Genealogy of the Marshall Family,
including Medieval and Ancient Lines

Updated: 09-30-2024.

Submitted and Maintained by Bill Marshall, bill.marshall@verizon.net.


Additions and corrections appreciated (especially with sources). My current list of sources is here. Homepage here.

Index of Medieval and Ancient Lines is here, notable people here, and Gedcom available to be downloaded.

Index of Modern Lines (immigrants to America and their descendants) is here, notable people here, and Gedcom here.


Individual Page


Family:
Marriage: Children:
  1. William DOUGLAS Death: 22 Jul 1484 in Kirtle

Bibliography
  1. Burke, Sir John Bernard, Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Peerage Baronetage and Knightage. 99th edition. London: Burke's Peerage, 1949. Available at http://archive.org/details/burkesgenealogic1949unse. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Burke Peerage [cx0-9]*].
  2. Paul, Sir James Balfour, Scots Peerage: founded on Wood's edition of Sir Robert Douglas's peerage of Scotland; containing an historical and genealogical account of the nobility of that Kingdom. Edinburgh: David Douglas, 1904. NYPL ARO (Scots Peerage) (too fragile to copy). Available at https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/216265. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: SP VI p[0-9]*].
  3. Paul, Sir James Balfour, Scots Peerage: founded on Wood's edition of Sir Robert Douglas's peerage of Scotland; containing an historical and genealogical account of the nobility of that Kingdom. Edinburgh: David Douglas, 1904. NYPL ARO (Scots Peerage) (too fragile to copy). Available at https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/216265. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: SP VII p[0-9]*].

Sources for birth and parent Information
parents:
[Ref: SP VI p475],
father:
[Ref: Burke Peerage p1642, SP VII p115]
Sources with Information about marriage to Sir William DOUGLAS
names:
[Ref: Burke Peerage p1642, SP VI p475],
child:
[Ref: SP VII p115]
Research Notes:



Pedigree of Janet De MAXWELL
                                                                /-----Herbert De MACCUSWELL
                                                       /-----Sir Aymer De MAXWELL
                                              /-----Sir Herbert De MAXWELL
                                             |        |         /-----Roland McGEACHAN
                                             |         \-----Mary
                                     /-----Sir John De MAXWELL
                            /-----Sir John De MAXWELL
                   /-----Sir John De MAXWELL
          /-----Sir Robert De MAXWELL
         |         \-----Christian
 /-----Sir Herbert De MAXWELL
Janet De MAXWELL
|                                                               /-----Walter FITZALAN, High Steward Of Scotland
|                                                      /-----Alan High Steward Of Scotland
|                                                     |         \-----Sechym De MOILE
|                                             /-----Walter Stewart, High Steward Of Scotland
|                                            |        |         /-----Swan
|                                            |         \-----Eva
|                                    /-----Alexander STEWART, High Steward Of Scotland
|                                   |        |                  /-----Gilbride Earl Of Angus
|                                   |        |         /-----Gilchrist Earl Of Angus
|                                   |        |        |         \-----(Unk Dau) Of Dunbar
|                                   |         \-----Beatrix Of Angus
|                           /-----Sir John STEWART
|                          |        |                           /-----(Unk) De COMYN
|                          |        |                  /-----Richard COMYN
|                          |        |         /-----William COMYN, Earl Of Buchan
|                          |        |        |        |         /-----Uchtred Of Tynedale
|                          |        |        |         \-----Hextilde of Tynedale
|                          |        |        |                  \-----Bethoc Of Scotland
|                          |         \-----Joanna
|                          |                 |                  /-----Roger Earl Of Buchan
|                          |                 |         /-----Fergus Earl Of Buchan
|                          |                  \-----Margaret Countess Of Buchan
|                  /-----Sir Walter STEWART, Lord Of Dalswinton
|                 |        |                                    /-----Sir Ranulf De BONKYL
|                 |        |                           /-----Alexander De BONKYL
|                 |        |                  /-----Adam De Bonkyl
|                 |        |         /-----Alexander De Bonkyl
|                 |        |        |        |                  /-----William COMYN, Earl Of Buchan
|                 |        |        |        |         /-----Richard COMYN
|                 |        |        |        |        |         \-----(Unk)
|                 |        |        |         \-----(Unk) COMYN
|                 |         \-----Margaret De Bonkyl
|                 |                 |                           /-----Patrick DUNBAR, Earl Of Dunbar
|                 |                 |                  /-----Sir Parick DUNBAR, Earl Of Dunbar
|                 |                 |                 |         \-----Ada
|                 |                 |         /-----Patrick DUNBAR, Earl Of Dunbar
|                 |                 |        |        |         /-----William De BRUS, Lord Of Annandale
|                 |                 |        |         \-----Euphemia
|                 |                 |        |                  \-----Christina
|                 |                  \-----Christiana DUNBAR
|                 |                          |                  /-----Robert FITZ ROGER, Baron Of Whalton
|                 |                          |         /-----John FITZ ROBERT, MC Surety
|                 |                          |        |         \-----Margery De CHESNEY, Lady Of Horsford
|                 |                           \-----Cecilia
|                 |                                   |         /-----Hugh De BALIOL, Baron Of Bywell
|                 |                                    \-----Ada De BALIOL
|                 |                                             \-----Cicely De FONTAINES
|         /-----John STEWART
 \-----Katherine STEWART



