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Peter Maxwell 1798–1842 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 SEP 1798

Birth Location: Polmont, Stirlingshire

Death Date: 17th May 1842

Death Location: Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Father: Colin Maxwell

Mother: Jean Sharpe

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Peter Maxwell was born in 1798 in Polmont, Stirlingshire, the child of Colin Maxwell And Jean Sharpe. Peter Maxwell passed away in 1842 in Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Peter Maxwell was born in 1798 in Polmont, Stirlingshire, the child of Colin Maxwell And Jean Sharpe.
  • Peter Maxwell passed away in 1842 in Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland.

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Peter Maxwell's Ancestors

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Peter Maxwell
1798–1842
Birth Place: Polmont, Stirlingshire
Parents
Colin Maxwell
1763–1836
Larbert, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Jean Sharpe
1762–1838
Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Walter Maxwell
1743–1773
Larbert, Falkirk, Scotland, United Kingdom
Helen Anderson
1745–
Dull, Perthshire, Scotland
Robert Sharp
1736–1805
Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Christian Ferguson
1746–1838
Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Elizabeth Maxwell
1730–1790
William Anderson
1718–1788
Ann Houston
1722–
Thomas Ferguson
1700–
Christian Hotchkiss
1705–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Anderson
1695–1765
Rev Houston
1692–1740
Isabella Houston
1694–1758

Peter Maxwell's Timeline

2 Records

1798
25 SEP 1798
Birth of Peter Maxwell in Polmont, Stirlingshire
Polmont, Stirlingshire
1842
17th May 1842
Age 44
Death of Peter Maxwell in Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 SEP 1798
    Event Place: Polmont, Stirlingshire

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17th May 1842
    Event Place: Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland

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