William Maxwell
Privacy Level: Open (White)

William Hamilton Maxwell (1792 - 1850)

Reverend William Hamilton Maxwell
Born in Market Street, Newry, County Down, Irelandmap
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of — married 11 Sep 1817 in Armagh Cathedral, County Armagh, Irelandmap
Descendants descendants
Died at age 58 in Musselburgh, Scotlandmap
Problems/Questions Profile manager: Philip Broughton-Mills private message [send private message]
Profile last modified | Created 29 Jan 2015
This page has been accessed 725 times.

Biography

This profile is part of the Maxwell Name Study.

William Hamilton Maxwell was born Newry, 30 June 1792. [1]

He was the only son of merchant James Maxwell & Catherine Hamilton. [1]

He was a Scots-Irish novelist. [2]

He married Mary Dobbin in 1817. [3]

Though his books were successful, William was an alcoholic, and spent all his money. He retired to Scotland and died in 1850. [1]

Research Notes

See here for more info on his ancestors and descendants: http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=432178.0

Daughter's marriage record :-

Date of Marriage - 21 Dec 1872
Grooms name - Archibald Noble - full age - gent - Glassdrummond House, Lisnaskea
Grooms Father - Mark Noble - gent
Brides name - Ada Maxwell - full age spinster - Bellturbet
Brides Father - William H Maxwell - clerk in holy order
Marriage solemnized at - Annagh parish church, County Cavan [4]

Sources

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Entry for William Hamilton Maxwell in The Silver Bowl, by Sharon Brown, citing sources, http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=silverbowl&id=I5190
  2. Wikipedia contributors, "William Hamilton Maxwell," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=William_Hamilton_Maxwell&oldid=777879760 (accessed September 7, 2017).
  3. Burke's Landed Gentry of Ireland, 1912, page 183, http://griffiths.askaboutireland.ie/gv4/nbl/lh_nbl_show5.php?id=050591
  4. Irishgenealogy.ie Cavan

Wikidata: Item Q3568681, en:Wikipedia help.gif





Is William your ancestor? Please don't go away!
 star icon Login to collaborate or comment, or
 star icon contact private message the profile manager, or
 star icon ask our community of genealogists a question.
Sponsored Search by Ancestry.com

DNA
No known carriers of William's DNA have taken a DNA test.

Have you taken a DNA test? If so, login to add it. If not, see our friends at Ancestry DNA.



Comments: 1

Leave a message for others who see this profile.
There are no comments yet.
Login to post a comment.
Maxwell-3409 and Maxwell-3210 appear to represent the same person because: Both the novelist.

M  >  Maxwell  >  William Hamilton Maxwell

Categories: Maxwell Name Study | Down, Maxwell Name Study | Cavan, Maxwell Name Study