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John Maxwell

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Birthplace: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Death: September 16, 1751 (93-101)
Immediate Family:

Son of Robert Maxwell, 4th Earl of Nithsdale and Lucy Douglas, Countess of Nithsdale
Husband of Isobel Maxwell
Father of Alexander James Maxwell; Archibald Maxwell; Grissell Maxwell and Robert Maxwell
Brother of Mary Alexander; Mary Maxwell of Nithsdale; William Maxwell, 5th Earl of Nithsdale; Anne Maxwell; Elizabeth Maxwell and 3 others

Managed by: David John Maxwell
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About John Maxwell

JOHN MAXWELL

It has been claimed that John Maxwell, here treated, who is said to have married Isobel Findlay, is the son of Robert Maxwell, fourth Earl of Nithsdale, and his wife Lucy Douglas. However, this claim is not supported by The Scots Peerage VI: 488

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John Maxwell's Timeline

1654
September 10, 1654
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1680
February 12, 1680
GLASGOW Lanarkshire Scotland
1681
February 20, 1681
GLASGOW Lanarkshire Scotland
1683
March 6, 1683
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Kingdom of Scotland (not yet part of the United Kingdom)
March 6, 1683
Govan GLASGOW Lanarkshire Scotland
1751
September 16, 1751
Age 97