Darcy Maxwell

Darcy Maxwell, born Darcy Brisbane; became Lady Maxwell of Pollok (1743 – 2 July 1810) was a British follower of Methodism and a philanthropist. She started a poor school in Edinburgh and several Sunday Schools and she left a large diary.

Life Maxwell was born in Brisbane in Largs in Scotland. By the time she was nineteen she was a mother and a widow as Walter died on 29 April 1762 and only weeks later their baby son, Sir John, died. Her husband's title went to her brother-in-law (now) Sir James Maxwell. She took this disaster as a signal from God and despite proposals of remarriage she decided to devote her life to religious causes. Maxwell established several Sunday Schools. Two were in Edinburgh and one was in London. The other biography was by William Atherton and was published in 1838.