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Margaret Maxwell 1604–1662 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1604

Birth Location: Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1662

Death Location: Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: Sir Maxwell

Mother: Isabella Porterfield

Spouse(s): Ludovick Houstoun

Children(s): Elizabeth Houston

Margaret Maxwell was born in 1604 in Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of Sir Patrick Maxwell And Isabella Porterfield. Margaret Maxwell married Ludovick Houstoun, and had children including Elizabeth Ann Houston. Margaret Maxwell passed away in 1662 in Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • Margaret Maxwell was born in 1604 in Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of Sir Patrick Maxwell And Isabella Porterfield.
  • Margaret Maxwell married Ludovick Houstoun, and had children including Elizabeth Ann Houston.
  • Margaret Maxwell passed away in 1662 in Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Maxwell
1585–1627
Birth Location: Auldhouse, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Isabella Porterfield
1567–1641
Birth Location: Duchal, Renfrewshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Ludovick Houstoun
1600–1662
Birth Location: Houston, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Houston
1631–1678
Birth Location: County Donegal, Ireland
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Margaret Maxwell's Ancestors

Self
Margaret Maxwell
1604–1662
Birth Place: Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Sir Patrick Maxwell
1585–1627
Auldhouse, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Isabella Porterfield
1567–1641
Duchal, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Grandparents
John Maxwell
1546–
Auldhouse, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Janet Dunlop
1547–
Auldhouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland
William Porterfield
1540–1620
Duchall Castle, Kilmacolm, Renfrew (Renfrewshire), Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Isabelle Cunningham
1539–
Glengamock, Ayreshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Margaret Maxwell's Descendants

1.
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Margaret Maxwell (1604–1662) m. Ludovick Houstoun (1600–1662)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (Ann) Houston 1631–1678 m. William Caldwell 1628–1698
    1. 1. John (Joseph Alexander) Caldwell 1655–1716 m. Jennet (Jane) PIPER 1650–1721
      1. 1. Andrew Caldwell 1675–1751 m. Margaret Train 1685–1735
        1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth) Caldwell 1701–1750 m. John Gordon 1690–1742

Margaret Maxwell's Timeline

2 Records

1604
1604
Birth of Margaret Maxwell in Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
1662
1662
Age 58
Death of Margaret Maxwell in Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom
Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1604
    Event Place: Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1662
    Event Place: Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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