William Maxwell of Aikenhead

WILLIAM MAXWELL OF AIKENHEAD

William Maxwell of Aikenhead is the son of Sir John Maxwell of Pollock and his first wife Isabella Lindsay. Memoirs of the Maxwell of Pollock, i, p. 15

Evidence from the National Records of Scotland

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5 February 1423: John Maxwell of Calderwood gave the lands of Kilcadroblaw in the barony of Maldisle to his uncle William Maxwell of Aikenhead. For greater security William Maxwell of Aikenhead obtained a charter of confirmation under the Great Seal of Scotland on 26 July 1424. Register of the Great Seal of Scotland, A. D. 1424-1513, charter number 9 on p. 2

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6 May 1421: William Maxwell of Aikenhead witnessed two charters issued at the Castle of Cumnock on 6 May 1421 and 31 May 1423 Register of the Great Seal of Scotland, A. D. 1424-1513, charter numbers65 and 66 pp. 12-12

Genealogical Accounts

1. William Fraser, Memoirs of the Maxwells of Pollock, Vol. I. Memoirs & Charters (Edinburgh 1863), 497 pp.
2. William Fraser, Memoirs of the Maxwells of Pollock, Vol. II. Correspondence (Edinburgh 1863), 453 pp.
3. Pedigree of Maxwell of Aikenhead