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William Russell Maxwell 1840 – 1914 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 NOV 1840

Birth Location: Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Death Date: 20 Feb 1914

Death Location: Brucefield Waggon Road, Brightons, Polmont, Stirling, Scotland

Father: Peter Maxwell

Mother: Elizabeth Russell

Spouse(s): Justina Grant

Children(s): Janet Maxwell, Peter Maxwell, Elizabeth Maxwell, Williamina Maxwell, Ann Maxwell, John MAXWELL, William Maxwell, Robert Maxwell

William Russell Maxwell was born in 1840 in Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland, the child of Peter Sheddens Maxwell and Elizabeth Russell. In 1841, William Russell Maxwell resided in Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland. In 1851, William Russell Maxwell resided in Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland. William Russell Maxwell married Justina Stewart Grant, and had children including Janet Jessie McKenzie Maxwell, Peter Maxwell, Elizabeth (Lizzie) Russell Maxwell, Williamina Grant Maxwell, Ann Jarvie Maxwell, John Grant MAXWELL, William Russell Maxwell, Robert Grant Maxwell. William Russell Maxwell passed away in 1914 in Brucefield Waggon Road, Brightons, Polmont, Stirling, Scotland.

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Biography

  • William Russell Maxwell was born in 1840 in Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland, the child of Peter Sheddens Maxwell and Elizabeth Russell.
  • In 1841, William Russell Maxwell resided in Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland.
  • In 1851, William Russell Maxwell resided in Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland.
  • William Russell Maxwell married Justina Stewart Grant, and had children including Janet Jessie McKenzie Maxwell, Peter Maxwell, Elizabeth (Lizzie) Russell Maxwell, Williamina Grant Maxwell, Ann Jarvie Maxwell, John Grant MAXWELL, William Russell Maxwell, Robert Grant Maxwell.
  • William Russell Maxwell passed away in 1914 in Brucefield Waggon Road, Brightons, Polmont, Stirling, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Peter Maxwell
1813 – 1890
Birth Location: Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland., Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Elizabeth Russell
1814 – 1885
Birth Location: Larbert, Scotland., Scotland, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Justina Grant
1845 – 1898
Birth Location: Govan, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Children(s)

Janet Maxwell
1866 – 1946
Birth Location: Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland
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Peter Maxwell
1868 – 1939
Birth Location: Polmont, Stirlingshire
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Elizabeth Maxwell
1870 – 1942
Birth Location: Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland
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Williamina Maxwell
1873 – 1875
Birth Location: Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland
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Ann Maxwell
1875 – 1876
Birth Location: Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland
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John MAXWELL
1877 – 1951
Birth Location: Polmont, Stirlingshire
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William Maxwell
1880 – 1964
Birth Location: Polmont, Scotland
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Robert Maxwell
1886 – 1909
Birth Location: Polmont, Stirling, Scotland
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William Maxwell's Ancestors

Self
William Maxwell
1840 – 1914
Birth Place: Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Parents
Peter Sheddens Maxwell
1813 – 1890
Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland., Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Russell
1814 – 1885
Larbert, Scotland., Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Peter Maxwell
1767 – 1843
Larbert, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Janet Sheddon
1792 – 1859
Kilbarchan, Ayrshire, Scotland
William Russell
1788 – 1842
Larbert Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
Ann Jarvey
1784 – 1835
Bothkennar, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Walter Maxwell
1743 – 1773
Helen Anderson
1745 –
John Sheddon
1731 –
Mary Benny
1745 –
Archibald Russell
1762 –
Margaret Brown
1766 –
Robert Jervie
1761 –
Margaret Stark
1753 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Anderson
1718 – 1788
Ann Houston
1722 –
James Sheddon
1705 –
Janet Caldwell
1709 –
Robert Brown
1737 –
Isabel Hendry
1743 –
Robert Jervie
1735 –
Janet Waters
1734 –
James Stark
1715 –
Helen Crawford
1716 –

