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

Birth Date: Apr 1475

Birth Location: Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Death Date: 26 Mar 1529

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

Father: James Hamilton

Mother: Mary Stewart

Spouse(s): Janet Beaton, Elizabeth Home, Mary Boyd

Children(s): James Hamilton, James Hamilton

The story of Baron James 2nd Earl of Arran Hamilton began in 1475 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland. Baron James 2nd Earl of Arran Hamilton married Elizabeth Home, Janet Beaton, Mary Boyd, and had children including James Iv 2Nd Earl Of Arran Hamilton, James 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 Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
  • Baron James 2nd Earl of Arran Hamilton married Elizabeth Home, Janet Beaton, Mary Boyd, and had children including James Iv 2Nd Earl Of Arran Hamilton, James Hamilton.
  • Baron James 2nd Earl of Arran Hamilton passed away in 1529 in Kinneil House, Boness, West Lothian, Scotland.

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Baron Hamilton's Ancestors

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Baron Hamilton
1475–1529
Birth Place: Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Parents
James II 1st Lord Hamilton 6th Laird of Cadzow Hamilton
1423–1479
Cadzow Castle, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Mary (Princess of Scotland Duchess of Hamilton) Stewart
1452–1488
Stirling Castle, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Grandparents
James (II King Of) SCOTLAND
1430–1460
Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
Maria ((Mary) Princess Of) Guelders
1432–1463
Grave, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
Great-Grandparents
King Stewart
1394–1436
Lady Beaufort
1406–1445
Arnold Gelderland
1410–1473
Katharina Guelders
1417–1479
2nd-Great-Grandparents
King III
1337–1406
Annabella Drummond
1350–1401
Sir Somerset
1371–1410
Lady Plantagenet
1385–1439
John Egmond
1385–1451
Maria Arkel
1389–1415

Baron Hamilton's Descendants

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Baron (James 2nd Earl of Arran) Hamilton (Apr 1475–26 Mar 1529) m. Janet Beaton (1486–1522) m. Elizabeth Home (1477–1544) m. Mary Boyd (1476–31 Aug 1559)
  1. 1. James ((IV) 2nd Earl of Arran) Hamilton 1515–1575 m. Margaret (Duchess of Chatellerault) Douglas 1511–1579
    1. 1. Claud (1st Lord Paisley Baron) Hamilton 1546–1621
    2. 2. Lord (John First Marquess of Hamilton and Lord Aven) Hamilton 1535–1604
    3. 3. David Hamilton 1542–1611
    4. 4. Margaret Hamilton 1540–
    5. 5. James (Third Earl of Arran) Hamilton 1537–1609
    6. 6. Anne (Countess of Huntly Lady) Hamilton 1541–1574 m. George (5th Earl of Huntly, Lord Chancellor of Scotland) Gordon 1533–1576
      1. 1. George (1st Marquis of Huntly) Gordon 1563–1636 m. Lady (Henrietta Gabrielle Stewart) Lennox 1573–1642
        1. 1. Lady (Anne Gordon Countess) Hunt 1590–1674 m. LORD (JAMES, 3rd EARL OF MORAY, STUART) STEWART 1589–1638
        2. 2. Mary (Gordon of) Huntly 1610–1674
        3. 3. John (Gordon of) Huntly 1600–1630
        4. 4. Francis (Gordon Lord) Melgum 1593–1630
        5. 5. George (2nd Marquess of Huntly) Gordon 1591–1649
  2. 2. James Hamilton 1505–1540

Baron Hamilton's Timeline

2 Records

1475
Apr 1475
Birth of Baron James 2nd Earl of Arran Hamilton in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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: Death
    Event Date: 26 Mar 1529
    Event Place: Kinneil House, Boness, West Lothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Apr 1475
    Event Place: Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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