'Maxwell08'
Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Maxwell of Bredieland, Maxwell of Merksworth, Maxwell of Williamwood
| Gavin Maxwell | |||||||||||||||
| The connection shown is speculative! The following family is "said to be be a branch of the Maxwells of Caerlaverock". This Gavin was a younger son of that house with the name not being common in the family at that time. | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | ?? Maxwell presumed intermediary generation, possibly father of ... | ||||||||||||||
| A. | Gavin Maxwell the first mentioned by Crawfurd/Roberston | ||||||||||||||
| m. Catherine Hamle ("of the family of Roughwood") | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Hugh Maxwell of Bredieland | ||||||||||||||
| m. Janet Rowan of Drumbreck | |||||||||||||||
| a. | John Maxwell of Bredieland | ||||||||||||||
| m. Marion Alexander of Blackhouse | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Janet Maxwell of Bredieland | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Maxwell of Castlehead @1@ just below | |||||||||||||||
| (2) | Anne Maxwell probably of this generation | ||||||||||||||
| m. Robert Fulton of Balgreen (a 1734, dsp) | |||||||||||||||
| b. | James Maxwell of Merksworth (dsp) | ||||||||||||||
| c. | Gavin Maxwell of Castlehead | ||||||||||||||
| (1) | John Maxwell of Castlehead | ||||||||||||||
| m. Janet Maxwell of Bredieland @1@ just above | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | James Maxwell of Bredieland (d by 1766) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Catherine Orr (dau of Rev. William Orr of Spott) | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | William Maxwell of Bredieland, later also of Merksworth | ||||||||||||||
| m. _ Moncrief (dau of Rev. Matthew Moncrief of Culfargie)_ | |||||||||||||||
| (a) | Matthew Maxwell (2nd son) | ||||||||||||||
| m. _ Lawson (dau of Major Lawson) | |||||||||||||||
| ((1)) | daughter | ||||||||||||||
| (b) | Catherine Maxwell | ||||||||||||||
| m. Richard Jermont of London | |||||||||||||||
| (c)+ | other issue - James, Anne Scott, Hope Margaret, Jean | ||||||||||||||
| (2) | son | ||||||||||||||
| (3) | ?? Maxwell of Merksworth | ||||||||||||||
| m1. ?? | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Janet Leckie (dau of John Leckie of Croy Leckie) | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | Charles Maxwell of Merksworth (d 1789) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Ann Maxwell (dau of James Maxwell of Williamwood) @2@ below | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | John Maxwell, last of Williamwood (d unm 1815, daughter (not a son)) | ||||||||||||||
| (ii) | Janet Maxwell | ||||||||||||||
| m. James Graham of Glasgow (son of James of Tamrawer) | |||||||||||||||
| Merksworth passed through their elder daughter into the Smiths of Craigend, the successor assuming the name Maxwell. | |||||||||||||||
| (iii)+ | other issue - James (d young), Henry (d unm), Ann, Annabella, Elizabeth | ||||||||||||||
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| "descended from the Maxwells of Aldhouse, who were of a son of the ancient family of Pollock" was ... | |||||||||||||||
| John Maxwell of Williamwood | |||||||||||||||
| m1. Elizabeth Wardrop (dau of Henry Wardrop of Dalmarnock & Dalbeth) | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | James Maxwell of Williamwood | ||||||||||||||
| m.(1727) Annabella Ralston (dau of Gavin Ralston of that ilk by Anne Porterfield) | |||||||||||||||
| A. | John Maxwell of Williamwood | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1761) Martha Baird (dau of John Baird of Craigton) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | James Maxwell of Williamwood (dsp 1806, Major) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Mary Campbell (dau of John Campbell of Wellwood) | |||||||||||||||
| ii.+ | 2 sons (d unm) | ||||||||||||||
| B. | Ann Maxwell | ||||||||||||||
| m. Charles Maxwell of Merksworth @2@ above | |||||||||||||||
| C. | Elizabeth Maxwell (d unm) | ||||||||||||||
| D. | Annabella Maxwell | ||||||||||||||
| m. Archibald Crawfurd of Greenock | |||||||||||||||
| E. | Jacobina Maxwell (dsps) | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Baird of Glasgow | |||||||||||||||
| 2. | Anna Maxwell (dsp) | ||||||||||||||
| m. William Thomson of Corsehill | |||||||||||||||
| 3.+ | other issue (dsp) - Henry, John | ||||||||||||||
| m2. (sp) Anna Semple (dau of Sir William Semple of Cathcart) | |||||||||||||||
Main source(s):
(1) For upper section : Crawfurd (Renfrewshire, p329)
(2) For lower section : Crawfurd (Renfrewshire, p270) , BLG1847 ('Maxwell of Williamwood')
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