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James Hamilton 1589 – 1625 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Jun 1589

Birth Location: IN ABERTORTHWICK, ANGUS, SCOTLAND

Death Date: 02 Mar 1625

Death Location: SCOTLAND

Father: John Hamilton

Mother: Margaret Lyon

Spouse(s): Lady Hamilton

Children(s): James Hamilton, Jean HAMILTON, James Hamilton, William Hamilton

Born in 1589 in IN ABERTORTHWICK, ANGUS, SCOTLAND, James Hamilton Marquis of Hamilton was the child of John Hamilton**, 1st Marquess of Hamilton and Margaret Lyon. In time, James Hamilton Marquis of Hamilton married Lady Anne Cunningham, Countess of Campbell and Marchioness of Hamilton, and they raised a family that included James Hamilton**, 1st Duke of Hamilton, Jean (CUNNINGHAM) HAMILTON, James Hamilton and William Hamilton. James Hamilton Marquis of Hamilton died in SCOTLAND in 1625.

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Parents

John Hamilton
1535 – 1604
Birth Location: Arron, Butshire, Scotland
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Margaret Lyon
1547 – 1626
Birth Location: Glamis Castle, Angus, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Lady Hamilton
1585 – 1647
Birth Location: Glenorchy, Lorn, Argyllshire, Scotland
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Children(s)

James Hamilton
1606 – 1649
Birth Location: Hamilton Palace, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Jean HAMILTON
1616 –
Birth Location: Broomhill, Scotland
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James Hamilton
Birth Location: –
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William Hamilton
Birth Location: –
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 19 Jun 1589
    Event Place: IN ABERTORTHWICK, ANGUS, SCOTLAND
    Record Source: Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, Stephen, Sir Leslie, ed.; London, England: Oxford University Press; Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22; Volume: Vol 08; Page: 1061

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Lanarkshire, Aberdeenshire, Banff, Ayr, & Stirling: - Commissariot Record of Hamilton and Campsie, Register of Testaments, 1564-1800

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 02 Mar 1625
    Event Place: SCOTLAND
    Record Source: Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, Stephen, Sir Leslie, ed.; London, England: Oxford University Press; Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22; Volume: Vol 08; Page: 1061

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