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James Douglas, Hertog, van Hamilton 1658 – 1712 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Apr 1658 1679

Birth Location: Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Death Date: 15 Nov 1712

Death Location: Hyde Park, London, England

Father: Sir Hamilton

Mother: Catherine Clogher

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Gerard

Children(s): Catherine Hamilton, Karel Arran, Elizabeth Hamilton, William Hamilton, James Hamilton, James Hamilton, Henrietta Douglas, Virginia Hamilton, Lady Hamilton, Lady Hamilton

The story of James Douglas Hertog van Hamilton began in 1658 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland, with parents Sir James Harrison Hamilton and Catherine Anne Leslie of Clogher. As an adult, James Douglas Hertog van Hamilton wed Elizabeth (Grace?) Gerard. Their household included Catherine Douglas- Hamilton, Karel Douglas-Hamilton Earl van Arran, Elizabeth Hamilton, William Hamilton, James Douglas Hertog van Hamilton, James Brandon Douglas Hamilton, 5th Duke of Hamilton, Henrietta Douglas, Virginia Ann Hamilton, Lady Anne Douglas Hamilton and Lady Susan Douglas Hamilton. James Douglas Hertog van Hamilton's life came to an end in 1712 in Hyde Park, London, England.

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Parents

Sir Hamilton
1630 – 1685
Birth Location: Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
SH
Catherine Clogher
1638 – 1713
Birth Location: Armagh County, Ulster Province, Ireland
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Gerard
1678 – 1743
Birth Location: Gerard Bromley, Cheshire, or Staffordshire England
EG

Children(s)

Catherine Hamilton
1662 – 1712
Birth Location: –
CH
Karel Arran
1691 – 1697
Birth Location: –
KA
Elizabeth Hamilton
1699 – 1702
Birth Location: Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
EH
William Hamilton
1703 – 1734
Birth Location: Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
WH
James Hamilton
1703 – 1743
Birth Location: –
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James Hamilton
1703 – 1743
Birth Location: Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Henrietta Douglas
1704 –
Birth Location: –
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Virginia Hamilton
1709 – 1804
Birth Location: Randolph, NC, or Wiscomico Parish, Northumberland, Virginia
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Lady Hamilton
1709 – 1748
Birth Location: St. James Square, London
LH
Lady Hamilton
1712 – 1755
Birth Location: Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
LH

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 11 Apr 1658 1679
    Event Place: Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 15 Nov 1712
    Event Place: Hyde Park, London, England

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