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Margaret Elizabeth Maxwell 1580 – 1630 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 August 1580

Birth Location: Nithsdale, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

Death Date: 1 March 1630

Death Location: Craigie, Ayrshire, Scotland

Father: John Maxwell

Mother: Lady Douglas

Spouse(s): Sir Wallace

Children(s): Sir Failford

The story of Margaret Elizabeth Maxwell began in 1580 in Nithsdale, Dumfries-shire, Scotland, with parents John (7th Lord Maxwell)(Earl of Morton) Maxwell and Lady Margaret Elizabeth Douglas. As an adult, Margaret Elizabeth Maxwell wed Sir John Hugh 15th Lord of Craigie Wallace. Their household included Sir William Wallace of Failford. Margaret Elizabeth Maxwell's life came to an end in 1630 in Craigie, Ayrshire, Scotland.

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Parents

John Maxwell
1553 – 1593
Birth Location: Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
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Lady Douglas
1555 – 1640
Birth Location: Cockburnspath, Berwickshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Sir Wallace
1581 – 1640
Birth Location: Craigie, South Ayrshire, Scotland
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Children(s)

Sir Failford
1605 – 1672
Birth Location: Craigie, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1 August 1580
    Event Place: Nithsdale, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

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