William Maxwell's Descendants

1.
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William (Russell) Maxwell (7 NOV 1840 – 20 Feb 1914) m. Justina (Stewart) Grant (9 Nov 1845 – 13 Jul 1898)
  1. 1. Janet (Jessie McKenzie) Maxwell (27th June 1866 – 24 Oct 1946) m. George Cummings (5 May 1865 – 1946)
    1. 1. Justina (Grant) Cumming (Abt. 1894 – )
    2. 2. Janet (Thomson) Cumming (Abt. 1896 – )
    3. 3. William (Maxwell) Cumming (Abt. 1898 – )
    4. 4. Elizabeth Cumming (Abt. 1900 – )
  2. 2. Peter Maxwell (17 May 1868 – 9 Sept 1939)
  3. 3. Elizabeth ((Lizzie) Russell) Maxwell (23 Aug 1870 – 04 Jun 1942) m. Thomas Cumming (7 Aug 1867 – 27 Feb 1937)
    1. 1. Justina (Grant) Cumming (1893 – ) m. John Maxwell (abt 1884 – )
    2. 2. William (Russell Maxwell) Cumming (1897 – 1974)
    3. 3. John Cumming (abt.1897 – )
    4. 4. Janet Cumming (abt. 1900 – )
  4. 4. Williamina (Grant) Maxwell (3 Feb 1873 – 18 Oct 1875)
  5. 5. Ann (Jarvie) Maxwell (14 Aug 1875 – 1 DEC 1876)
  6. 6. John (Grant) MAXWELL (July 16 1877 – April 30 1951)
    1. 1. robert (alexander) Maxwell (5 April 1912 – december 4th 1987)
      1. 1. Grant Maxwell (27 Dec 1941 – 16 May 2020)
  7. 7. William (Russell) Maxwell (18 Jul 1880 – 12 May 1964) m. Christina Smart (6 Aug 1882 – 20 Feb 1976)
    1. 1. William Maxwell (28 Jun 1910 – 29 Jun 2001) m. Mary (Elizabeth) Maxwell (28 Feb 1910 – 6 Aug 1993)
      1. 1. Patrick Maxwell (1946 – 1985)
      2. 2. Penny Maxwell (1948 – ) m. Winston Chambers (1946 – )
    2. 2. John (Smart) Maxwell (02 Apr 1912 – 7 Sep 1957) m. Alice (Dickson) Strang (11 Oct 1916 – 9 Sep 2004)
      1. 1. Peter Maxwell (1940 – ) m. Joan (1942 – )
        1. 1. Karen (Barbara) Maxwell (1970 – )
        2. 2. Lisa (Helen) Maxwell (1972 – )
      2. 2. John (Stephen) Maxwell (11 OCT 1942 – 24 Apr 2012) m. Sally
        1. 1. Katie (Alice) Maxwell (16 Jan 1984 – 27 Sep 2014)
        2. 2. Luke Maxwell
        3. 3. Jamie Maxwell
    3. 3. Marion (Robb) Maxwell (02 Sep 1915 – 01 May 2003)
    4. 4. Peter Maxwell (3 Jun 1918 – 25 Jun 2009) m. Marian (Theresa) Riley (24 APR 1924 – 4 Oct 2012)
      1. 1. Diana (Sylvia) Maxwell (5 DEC 1949 – ) m. Andrew (Ferguson) Cormie (14 OCT 1950 – Apr 2022)
        1. 1. Euan (Stuart) Maxwell (9 Aug 1976 – ) m. Rachel m. Joanne Stewart (1974 – )
        2. 2. Shirley (Ann) Maxwell (9 AUG 1978 – ) m. David Lamb (abt 1972 – )
      2. 2. David (Stewart) Maxwell (5 AUG 1952 – ) m. Suzanna (Elizabeth) Hillock (20 Mar 1955 – )
    5. 5. Justina (Grant) MAXWELL (26 Oct 1920 – 25 Oct 2008) m. Lloyd (Desmond) Brookbanks (08 Jul 1922 – 27 Jun 2005)
      1. 1. Christine Brookbanks (1949 – ) m. Scott Thomas (1949 – )
        1. 1. Daniel Thomas (1976 – )
        2. 2. Nicola (Jean) Thomas (1978 – )
      2. 2. John Brookbanks (1950 – )
      3. 3. David Brookbanks (1953 – )
  8. 8. Robert (Grant) Maxwell (28 April 1886 – 5 NOV 1909)

William Maxwell's Timeline

8 Records

1840
7 NOV 1840
Birth of William Russell Maxwell in Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland
1841
1841
Age 1
William Russell Maxwell resided here in Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland
1851
1851
Age 11
William Russell Maxwell resided here in Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland
1861
1861
Age 21
William Russell Maxwell resided here in Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland
1881
1881
Age 41
William Russell Maxwell resided here in Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland
1891
1891
Age 51
William Russell Maxwell resided here in Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland
1901
1901
Age 61
William Russell Maxwell resided here in Grangemouth, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Grangemouth, Stirlingshire, Scotland
1914
20 Feb 1914
Age 74
Death of William Russell Maxwell in Brucefield Waggon Road, Brightons, Polmont, Stirling, Scotland
Brucefield Waggon Road, Brightons, Polmont, Stirling, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 NOV 1840
    Event Place: Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] 1841 Scotland Census, Parish: Polmont; ED: 3; Page: 27; Line: 1450; Year: 1841
    [2] 1851 Scotland Census, Parish: Polmont; ED: 4; Page: 41; Line: 1; Roll: CSSCT1851_102; Year: 1851
    [3] 1861 Scotland Census, Parish: Polmont; ED: 5; Page: 17; Line: 15; Roll: CSSCT1861_65
    [4] 1901 Scotland Census, Parish: Grangemouth; ED: 7; Page: 8; Line: 21; Roll: CSSCT1901_159
    [5] 1891 Scotland Census, Parish: Polmont; ED: 5; Page: 31; Line: 1; Roll: CSSCT1891_153
    [6] 1881 Scotland Census, Parish: Polmont; ED: 5; Page: 20; Line: 17; Roll: cssct1881_138
    [7] UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1841
    Event Place: Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1841 Scotland Census, Parish: Polmont; ED: 3; Page: 27; Line: 1450; Year: 1841

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1851 Scotland Census, Parish: Polmont; ED: 4; Page: 41; Line: 1; Roll: CSSCT1851_102; Year: 1851

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1861 Scotland Census, Parish: Polmont; ED: 5; Page: 17; Line: 15; Roll: CSSCT1861_65

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1881 Scotland Census, Parish: Polmont; ED: 5; Page: 20; Line: 17; Roll: cssct1881_138

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1891 Scotland Census, Parish: Polmont; ED: 5; Page: 31; Line: 1; Roll: CSSCT1891_153

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Grangemouth, Stirlingshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1901 Scotland Census, Parish: Grangemouth; ED: 7; Page: 8; Line: 21; Roll: CSSCT1901_159

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Place: Engine Keeper at Colliery, Polmont

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Feb 1914
    Event Place: Brucefield Waggon Road, Brightons, Polmont, Stirling, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Polmont, Falkirk, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current
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