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Robert Maxwell 1550 – 1610 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1550

Birth Location: Salisbury, Wiltshire, England

Death Date: 1610

Death Location: Salisbury, Wiltshire, England

Father: Williame Cavens

Mother: Lady Douglass

Spouse(s): Nicola Murray

Children(s): James Dirletoun

Robert Maxwell was born in 1550 in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, the child of Williame William Lord Maxwell van Cavens and Lady Margaret Douglass. Robert Maxwell married Nicola Murray, and had children including James Maxwell, 1st Earl of Dirletoun. Robert Maxwell passed away in 1610 in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England.

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Biography

  • Robert Maxwell was born in 1550 in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, the child of Williame William Lord Maxwell van Cavens and Lady Margaret Douglass.
  • Robert Maxwell married Nicola Murray, and had children including James Maxwell, 1st Earl of Dirletoun.
  • Robert Maxwell passed away in 1610 in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Williame Cavens
1523 – 1617
Birth Location: Cavens, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Lady Douglass
1528 – 1616
Birth Location: of Aberdour Castle, Easter Abedour, Fife, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Nicola Murray
1554 – 1615
Birth Location: Cockpool, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

James Dirletoun
1576 – 1650
Birth Location: Holyrood, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
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Robert Maxwell's Ancestors

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Robert Maxwell
1550 – 1610
Birth Place: Salisbury, Wiltshire, England
Parents
Williame William Lord Maxwell van Cavens
1523 – 1617
Cavens, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lady (Margaret) Douglass
1528 – 1616
of Aberdour Castle, Easter Abedour, Fife, Scotland
Grandparents
Lord (Herbert Maxwell van) Monreith
1500 – 1572
Carlaverock, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
Queen (Margaret of Scotland) Tudor
1489 – 1542
Dunure, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Robert Maxwell's Descendants

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Robert Maxwell (1550 – 1610) m. Nicola Murray (1554 – 1615)
  1. 1. James (Maxwell, 1st Earl of) Dirletoun (11 Jan 1576 – 19 April 1650) m. Dame (Elizabeth De Boussoyne, Duchess of) Dirletoun (1600 – 1659)
    1. 1. Elizabeth Hamilton (1620 – 2 September 1659)
      1. 1. Elizabeth (Jennings) Hamilton (1640 – 1679) m. Baron (James Kilmaurs) Cunningham (1636 – 30 May 1664)
        1. 1. Andrew (Hay) Cunningham (17 Jun 1654 – 27 Jan 1734)

Robert Maxwell's Timeline

2 Records

1550
1550
Birth of Robert Maxwell in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England
Salisbury, Wiltshire, England
1610
1610
Age 60
Death of Robert Maxwell in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England
Salisbury, Wiltshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1550
    Event Place: Salisbury, Wiltshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1610
    Event Place: Salisbury, Wiltshire, England
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