Douglas
1515–1557
Pittendriech, Lasswade, Midlothian, SCOTLAND
Margaret Hamilton
1539–1596
Samuelston, East Lothian, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Sir Maxwell
1489–1546
Isabella ELPHINSTONE
1496–1540
James DOUGLAS
1490–1548
Catherine Stewart
1490–1546
Sir DOUGLAS
1493–1552
Lady DOUGLAS
–1581
John Hamilton
1515–1555
Jeanette Home
1515–1567
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Maxwell
–1513
Agnes Stewart
1470–1530
John Elphinstone**
1475–1513
Agnes Forsyth**
1476–1518
John Douglas
1466–1513
Janet Crichton
1461–1493
James, Stewart
1473–1513
Margaret, IV
1470–1559
George DOUGLAS
–1513
David Douglas
1475–1548
Catherine Stewart
1491–1554
James Hamilton
1475–1529
Beatrix Drummond
1477–1502
Alexander Home
1490–1516

Margaret Maxwell's Descendants

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Margaret Maxwell (1580–1 March 1630) m. John Wallace (1580–1645) m. John Wallace (1581–1615)
  1. 1. John (Wallace) IV 1606–1641 m. Margaret Thompson 1610–1638
    1. 1. Matthew (I Mathias) Wallace 1640–1714 m. Elizabeth Alexander 1650–1691
      1. 1. Matthew (Wallace Jr) *** 1672–1751 m. Sarah Alexander 1690–1760 m. Sarah Alexander 1690–1760
        1. 1. Elizabeth Wallace 1729–1807 m. Andrew Willoughby 1717–1800

Margaret Maxwell's Timeline

2 Records

1580
1580
Birth of Margaret Maxwell in Carlaverock, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Carlaverock, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
1630
1 March 1630
Age 50
Death of Margaret Maxwell in Craigie, Ayrshire, Scotland
Craigie, Ayrshire, Scotland

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1580
    Event Place: Carlaverock, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 March 1630
    Event Place: Craigie, Ayrshire, Scotland

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