Sir William Maxwell of Monreith, 6th Baronet

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William Maxwell

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Birthplace: Monreith, Wigton, Scotland (United Kingdom)
Death: March 29, 1877 (72)
Bournemouth, Dorset, England (United Kingdom)
Immediate Family:

Son of Sir William Maxwell of Monreith, 5th Baronet and Catherine Fordyce
Husband of Helenora Shaw-Stewart
Father of Sir Herbert Eustace Maxwell of Monreith, 7th Baronet
Brother of Louisa Cornwallis Maxwell

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About Sir William Maxwell of Monreith, 6th Baronet

Biographical Summary

"Sir William Maxwell, Baronet [S. 1681], of Monreith, 1st s. and h., b. there 2 Oct. 1804; was sometime Capt. 14th Light Dragoons, but retired in 1844 ; sue. to the Baronetcy, 22 Aug. 1838 ; Lieut.-Col. Galloway Rifles Militia, 1854-59. He m. 10 June 1833, Helenora, 3d and yst da. of Sir Michael Shaw-Stewart, 5th Baronet [S. 1667], by Catherine, da. of Sir William Maxwell, 3d Baronet [S. 1683], of Springkell. She d. 27 Oct. 1876, at Bournemouth. He d. there 29 March 1877, aged 71."

SOURCE: Complete baronetage; Cokayne, George E. (George Edward); 1904; Vol. IV; page 312

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Sir William Maxwell of Monreith, 6th Baronet's Timeline

1804
October 2, 1804
Monreith, Wigton, Scotland (United Kingdom)
1845
January 8, 1845
14 Abercromby Place, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland (United Kingdom)
1877
March 29, 1877
Age 72
Bournemouth, Dorset, England (United Kingdom)