Robert Maxwell, of Kirkhouse

Biographical Summary

"Robert, of Kirkhouse, also styled of Crustanes; slain in 1583; for the crime Archibald Maxwell of Cowhill and William his son were tried and acquitted in 1605. His testament shows that his wife (who survived him) was Nicolas, daughter of Charles Murray of Cockpule, and it names his eldest son William, his second son Charles, and a daughter Jane. It is probable, however, that the following five prosecuters of Maxwell of Cowhill for the slaughter of Robert were all his sons."

SOURCE: The Scots peerage, Vol. III, page 127