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Robert Maxwell 1373 – 1448 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1373

Birth Location: Pollok, Renfrewshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1448

Death Location: Calderwood, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: John Maxwell

Mother: Elizabeth Lindsey

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Danniston

Children(s): Sir Maxwell, Janet Maxwell, John Maxwell, Mariot Maxwell, Miss Maxwell

The story of Robert Maxwell began in 1373 in Pollok, Renfrewshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. Robert Maxwell married Elizabeth Danniston, and had children including Sir John Maxwell, Janet Maxwell, John Maxwell, Mariot (Janet) Maxwell, Miss Maxwell. Robert Maxwell passed away in 1448 in Calderwood, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • The story of Robert Maxwell began in 1373 in Pollok, Renfrewshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.
  • Robert Maxwell married Elizabeth Danniston, and had children including Sir John Maxwell, Janet Maxwell, John Maxwell, Mariot (Janet) Maxwell, Miss Maxwell.
  • Robert Maxwell passed away in 1448 in Calderwood, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Maxwell
1298 – 1360
Birth Location: Pollok, Renfrewshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Elizabeth Lindsey
1338 – 1388
Birth Location: Crawford, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Danniston
1378 – 1440
Birth Location: Calderwood, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

Sir Maxwell
1390 – 1476
Birth Location: Chalderwood, East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Janet Maxwell
1397 – 1450
Birth Location: Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
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John Maxwell
1404 – 1476
Birth Location: Calderwood, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Mariot Maxwell
1415 – 1472
Birth Location: Calderwood, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Miss Maxwell
1430 –
Birth Location: Calderwood, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Robert Maxwell's Ancestors

Self
Robert Maxwell
1373 – 1448
Birth Place: Pollok, Renfrewshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
John Pollock Maxwell
1298 – 1360
Pollok, Renfrewshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Elizabeth (Isabel) Lindsey
1338 – 1388
Crawford, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Robert Maxwell
1270 – 1330
Pollok, Glasgow City, Scotland, United Kingdom
Maxwell
1278 –
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Robert Maxwell's Descendants

