Individual Details

William MAXWELL

(1820 - 6 Jun 1892)

Most of William's siblings emigrated to the United States.

Maxwell researchers may be interested in information received from Ellen Brewin in Illinois on her Maxwell ancestors. Ellen's great-great-grandmother was Catherine Maxwell who was born around 1823. Catherine married a Michael Coleman in 1841 in Boyle, Co. Roscommon. She died around 1888 and is buried, along with Michael, in Estersnow Cemetery, not far from Boyle. Their descendants who emigrated went mainly to Taunton and Leominster, both in Massachusetts. Ellen wonders if her ancestors were connected to the Maxwell family who are mentioned in David Thomson's book, 'Woodbrook', an account of the author's time as tutor in the 1930s to the Kirkwood children of the Woodbrook estate, located between Boyle and Carrick-on-Shannon. If so then Ellen's ancestors were related to William Maxwell above as it was William's son Michael who worked for the Kirkwoods and whose family is mentioned in the book.

Events

Birth1820
Marriage26 Jan 1852Mary O'HARA
Death6 Jun 1892Brackloon, Tumna, Co. Roscommon

Families

SpouseMary O'HARA (1831 - 1911)
ChildThomas MAXWELL (1853 - )
ChildPatrick MAXWELL (1855 - )
ChildRoger MAXWELL (1857 - )
ChildMichael (Mick) MAXWELL (1859 - )
ChildAnne MAXWELL (1861 - )
ChildMaria MAXWELL (1863 - )
ChildWilliam MAXWELL (1865 - )
ChildLaurence MAXWELL (1868 - 1905)
ChildCatherine MAXWELL (1870 - )
Father'unknown' MAXWELL ( - )
SiblingMary MAXWELL (1805 - 1874)