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Robert Maxwell 1510 – 1552 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Bet 1510 and 1520

Birth Location: Carlaverock, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Death Date: 14 Sep 1552

Death Location: Caerlaverock Castle, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

Father: Robert Maxwell

Mother: Janet Drumlanrig

Spouse(s): Beatrix Douglas, Unknown Mistress

Children(s):

Robert Maxwell was born in 1510 in Carlaverock, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, the child of Robert Maxwell and Janet Douglas of Drumlanrig. Robert Maxwell married Beatrix Douglas, Unknown Mistress. Robert Maxwell passed away in 1552 in Caerlaverock Castle, Dumfries-shire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Robert Maxwell was born in 1510 in Carlaverock, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, the child of Robert Maxwell and Janet Douglas of Drumlanrig.
  • Robert Maxwell married Beatrix Douglas, Unknown Mistress.
  • Robert Maxwell passed away in 1552 in Caerlaverock Castle, Dumfries-shire, Scotland.

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Robert Maxwell's Ancestors

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Robert Maxwell
1510 – 1552
Birth Place: Carlaverock, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
Parents
Robert Maxwell
1493 – 1546
Caerlaverock, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
Janet (Douglas of) Drumlanrig
1495 – 1551
Dumfriesshire, Scotland
Grandparents
John Maxwell
1455 – 1513
Caerlaverock, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
Agnes Stewart
1455 – 1530
Garlies, Wigtownshire, Scotland
William Douglas
1481 – 1513
Drumlanrig Castle, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
Elizabeth Gordon
1485 – 1512
Scotland
Great-Grandparents
John Maxwell
1430 – 1484
Janet Crichton
1434 –
James Douglas
1462 – 1498
Janet Scott
1445 – 1509
Sir Gordon
1449 – 1513
Elizabeth Lindsay
1474 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Maxwell
1410 – 1485
Janet Forrester
1412 – 1450
George Crichton
1385 – 1454
Euphremia Douglas
1395 –
William Douglas
1435 – 1484
Elizabeth Crichton
1435 – 1539
David Scott
1430 – 1479
Janet DeSomerville
1423 – 1492
William Gordon
1420 – 1467
Joan Stewart
1428 – 1493
David Lindsay
1440 – 1495
Elizabeth Hamilton
1442 – 1517

Robert Maxwell's Timeline

2 Records

1510
Bet 1510 and 1520
Birth of Robert Maxwell in Carlaverock, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
Carlaverock, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
1552
14 Sep 1552
Age 42
Death of Robert Maxwell in Caerlaverock Castle, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Caerlaverock Castle, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Bet 1510 and 1520
    Event Place: Carlaverock, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Sep 1552
    Event Place: Caerlaverock Castle, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

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