Descendants of Janet De MAXWELL
1. Janet De MAXWELL m. Sir William DOUGLAS
m. Sir William DOUGLAS father: Sir William DOUGLAS mother: Joanna MURRAY

2nd generation

2. William DOUGLAS m. Elizabeth CRICHTON
m. Elizabeth CRICHTON father: Sir Robert CRICHTON mother: Elizabeth ERSKINE

3rd generation

3. Sir James DOUGLAS m. Janet SCOTT
m. Janet SCOTT father: David SCOTT
8. Margaret DOUGLAS m. John CATHCART, Lord Cathcart
m. John CATHCART, Lord Cathcart father: Alan CATHCART, Master Of Cathcart
9. Janet DOUGLAS m1. William SOMERVILLE, Master Of Somerville m2. Sir Alexander GORDON
m. William SOMERVILLE, Master Of Somerville father: John SOMERVILLE, Lord Somerville mother: Helen HEPBURN
m. Sir Alexander GORDON father: Sir John GORDON mother: Annabella BOYD

4th generation

12. Sir William DOUGLAS m. Elizabeth GORDON
m. Elizabeth GORDON father: Sir John GORDON mother: Elizabeth LINDSAY
24. Hugh SOMERVILLE, Lord Somerville m1. Anna HAMILTON m2. Janet MAITLAND
m. Anna HAMILTON father: James HAMILTON, Earl Of Arran mother: Mary BOYD
m. Janet MAITLAND father: William MAITLAND mother: Margaret SETON

5th generation

26. Sir James DOUGLAS m1. Margaret DOUGLAS m2. Christian MONTGOMERIE
m. Margaret DOUGLAS father: George DOUGLAS, Master Of Angus mother: Elizabeth DRUMMOND
m. Christian MONTGOMERIE father: John MONTGOMERIE, Master Of Eglintoun mother: Elizabeth EDMONSTOUN
28. Janet DOUGLAS m. Robert MAXWELL, Lord Maxwell
m. Robert MAXWELL, Lord Maxwell father: John MAXWELL, Lord Maxwell mother: Agnes STEWART
29. Agnes DOUGLAS m1. Andrew CUNNINGHAM m2. Roger GRIERSON
m. Andrew CUNNINGHAM
m. Roger GRIERSON father: Roger GRIERSON mother: Isabel KIRKPATRICK
30. Margaret SOMERVILLE m. Charles MURRAY
m. Charles MURRAY