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Sir Alexander George Maxwell 1500–1592 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1500

Birth Location: Glasgow Barony, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1592

Death Location: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Father: Hugh Tealing

Mother: Barbara Hering

Spouse(s): Helen BRUCE, Marion CUNNINGHAME

Children(s): Lady Castlemilk, Alison Home, David MAXWELL, John MAXWELL, Thomas MAXWELL, Janet MAXWELL, Robert MAXWELL, Agnes MAXWELL, George MAXWELL, Janet MAXWELL, Patrick MAXWELL, Elizabeth None

Sir Alexander George Maxwell was born in 1500 in Glasgow Barony, Lanarkshire, Scotland, the child of Hugh Maxwell Of Tealing And Barbara Hering. Sir Alexander George Maxwell married Helen Bruce, Marion Cunninghame, and had children including Agnes Maxwell, Alison Home, David Maxwell, Elizabeth, George Maxwell, Janet Maxwell, John Maxwell, Lady Margaret Maxwell Lady Of Newark Countess Of Castlemilk, Patrick Maxwell, Robert Maxwell, Thomas Maxwell. Sir Alexander George Maxwell passed away in 1592 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Sir Alexander George Maxwell was born in 1500 in Glasgow Barony, Lanarkshire, Scotland, the child of Hugh Maxwell Of Tealing And Barbara Hering.
  • Sir Alexander George Maxwell married Helen Bruce, Marion Cunninghame, and had children including Agnes Maxwell, Alison Home, David Maxwell, Elizabeth, George Maxwell, Janet Maxwell, John Maxwell, Lady Margaret Maxwell Lady Of Newark Countess Of Castlemilk, Patrick Maxwell, Robert Maxwell, Thomas Maxwell.
  • Sir Alexander George Maxwell passed away in 1592 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

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Sir Maxwell's Ancestors

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Sir Maxwell
1500–1592
Birth Place: Glasgow Barony, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Parents
Hugh Maxwell of Tealing
1480–1545
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Barbara Hering
1480–1560
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
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Sir Maxwell's Descendants

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Sir (Alexander George) Maxwell (1500–1592) m. Helen BRUCE (1505–1590) m. Marion CUNNINGHAME (1515–1545)
  1. 1. Lady (Margaret Maxwell, Lady of Newark, Countess of) Castlemilk 1530–1622 m. Alexander Ramsey 1523–1590 m. William Knox 1539–1592 m. John Stewart 1543–1598 m. Archibald ((of Castlemilk)) Stewart 1527–1570
    1. 1. Robert RAMSAY 1550–1608 m. Lady (Christian Bonalay Fyffe -) Ramsey 1555–1608
      1. 1. Sir (Alexander Thomas VII) Ramsey 1573–1633 m. Agnes Johnstone 1580–1633
        1. 1. Agnes Ramsey 1605–1640 m. Alexander Johnston 1601–1664
        2. 2. Robert Ramsey 1603–1664
        3. 3. Archibald RAMSEY 1616–
        4. 4. Margaret Douglas –1640
      2. 2. Alison (of Wyliecleuch) RAMSAY 1565–1584
      3. 3. George RAMSAY 1571–1598
      4. 4. Nicholas RAMSAY 1572–1598
      5. 5. John ((Viscount Haddington Earl of Holderness)) Ramsay 1572–1627
      6. 6. Patrick RAMSAY 1575–1626
      7. 7. Andrew RAMSAY 1576–
      8. 8. Agnes RAMSAY 1577–1605
      9. 9. Alaxander (Ramsey) Pi 1577–1605
      10. 10. Margaret ((Magie)) RAMSAY 1584–
      11. 11. Lady (Marion) Ramsay 1586–
      12. 12. Robert (RAMSAY) II 1588–1598
      13. 13. Thomas RAMSAY 1596–1666
      14. 14. Sir (William) Ramsay 1607–1698
    2. 2. Helen Ramsay 1547–1598
    3. 3. John (Ramsay) PI 1565–1612
    4. 4. David Stewart 1542–1557
    5. 5. Margaret Castlemilk 1550–1600
    6. 6. William Knox 1558–
    7. 7. Marcus Knox 1559–1625
    8. 8. George Knox 1560–
    9. 9. Alexander Knox 1561–
    10. 10. Susanna Knox 1562–
    11. 11. Margaret Knox 1563–
    12. 12. Elizabeth Knox 1564–1619
    13. 13. Jane Knox 1564–1616
    14. 14. Alexander Knox 1581–1625
    15. 15. Archibald (Baronet Blackhall) Stewart 1595–1665
  2. 2. Alison Home 1525–1622
  3. 3. David MAXWELL 1525–1610
  4. 4. John MAXWELL 1530–
  5. 5. Thomas MAXWELL 1532–
  6. 6. Janet MAXWELL 1540–
  7. 7. Robert MAXWELL 1540–
  8. 8. Agnes MAXWELL 1545–1623
  9. 9. George MAXWELL 1545–1571
  10. 10. Janet MAXWELL 1551–
  11. 11. Patrick MAXWELL 1578–1593
  12. 12. Elizabeth –1594

Sir Maxwell's Timeline

2 Records

1500
1500
Birth of Sir Alexander George Maxwell in Glasgow Barony, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Glasgow Barony, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1592
1592
Age 92
Death of Sir Alexander George Maxwell in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1500
    Event Place: Glasgow Barony, Lanarkshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1592
    Event Place: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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