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'Maxwell01'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Maxwell of Calderwood, Maxwell of Carlaverock, Maxwell of Pollok

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Maccus (a 1116)

Hugo de Macuswell this generation being inserted by some (but not most) sources

Herbert de Macuswell, Sheriff of Teviotdale (d c1206)

John de Macuswell, Chamberlain (d 1241)

Aymer de Macuswell, Chamberlain, Justiciar (a 1264)

m. Mary McGeachen of Mearns (posibly dau/granddau of Roland de Mearns)

(1)

Sir Herbert de Maxwell of Carlaverock (d Falkirk 1298 ?)

(A)

Sir John de Maxwell of Caerlaverock (a 1310)

(i)

Sir Eustace de Maxwell of Carlaverock (d 03.03.1342)

§D

m. Agnes Maxwell (of Pollock family)

(ii)

Sir John de Maxwell of Carlaverock (d c1347)

(a)

Herbert Maxwell of Carlaverock (a 1347)

(b)

Sir John Maxwell of Carlaverock (d 15.04.1373)

m. Christian

((1))

Sir Robert Maxwell of Carlaverock (d before 08.02.1409-10)

((A))

Sir Herbert Maxwell of Carlaverock (d before 28.10.1420)

m. (before 10.08.1386) Katherine Stewart (dau of John Stewart of Dalswinton)

((i))

Herbert Maxwell, 1st Lord of Carlaverock (d before 14.02.1453-4)

m1. dau of Sir Herbert Herries of Terregles

((a))

Robert Maxwell, 2nd Lord of Carlaverock (d c05.1485)

m. (before 04.02.1424-5) Janet Forrester (dau of Sir John Forrester, 2nd of Corstorphine)

((b))

Sir Edward Maxwell of Tinwald

m. Margaret Munduell (dau of Henry Munduell of Tinwald)

((c))

Gavin Maxwell

((d))

Katherine Maxwell

m. (c1440) Gilbert Kennedy, 1st Lord (d after 06.03.1478-9)

m2. Catherine Seton (d before 1478, dau of Sir William Seton)

((e))

George Maxwell of Carnsalloch (a 1490) had issue

m1. Agnes (a 1477)

m2. Isabella Galbraith (a 1490)

((f))

Adam Maxwell of Southbar had issue

m. Marion Stewart (dau of Sir Thomas Stewart of Minto)

((g))

Marion (Maria) Maxwell

m. Sir Thomas Kirkpatrick of Closeburne (d 1502)

((h))+

other issue - David, John, William, Janet

((ii))

Aymer Maxwell of Kirkconnel

m. Janet de Kirkconnel

((a))

?? Maxwell of Kirkconnel

(((1)))

Agnes Maxwell, heiress of Kirkconnel

m. Thomas Maxwell of Kirkconnel

((iii))

Margaret Maxwell

m. Sir John Montgomery of Ardrossan, Eglinton and Eaglesham (b 1360, d by 1429)

((iv))

Janet Maxwell

m. Sir William Douglas, 2nd of Drumlanrig (d 1458)

Thought to be of this generation was ...

((B))

Eustace Maxwell of Tealing

m. (1425) Mary Giffard (dau of Sir Hugh Giffard of Yester)

((2))

Agnes Maxwell possibly the Agnes who ...

m. Robert de Pollok

((3)) ??

Elizabeth Maxwell possibly of this family

m1. Sir William Douglas of Liddesdale

m2. Hugh de Dacre, 4th Lord of Dacre and Multon (b 1335, d 12.1383)

(2)

Edward de Maxwell (dsp)

(3)

Sir John de Maxwell of Pollock (and Calderwood)

(A)

Sir Robert Maxwell of Pollok

(i)

Sir John Maxwell of Pollok (d c1360)

(a)

Sir John Maxwell of Pollok

m1. Elizabeth Lindsay (dau of Sir James Lindsay of Crawford)

((1))

Sir John Maxwell of Pollok (a 1388)

m. ?? Montgomery (dau of John Montgomery of Eaglesham)

((A))

Thomas Maxwell of Pollok (a 1440)

((B))

Egidia Maxwell could be a generation earlier

m. Sir James Scrymgeour of Dudhope, Constable of Dundee (d Harlaw 24.06.1411)

((2))

Sir Robert Maxwell of Calderwood

m. (1402) Elizabeth Denniston (dau of Sir Robert Denniston of Denniston)

((A))

Sir John Maxwell of Calderwood (d 1476)

m. (before 04.12.1450) Margaret Borthwick (dau of William Borthwick, 1st Lord)

((i))

Sir John Maxwell of Calderwood (d 1490)

m. (before 20.07.1454) Janet Boyd (dau of Sir Thomas Boyd of Kilmarnock)

((ii))

George Maxwell of Newark

((iii))

Marion Maxwell (d c1489) probably to be of this generation

m. John Hamilton, 3rd of Cambuskeith

((B))

Mariota Maxwell

m. Robert Boyd, 1st Lord of Kilmarnock, Governor of Scotland, Chamberlain (d before 14.10.1482)

((C))

daughter

m. John Knox of Ranfurly

((3))

William Maxwell of Aikenhead (d 1440)

((4))

Janet Maxwell

m. Thomas Murray of Culbyne

((5))

Agnes Maxwell

m. (before 1384) Sir Gilbert Kennedy of Dunure (d after 11.1408)

m2. Elizabeth de St. Michel

(4)

Sir Alexander de Maxwell (a 1300)

Robert de Macuswell

Liulph

Cecilia of Maxton

m. Robert de Berkeley

ii.+

other issue - Uchtred, Robert

Main source(s):
(1) For Maxwells of Carlaverock : TSP (Nithsdale)
(2) For Maxwells of Pollok : BP1934 (Stirling-Maxwell of Pollok), Crawfurd's Renfrewshire
(3) For Maxwells of Calderwood : BP1934 (Farnham)
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