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Sir John Maxwell 1390 – 1476 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: ABT 1390

Birth Location: Chalderwood, East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1476

Death Location: Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: Robert Maxwell

Mother: Elizabeth Danniston

Spouse(s): Margaret Borthwick, Margaret Borthwick, Margaret Borthwick, Margaret Rutherford

Children(s):

In 1390, Sir John Maxwell entered the world in Chalderwood, East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland, born to Robert Maxwell and Elizabeth Danniston. Sir John Maxwell married Margaret Borthwick, Margaret Borthwick, Margaret de Borthwick, Margaret Rutherford. Sir John Maxwell passed away in 1476 in Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • In 1390, Sir John Maxwell entered the world in Chalderwood, East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland, born to Robert Maxwell and Elizabeth Danniston.
  • Sir John Maxwell married Margaret Borthwick, Margaret Borthwick, Margaret de Borthwick, Margaret Rutherford.
  • Sir John Maxwell passed away in 1476 in Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Sir Maxwell's Ancestors

Self
Sir Maxwell
1390 – 1476
Birth Place: Chalderwood, East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Parents
Robert Maxwell
1373 – 1448
Pollok, Renfrewshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Danniston
1378 – 1440
Calderwood, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
John (Pollock) Maxwell
1298 – 1360
Pollok, Renfrewshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Elizabeth (Isabel) Lindsey
1338 – 1388
Crawford, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Robert Denniston
1340 – 1399
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Margaret (de) Montfichet
1345 – 1389
Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Robert Maxwell
1270 – 1330
Maxwell
1278 –
John DeDanzielstoun
1290 –
Mary Fleming
1310 – 1364
William Montfichet
1285 – 1361
Mary Menteith
1312 – 1367
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Menteith
1275 – 1323
Marjorie Strivelyn
1280 – 1323

Sir Maxwell's Timeline

2 Records

1390
ABT 1390
Birth of Sir John Maxwell in Chalderwood, East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Chalderwood, East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1476
1476
Age 86
Death of Sir John Maxwell in Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Title

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: ABT 1390
    Event Place: Chalderwood, East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1476
    Event Place: Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

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