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Robert MAXWELL, 5th Lord Maxwell 1493–1546 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1493

Birth Location: Scotland

Death Date: 9 Jul 1546

Death Location: Logan, East Ayrshire, Scotland

Father: John Maxwell

Mother: Agnes Garlies

Spouse(s): Agnes STEWART, Janet Drumlanrig

Children(s): John Terregales, Robert Maxwell, Margaret MAXWELL

Robert MAXWELL, 5th Lord Maxwell was born in 1493 in Scotland, the child of John Maxwell 4Th Lord Maxwell And Agnes Stewart Of Garlies. Robert MAXWELL, 5th Lord Maxwell married Agnes Stewart, Janet Douglas Of Drumlanrig, and had children including John Maxwell Lord Of Terregales, Margaret Maxwell, Robert Maxwell 6Th Lord Maxwell. Robert MAXWELL, 5th Lord Maxwell passed away in 1546 in Logan, East Ayrshire, Scotland.

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  • Robert MAXWELL, 5th Lord Maxwell was born in 1493 in Scotland, the child of John Maxwell 4Th Lord Maxwell And Agnes Stewart Of Garlies.
  • Robert MAXWELL, 5th Lord Maxwell married Agnes Stewart, Janet Douglas Of Drumlanrig, and had children including John Maxwell Lord Of Terregales, Margaret Maxwell, Robert Maxwell 6Th Lord Maxwell.
  • Robert MAXWELL, 5th Lord Maxwell passed away in 1546 in Logan, East Ayrshire, Scotland.

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Robert Maxwell's Ancestors

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Robert Maxwell
1493–1546
Birth Place: Scotland
Parents
John MAXWELL, 4th Lord Maxwell
1460–1513
Agnes (STEWART of) Garlies
1470–1530
Garlies, Newton Stewart, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Grandparents
John (MAXWELL, 3rd Lord) Maxwell
–1484
Alexander (STEWART 3rd of Garlies &) Dalswinton
1434–1500
Garlieston, Wigtownshire, Scotland
Elizabeth (DOUGLAS of) Cavers
1436–1486
Mochrum, Wigtownshire, Scotland
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Robert Maxwell's Descendants

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Robert (MAXWELL, 5th Lord) Maxwell (1493–9 Jul 1546) m. Agnes STEWART (1475–February 1557) m. Janet (DOUGLAS of) Drumlanrig (Abt. 1495–1551)
  1. 1. John (MAXWELL, Lord of) Terregales 1512–1583 m. Agnes (HERRIES (Maxwell) 4th Lady Herries of Terregles (ancestral lineage) unconfirmed) 1530–1594
    1. 1. Elizabeth MAXWELL 1565–1620 m. John (GORDON Laird Lord of) Lochinvar 1535–1604
      1. 1. Gisela (Grizel) GORDON 1582–1649 m. Alexander (STEWART Earl of) Galloway 1580–1649
        1. 1. Thomas (STEWART of) Glenturk 1618–1691 m. Agnes (DUNBAR) (Stewart) 1618–1719
        2. 2. Alexander (STEWART Baron of) Garlies 1609–1639
        3. 3. James (STEWART Earl of) Galloway 1610–
      2. 2. Margaretha GORDON 1565–
    2. 2. Margaret (Margaretha MAXWELL, Countess of) Lothian 1548–1617 m. Mark (KERR, 1st of) Lothian 1553–1609
  2. 2. Robert (MAXWELL, 6th Lord) Maxwell 1525–1573
  3. 3. Margaret MAXWELL 1538–1593

Robert Maxwell's Timeline

2 Records

1493
1493
Birth of Robert MAXWELL, 5th Lord Maxwell in Scotland
Scotland
1546
9 Jul 1546
Age 53
Death of Robert MAXWELL, 5th Lord Maxwell in Logan, East Ayrshire, Scotland
Logan, East Ayrshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1493
    Event Place: Scotland
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Jul 1546
    Event Place: Logan, East Ayrshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 13; Page: 132
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

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