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Walter Maxwell 1520–1564 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1520

Birth Location: Argyll, Scotland

Death Date: 6 SEP 1564

Death Location: Skipness, Argyll, Scotland

Father: John Maxwell

Mother: Agnes Stewart

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The story of Walter Maxwell began in 1520 in Argyll, Scotland. Walter Maxwell passed away in 1564 in Skipness, Argyll, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Walter Maxwell began in 1520 in Argyll, Scotland.
  • Walter Maxwell passed away in 1564 in Skipness, Argyll, Scotland.

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Walter Maxwell's Ancestors

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Walter Maxwell
1520–1564
Birth Place: Argyll, Scotland
Parents
John Maxwell
1458–
Terregles, Kirkcudbright, Scotland
Agnes Stewart
1470–1530
Garlieston, Wigtownshire, Scotland
Grandparents
John Maxwell
1430–1484
Calderwood, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Janet Crichton
1436–
Calderwood, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Alexander Stewart
1434–1500
Garlieston, Wigtownshire, Scotland
Elizabeth Douglas
1436–1486
Cavers, Roxburghshire, Schotland
Great-Grandparents
Robert Maxwell
1403–1485
Janet Forrester
1410–1488
George Crichton
1382–1454
Janet Borthwick
–1464
Sir Stewart
1396–1479
Elizabeth Arnot
1410–1459
Archibald Douglas
1420–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Stewart
1381–1420
Marion Stewart
1384–1449
John Arnot
1385–1450
Margery Bosewell
1402–1480

Walter Maxwell's Timeline

2 Records

1520
1520
Birth of Walter Maxwell in Argyll, Scotland
Argyll, Scotland
1564
6 SEP 1564
Age 44
Death of Walter Maxwell in Skipness, Argyll, Scotland
Skipness, Argyll, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1520
    Event Place: Argyll, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 SEP 1564
    Event Place: Skipness, Argyll, Scotland

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