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Sir John Maxwell, 4th Baron Herries, Master of Maxwell 1512–1583 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1512

Birth Location: Terregles, CastlecCaerlaverock, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

Death Date: 20 January 1583

Death Location: Kirkconnell Troqueir Kircudbright, West Lothian, Scotland

Father: Robert Maxwell

Mother: LADY GLAMIS

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In 1512, Sir John Maxwell, 4th Baron Herries, Master of Maxwell entered the world in Terregles, CastlecCaerlaverock, Dumfries-shire, Scotland, born to Robert Maxwell 4Th Lord Maxwell And Lady Janet Douglas Of Drumlanrig Baroness Glamis. Sir John Maxwell, 4th Baron Herries, Master of Maxwell passed away in 1583 in Kirkconnell Troqueir Kircudbright, West Lothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1512, Sir John Maxwell, 4th Baron Herries, Master of Maxwell entered the world in Terregles, CastlecCaerlaverock, Dumfries-shire, Scotland, born to Robert Maxwell 4Th Lord Maxwell And Lady Janet Douglas Of Drumlanrig Baroness Glamis.
  • Sir John Maxwell, 4th Baron Herries, Master of Maxwell passed away in 1583 in Kirkconnell Troqueir Kircudbright, West Lothian, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Maxwell
1502–1546
Birth Location: Carlaverock, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
RM
LADY GLAMIS
1502–1551
Birth Location: Nithsdale, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
LG

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Children(s)

Sir Maxwell's Ancestors

Self
Sir Maxwell
1512–1583
Birth Place: Terregles, CastlecCaerlaverock, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Parents
Robert Maxwell, 4th Lord Maxwell
1502–1546
Carlaverock, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
LADY (JANET DOUGLAS of DRUMLANRIG, BARONESS) GLAMIS
1502–1551
Nithsdale, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Grandparents
John (Robert Maxwell, 4th Lord) Maxwell
1484–1513
Kirkcudbright, Sutherland, Scotland
Lady (Isabel Agnes Stewart Countess of) Bothwell
1475–1557
Traquair, Peeblesshire, Schotland, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Sir (William Douglas, 6th Baron of) Drumlanrig
1481–1513
Drumlanrig Castle, Durisdeer, Dumfrieshire, Scotland
Elizabeth (Gordon of) Lochinvar
1485–1514
Kirkcudbright, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Maxwell's Timeline

2 Records

1512
1512
Birth of Sir John Maxwell, 4th Baron Herries, Master of Maxwell in Terregles, CastlecCaerlaverock, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Terregles, CastlecCaerlaverock, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
1583
20 January 1583
Age 71
Death of Sir John Maxwell, 4th Baron Herries, Master of Maxwell in Kirkconnell Troqueir Kircudbright, West Lothian, Scotland
Kirkconnell Troqueir Kircudbright, West Lothian, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1512
    Event Place: Terregles, CastlecCaerlaverock, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 January 1583
    Event Place: Kirkconnell Troqueir Kircudbright, West Lothian, Scotland
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