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Sir George Maxwell 1510 – 1583 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1510

Birth Location: Newark, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Death Date: 20 Jan 1583

Death Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Father: John Castle

Mother: Lady Stewart,

Spouse(s): Marion Cunningham

Children(s): Margaret Maxwell

Sir George Maxwell was born in 1510 in Newark, Selkirkshire, Scotland, the child of John Maxwell, 4th Lord \ Baron Maxwell, Lord of Caerlaverock Castle and Lady Agnes Isabella "Isabel" Stewart,. Sir George Maxwell married Marion Cunningham, and had children including Margaret Maxwell. Sir George Maxwell passed away in 1583 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Sir George Maxwell was born in 1510 in Newark, Selkirkshire, Scotland, the child of John Maxwell, 4th Lord \ Baron Maxwell, Lord of Caerlaverock Castle and Lady Agnes Isabella "Isabel" Stewart,.
  • Sir George Maxwell married Marion Cunningham, and had children including Margaret Maxwell.
  • Sir George Maxwell passed away in 1583 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.

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Sir Maxwell's Ancestors

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Sir Maxwell
1510 – 1583
Birth Place: Newark, Selkirkshire, Scotland
Parents
John Maxwell, 4th Lord \ Baron Maxwell, Lord of Caerlaverock Castle
1472 – 1513
Carlaverock, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Lady (Agnes Isabella "Isabel") Stewart,
1500 – 1557
Traquair, Peebles-Shire, Scotland
Grandparents
Sir (Lord John I "The Hearty" Stewart, Knight of Balveny &) Earlshill,
1439 – 1512
Balveny Castle, Balveny, Fife, Scotland
Lady (Eleanor Sinclair, Lady of Orkney & Fife, Baroness of Lorn, Balveny &) Auchterhouse,
1457 – 1518
Argyll, Castle Ravenscraig, Fife, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Maxwell's Descendants

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Sir (George) Maxwell (1510 – 20 Jan 1583) m. Marion Cunningham (1512 – 7 Nov 1534 or 1545)
  1. 1. Margaret Maxwell (1539 – 16 November 1622) m. John (Thomas Stewart 8th Earl of) Castlemilk (1543 – 18 August 1598)
    1. 1. Sir (Archibald Baronet Blackhall Ardgowan) Stewart (about 1589 – 08 Mar 1665) m. Margaret Blair (1596 – 30 Jul 1622)
      1. 1. Johne Stewart (1620 – 06/1685) m. Janet Graham (1610 – 1685)
        1. 1. James Stewart (1653 – 28/09/1725) m. Catharine (Catherine) Rutherford (Abt 1654 – Deceased)

Sir Maxwell's Timeline

2 Records

1510
1510
Birth of Sir George Maxwell in Newark, Selkirkshire, Scotland
Newark, Selkirkshire, Scotland
1583
20 Jan 1583
Age 73
Death of Sir George Maxwell in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1510
    Event Place: Newark, Selkirkshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Ayr, Lanark, & Stirling: - The commissariot record of Glasgow Register of testamenis, 1547-1800

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Eastwood, Ayr, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Jan 1583
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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