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Sir Herbert Lord Caerlaverock Maxwell 1388–1453 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Aug 1388

Birth Location: Caerlaverock Castle, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

Death Date: 14 Feb 1453

Death Location: Carlaverock, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

Father: Herbert maxwell

Mother: Elizabeth stewart

Spouse(s): Janet HERRIES, Lady Seton, Catherine Seton

Children(s): Janet Maxwell

The story of Sir Herbert Lord Caerlaverock Maxwell began in 1388 in Caerlaverock Castle, Dumfries-shire, Scotland. Sir Herbert Lord Caerlaverock Maxwell married Catherine Seton, Janet Herries, Lady Catherine Katherine De Seton, and had children including Janet Maxwell. Sir Herbert Lord Caerlaverock Maxwell passed away in 1453 in Carlaverock, Dumfries-shire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir Herbert Lord Caerlaverock Maxwell began in 1388 in Caerlaverock Castle, Dumfries-shire, Scotland.
  • Sir Herbert Lord Caerlaverock Maxwell married Catherine Seton, Janet Herries, Lady Catherine Katherine De Seton, and had children including Janet Maxwell.
  • Sir Herbert Lord Caerlaverock Maxwell passed away in 1453 in Carlaverock, Dumfries-shire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Herbert maxwell
1366–1421
Birth Location: Carlaverock, Dumfries-Shire, Scotland
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Elizabeth stewart
1366–1446
Birth Location: Nithsdale, Dumfries-Shire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Janet HERRIES
1390–1439
Birth Location: Kirkcudbright, Dumfries-Shire, Scotland
JH
Lady Seton
1410–1478
Birth Location: Seton, East Lothian, Scotland
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Catherine Seton
1388–1478
Birth Location: Seton, Aberdeen, Scotland
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Children(s)

Janet Maxwell
1420–1497
Birth Location: Calderwood, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Sir Maxwell's Ancestors

Self
Sir Maxwell
1388–1453
Birth Place: Caerlaverock Castle, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Parents
Herbert Laird Caerlaverock maxwell
1366–1421
Carlaverock, Dumfries-Shire, Scotland
Elizabeth (Katherine of dalswinton) stewart
1366–1446
Nithsdale, Dumfries-Shire, Scotland
Grandparents
Robert (II) stewart
1316–1390
Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
euphemia (de) ross
–1386
Great-Grandparents
Walter Stewart
1292–1326
Marjorie Bruce
1297–1316
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Stewart
1243–1309
Cecilia Dunbar
1243–1334
Robert Bruce
1274–1329
Isabella Mar
1277–1296

Sir Maxwell's Descendants

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Sir (Herbert Lord Caerlaverock) Maxwell (9 Aug 1388–14 Feb 1453) m. Janet HERRIES (1390–9 Mar 1439) m. Lady (Catherine Katherine de) Seton (1410–7 Feb 1478) m. Catherine Seton (1388–1478)
  1. 1. Janet Maxwell 1420–1497 m. Sir (Alan Cathcart 1st Lord) Cathcart 1424–1497
    1. 1. Elizabeth Cathcart 1442–1498 m. Adam (Thomas Hugh of Craige) Wallace 1442–1513
      1. 1. Lady (Isabella "Besseta") Wallace 1472–1530 m. John (George) Reid 1470–
        1. 1. George (MacGuffy) REID 1500–1589 m. Harriet (Hannah) BURGESS 1505–
        2. 2. William Reid 1893–

Sir Maxwell's Timeline

2 Records

1388
9 Aug 1388
Birth of Sir Herbert Lord Caerlaverock Maxwell in Caerlaverock Castle, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Caerlaverock Castle, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
1453
14 Feb 1453
Age 65
Death of Sir Herbert Lord Caerlaverock Maxwell in Carlaverock, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Carlaverock, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Aug 1388
    Event Place: Caerlaverock Castle, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Terregles
    Record Source: Burke's Commoners of Great Britain and Ireland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Feb 1453
    Event Place: Carlaverock, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
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