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Martha Maxwell 1416–1493 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1416

Birth Location: Sothenge, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 31 Jan 1493

Death Location: Yorkshire, England

Father: Robert Maxwell

Mother: Janet Douglas

Spouse(s): William Bailiffe, Archibald Douglas

Children(s): Margaret Bailiffe, Jane Bailiffe, Richard Bailiff

Martha Maxwell was born in 1416 in Sothenge, Yorkshire, England, the child of Robert Maxwell And Janet Douglas. Martha Maxwell married Archibald Douglas, William Bailiffe, and had children including Jane Bailiffe, Margaret Bailiffe, Richard Bailiff. Martha Maxwell passed away in 1493 in Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • Martha Maxwell was born in 1416 in Sothenge, Yorkshire, England, the child of Robert Maxwell And Janet Douglas.
  • Martha Maxwell married Archibald Douglas, William Bailiffe, and had children including Jane Bailiffe, Margaret Bailiffe, Richard Bailiff.
  • Martha Maxwell passed away in 1493 in Yorkshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Maxwell
1340–1410
Birth Location: Carlaverock, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
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Janet Douglas
–1537
Birth Location: Nithsdale, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

William Bailiffe
1412–1492
Birth Location: Sothenge, Yorkshire, England
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Archibald Douglas
1490–1557
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Margaret Bailiffe
1438–1526
Birth Location: Yorkshire, England
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Jane Bailiffe
1435–
Birth Location: Kent, England
JB
Richard Bailiff
1435–1475
Birth Location: England
RB

Martha Maxwell's Ancestors

Self
Martha Maxwell
1416–1493
Birth Place: Sothenge, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Robert Maxwell
1340–1410
Carlaverock, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Janet Douglas
–1537
Nithsdale, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Martha Maxwell's Descendants

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Martha Maxwell (1416–31 Jan 1493) m. William Bailiffe (1412–1492) m. Archibald Douglas (1490–1557)
  1. 1. Margaret Bailiffe 1438–1526 m. Richard Wyatt 1435–1475
    1. 1. Sir (Henry) Wyatt 1460–1537 m. Anne Skinner 1475–1503
      1. 1. Thomas Wyatt 1503–1542 m. Elizabeth Brooke 1503–1560
        1. 1. Thomas Wyatt 1521–1554 m. Jane Hawte 1522–1600
        2. 2. Francis Wyatt 1521–1578
        3. 3. Ann Wyatt 1526–
        4. 4. Henry Wiatt 1540–1541
        5. 5. Charles Wyatt 1541–
        6. 6. Thomas Moyle 1555–1644
        7. 7. Jacosa (WIAT) WYATT 1561–
      2. 2. Henry Wyatt 1460–1480
      3. 3. Sir (Anthony Lee) Wyatt 1481–1482
      4. 4. Francis Wyatt 1484–
      5. 5. Margaret Wyatt 1490–1537
      6. 6. Francis Wyatt 1492–
      7. 7. Alice Wyatt 1494–1571
      8. 8. Iiwyatt Henry 1500–1544
      9. 9. Anne Wyatt 1505–
      10. 10. Lady (Margaret) Wiat 1506–1643
      11. 11. Margaret Wyatt 1514–1561
      12. 12. Frances Wyatt 1495–
      13. 13. Henry Wyatt 1500–1544
    2. 2. Joan WYATT 1459–
    3. 3. Francis Wyatt 1465–
    4. 4. John Wyatt 1465–1525
    5. 5. Anne Wyatt 1470–
    6. 6. Thomas Wyatt 1503–1542
  2. 2. Jane Bailiffe 1435–
  3. 3. Richard Bailiff 1435–1475

Martha Maxwell's Timeline

2 Records

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

Sources

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

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 Jan 1493
    Event Place: Yorkshire, England
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