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Martha ,Lady Bailiffe Maxwell 1416 – 1493 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1416

Birth Location: Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 31 Jan 1493

Death Location: Yorkshire, England

Father: Sir Maxwell

Mother: Janet stake*

Spouse(s): William DeTousey

Children(s): Margaret Bailiffe

In 1416, Martha ,Lady Bailiffe Maxwell entered the world in Yorkshire, England, born to Sir Robert Maxwell and Janet H Douglas, Lady Glamis *accused of witchcraft and burnt at the stake*. Martha ,Lady Bailiffe Maxwell married William Redmayne Anthony Bailiffe DeTousey, and had children including Margaret Jane Bailiffe. Martha ,Lady Bailiffe Maxwell passed away in 1493 in Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1416, Martha ,Lady Bailiffe Maxwell entered the world in Yorkshire, England, born to Sir Robert Maxwell and Janet H Douglas, Lady Glamis *accused of witchcraft and burnt at the stake*.
  • Martha ,Lady Bailiffe Maxwell married William Redmayne Anthony Bailiffe DeTousey, and had children including Margaret Jane Bailiffe.
  • Martha ,Lady Bailiffe Maxwell passed away in 1493 in Yorkshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Maxwell
1403 – 1485
Birth Location: Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
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Janet stake*
1403 – 1485
Birth Location: Linlithgowshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

William DeTousey
1412 – 1493
Birth Location: Sothenge, Yorkshire, England
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Children(s)

Margaret Bailiffe
1438 – 1526
Birth Location: Southenge, Yorkshire, England
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Martha Maxwell's Ancestors

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Martha Maxwell
1416 – 1493
Birth Place: Yorkshire, England
Parents
Sir Robert Maxwell
1403 – 1485
Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
Janet (H Douglas, Lady Glamis *accused of witchcraft and burnt at the) stake*
1403 – 1485
Linlithgowshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Sir (Herbert Baron Maxwell, 11th Earl of) Caerlaverock
1388 – 1453
Caerlaverrock Castle, Dumfries-Shire, Scotland
Janet (Herries Baroness) Maxwell
1400 – 1439
Kirkcudbright, Dumfries-Shire, Scotland
Marion (Stewart van Garlies en) Dalswinton
1384 – 1449
Dalswinton, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Sir Herries
1370 – 1440
Lady Herries
1370 – 1425
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Martha Maxwell's Descendants

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Martha (,Lady Bailiffe) Maxwell (1416 – 31 Jan 1493) m. William (Redmayne Anthony Bailiffe) DeTousey (1412 – 31 Jan 1493)
  1. 1. Margaret (Jane) Bailiffe (1438 – 1526) m. Sir (Thomas Richard Wyatt, High Sheriff of) London (3 Jan 1443 – 1475)
    1. 1. Sir (Henry of Bath, Privy Councillor to the King) Wyatt (Jan 1460 – 11 Mar 1537) m. Lady (Mary Anne, Baroness Wyatt) Skinner (Jan 1475 – 1503)
      1. 1. Lady (Margery Margaret Lee) Wyatt (1490 – 10 Mar 1537) m. John (Thomas) Rogers (1463 – 10 Mar 1537)

Martha Maxwell's Timeline

2 Records

1416
1416
Birth of Martha ,Lady Bailiffe Maxwell in Yorkshire, England
Yorkshire, England
1493
31 Jan 1493
Age 77
Death of Martha ,Lady Bailiffe Maxwell in Yorkshire, England
Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1416
    Event Place: Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Yorkshire: Thornton in Lonsdale - Parish Registers (Christenings, Marriages & Burials), 1576-1812

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 Jan 1493
    Event Place: Yorkshire, England
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