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Robert Maxwell (1373 – 1448) m. Elizabeth Danniston (1378 – 1440)
  1. 1. Sir (John) Maxwell (ABT 1390 – 1476) m. Margaret Borthwick (JAN 1388 – 5 JUN 1464) m. Margaret Borthwick (1413 – AFT 1456) m. Margaret (de) Borthwick (1430 – 1464) m. Margaret Rutherford (ABT 1434 – )
  2. 2. Janet Maxwell (1397 – 1450) m. Alan Cathcart (1394 – 3 OCT 1497) m. Alanus (De) Cathcart (1362 – 2 NOV 1406)
  3. 3. John Maxwell (1404 – 1476) m. Janet Dunbar (1403 – 1437)
  4. 4. Mariot ((Janet)) Maxwell (1415 – 25 JUN 1472) m. Robert (Boyd First Lord Boyd of) Kilmarnock (1425 – 14 OCT 1482)
    1. 1. Elizabeth Boyd (ABT 1370 – 15 MAY 1438)
    2. 2. Thomas Boyd (1374 – 2 JUL 1432)
    3. 3. Alexander (3rd Lord Kilmarnock) Boyd (1433 – 26 JUN 1508) m. Elizabeth (Sibella) Carmichael (ABT 1463 – 1530) m. Janet (de) Colville (ABT 1438 – AUG 1536)
      1. 1. Euphemia Boyd (1473 – 1508) m. John (Lyon) Logie (1458 – )
        1. 1. Margaret Logie (20 FEB 1487 – 1520) m. Thomas Hay (1474 – 9 SEP 1513)
    4. 4. Annabella Boyd (ABT 1444 – 1469) m. John Gordon (1450 – 11 MAY 1517)
      1. 1. Alexander ((Sir) 3rd Laird of Stichill de) Gordon (1465 – 9 SEP 1513) m. Janet Kennedy (1476 – DEC 1548) m. Janet Douglas (1495 – 24 NOV 1559)
        1. 1. Roger Gordon (ABT 1488 – )
        2. 2. Jean Gordon (10 MAY 1496 – 13 FEB 1577)
        3. 3. Jonet Gordon (ABT 1502 – )
        4. 4. Elizabeth Gordon (ABT 1512 – )
    5. 5. Thomas Boyd (1446 – 1473) m. Mary Stewart (13 MAY 1453 – 16 MAY 1488)
    6. 6. Elizabeth Boyd (ABT 1450 – 21 FEB 1497) m. Archibald Douglas (16 OCT 1449 – 29 NOV 1514)
      1. 1. George (Douglas, Master of) Angus (1469 – 9 SEP 1513) m. Elisabeth Drummond (ABT 1472 – 21 AUG 1514) m. Elizabeth Douglas (1470 – 1548)
        1. 1. Giles Douglas (1505 – 4 JUL 1546) m. Robert Graham (1506 – 10 SEP 1547)
        2. 2. Archibald* Douglas (7 SEP 1513 – 29 SEP 1570) m. Margaret Carmichael (1533 – ) m. Agnes (( Anna)) Keith (ABT 1540 – ) m. Agnes Keith (1507 – Unk)
      2. 2. Mariot Douglas (1470 – AFT 6 MAR 1542) m. Patrick Bellentyne (1448 – JUL 1514)
        1. 1. Thomas Bellenden (1485 – 1546) m. Agnes Forrester (ABT 1485 – )
        2. 2. Margaret (Maud) Bellentyne (1495 – 1570) m. John Blunther (1490 – 13 JAN 1550)
        3. 3. Katherine Bellentyne (1497 – 1565) m. Adam Hopper (1495 – 1535) m. Oliver Sinclair (ABT 1472 – ) m. Francis Bothwell (1512 – )
        4. 4. Elizabeth Smythes (1498 – 1560) m. John Knight (1470 – 13 JAN 1549)
        5. 5. John Bellendeen (ABT 1500 – 1550)
        6. 6. Catharine Ballenden (ABT 1512 – )
      3. 3. Archibald Douglas (1472 – 1535)
      4. 4. Elizabeth Douglas (ABT 1473 – ) m. Robert Lyle
      5. 5. Gavin Douglas (1474 – SEP 1522)
      6. 6. Lady (Janet) Douglas (1472/1476 – AFT 6 MAR 1542) m. Andrew Herries (1477 – 9 SEP 1513) m. Robert Herries (ABT 1478 – 9 SEP 1513)
      7. 7. Mary Douglas (1470 – 6 MAR 1542) m. Cuthbert Cunningham (1467 – 1541)
      8. 8. William (Douglas) Drumlanrig (1470 – 9 SEP 1513) m. Lady (Elizabeth) Auchinleck (1482 – 1548)
      9. 9. Lady (Janet) Douglas (1474 – 6 MAR 1542)
    7. 7. Euphemia Boyd (1453 – )
    8. 8. Archibald Boyd (1454 – BEF 4 MAY 1507) m. Christian Mure (1453 – 28 JAN 1523)
    9. 9. John Boyd (1456 – 22 OCT 1482)
    10. 10. Helen (Shaw) Boyd (ABT 1458 – AFT 1541)
    11. 11. Margaret Boyd (1462 – AFT 16 SEP 1453) m. Robert Boyd (ABT 1448 – ) m. David Cathcart (ABT 1455 – 1497)
  5. 5. Miss Maxwell (1430 – ) m. John (De) Knocks (ABT 1434 – )

Robert Maxwell's Timeline

2 Records

1373
1373
Birth of Robert Maxwell in Pollok, Renfrewshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Pollok, Renfrewshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
1448
1448
Age 75
Death of Robert Maxwell in Calderwood, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Calderwood, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1373
    Event Place: Pollok, Renfrewshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1448
    Event Place: Calderwood, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Angers, Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire, France
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