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Robert Maxwell 1525–1573 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1525

Birth Location: Dumfries, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 13 September 1573

Death Location: Scotland

Father: Lord Maxwell

Mother: Jonet Douglas

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The story of Robert Maxwell began in 1525 in Dumfries, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom. Robert Maxwell had children including Mary Maxwell. Robert Maxwell passed away in 1573 in Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Robert Maxwell began in 1525 in Dumfries, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom.
  • Robert Maxwell had children including Mary Maxwell.
  • Robert Maxwell passed away in 1573 in Scotland.

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Children(s)

Robert Maxwell's Ancestors

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Robert Maxwell
1525–1573
Birth Place: Dumfries, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Lord Robert Maxwell, 4th Lord Maxwell
1493–1546
Scotland
Jonet Douglas
1490–1537
Glamis Castle, Angus, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
John (Robert Maxwell, 4th Lord) Maxwell
1450–1513
Caerlaverock Castle, Dumfries-shire, , Scotland
Lady (Agnes Isabella "Isabel" Stewart, Lady of Traquhair, Countess of Bothwell 19th) GGM
1498–1537
Pittendriech, Midlothian, Scotland
Georg Douglas
1470–1555
Linlithgow, West Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Elisabeth Drummond
1475–1558
Lochnaw Castle, Stranraer, Wigtown, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
William Graham
1464–1513
Annabella Montrose
1465–1514
Archibald Douglas
1445–1514
Elizabeth Boyd
1458–1498
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Robert Maxwell's Timeline

4 Records

1525
1525
Birth of Robert Maxwell in Methven, Perthshire, Scotland
Methven, Perthshire, Scotland
1525
1525
Birth of Robert Maxwell in Dumfries, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
Dumfries, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
1572
3 Mar 1572
Age 47
Death of Robert Maxwell in Scotland
Scotland
1573
13 September 1573
Age 48
Death of Robert Maxwell in Scotland
Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1525
    Event Place: Methven, Perthshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1525
    Event Place: Dumfries, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Mar 1572
    Event Place: Scotland
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 September 1573
    Event Place: Scotland
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

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