'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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