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Baron James 2nd Earl of Arran Hamilton 1475–1529 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Apr 1475

Birth Location: Brodick Castle, Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Death Date: 26 Mar 1529

Death Location: Kinneil House, Boness, West Lothian, Scotland

Father: Sir Hamilton

Mother: Mary Stewart

Spouse(s): Baroness Drummond

Children(s): Lady Hamilton

The story of Baron James 2nd Earl of Arran Hamilton began in 1475 in Brodick Castle, Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland. Baron James 2nd Earl of Arran Hamilton married Baroness Beatrix Drummond, and had children including Lady Margaret Hamilton. Baron James 2nd Earl of Arran Hamilton passed away in 1529 in Kinneil House, Boness, West Lothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Baron James 2nd Earl of Arran Hamilton began in 1475 in Brodick Castle, Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
  • Baron James 2nd Earl of Arran Hamilton married Baroness Beatrix Drummond, and had children including Lady Margaret Hamilton.
  • Baron James 2nd Earl of Arran Hamilton passed away in 1529 in Kinneil House, Boness, West Lothian, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Hamilton
1415–1479
Birth Location: Cadzow Castle, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Mary Stewart
1452–1488
Birth Location: Stirling Castle, Stirlingshire, Scotland
MS

Spouses(s)

Baroness Drummond
1477–1497
Birth Location: Crieff, Perthshire, Scotland
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Children(s)

Lady Hamilton
1496–1544
Birth Location: Cadzow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
LH

Baron Hamilton's Ancestors

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Baron Hamilton
1475–1529
Birth Place: Brodick Castle, Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Parents
Sir James 1st Lord Duke Hamilton Hamilton 6th Laird of Cadzow Hamilton
1415–1479
Cadzow Castle, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Mary (Princess of Scotland Duchess of Hamilton) Stewart
1452–1488
Stirling Castle, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Grandparents
James (I Laird Cadzow) Hamilton
1396–1441
Cadzow Castle, Lanarkshire, Scotland
James (II King of Scotland) Stewart
1430–1460
Abbey, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Marie (Queen Consort Scotland) Guelders
1433–1463
Noord, Sint Anthonis, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
Great-Grandparents
James Stewart
1394–1437
Joan, Beaufort
1375–1440
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Stewart
1337–1406
Annabella Drummond
1350–1401

Baron Hamilton's Descendants

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Baron (James 2nd Earl of Arran) Hamilton (Apr 1475–26 Mar 1529) m. Baroness (Beatrix) Drummond (1477–1497)
  1. 1. Lady (Margaret) Hamilton 1496–1544 m. Andrew (Lord Stewart Ochiltree) Stewart 1490–1548
    1. 1. Andrew (Stewart Lord) Ochiltree 1516–1550 m. Agnes Cunningham 1516–1550
      1. 1. Andrew Stewart 1535–1578 m. Margaret Stewart 1542–1627
        1. 1. Pitsenbarger Stewart 1560–1628 m. Lochnell Campbell 1642–

Baron Hamilton's Timeline

2 Records

1475
Apr 1475
Birth of Baron James 2nd Earl of Arran Hamilton in Brodick Castle, Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Brodick Castle, Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1529
26 Mar 1529
Age 54
Death of Baron James 2nd Earl of Arran Hamilton in Kinneil House, Boness, West Lothian, Scotland
Kinneil House, Boness, West Lothian, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Apr 1475
    Event Place: Brodick Castle, Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Mar 1529
    Event Place: Kinneil House, Boness, West Lothian, Scotland
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