List of Famous people with last name Nithsdale

John Maxwell, 3rd Earl of Nithsdale

First Name John

Last Name Nithsdale

Born on November 30, 1599

Died on November 30, 1676 (aged 77)

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Robert Maxwell, 4th Earl of Nithsdale

First Name Robert

Last Name Nithsdale

Born on November 30, 1627

Died on November 30, 1695 (aged 68)

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William Maxwell, Earl of Nithsdale

First Name William

Last Name Nithsdale

Died on August 2, 1776

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William Maxwell, 5th Earl of Nithsdale

First Name William

Last Name Nithsdale

Born on January 1, 1676

Died on March 20, 1744 (aged 68)

William Maxwell, 5th Earl of Nithsdale, was a Scottish Catholic nobleman who took part in the Jacobite rising of 1715. He was attainted with his titles forfeited. However, Lord Nithsdale made a celebrated escape from the Tower of London by changing clothes with his wife's maid the day before he was due to be executed. The lordship of Herries of Terregles was later restored to his descendants and remains extant.

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Winifred Maxwell, Countess of Nithsdale

First Name Winifred

Born on January 1, 1672

Died on November 30, 1748 (aged 76)

Born in United Kingdom, Wales

Winifred Maxwell, Countess of Nithsdale, is best known for arranging the daring escape of her husband from the Tower of London in 1716.

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unknown Maxwell, 3rd Earl of Nithsdale

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