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Claud 1st Lord Paisley Baron Hamilton 1543–1621 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: September 1543

Birth Location: Edinburgh Castle, Midlothian, Scotland

Death Date: 03 May 1621

Death Location: Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Father: JAMES HAMILTON

Mother: MARGARET DOUGLAS

Spouse(s): Margaret Seton

Children(s): Grizel Hamilton

The story of Claud 1st Lord Paisley Baron Hamilton began in 1543 in Edinburgh Castle, Midlothian, Scotland. Claud 1st Lord Paisley Baron Hamilton married Margaret Seton, and had children including Grizel Hamilton. Claud 1st Lord Paisley Baron Hamilton passed away in 1621 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Claud 1st Lord Paisley Baron Hamilton began in 1543 in Edinburgh Castle, Midlothian, Scotland.
  • Claud 1st Lord Paisley Baron Hamilton married Margaret Seton, and had children including Grizel Hamilton.
  • Claud 1st Lord Paisley Baron Hamilton passed away in 1621 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

JAMES HAMILTON
1515–1575
Birth Location: Firth Clyde, Bute, Scotland
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MARGARET DOUGLAS
1511–1579
Birth Location: Morton, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Seton
1550–1616
Birth Location: 1684806, East Lothian, Scotland
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Children(s)

Grizel Hamilton
1562–1615
Birth Location: Elieston, Scotland
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Claud Hamilton's Ancestors

Self
Claud Hamilton
1543–1621
Birth Place: Edinburgh Castle, Midlothian, Scotland
Parents
JAMES HAMILTON
1515–1575
Firth Clyde, Bute, Scotland
MARGARET (DUCHESS OF HAMILTON) DOUGLAS
1511–1579
Morton, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Claud Hamilton's Descendants

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Claud (1st Lord Paisley Baron) Hamilton (September 1543–03 May 1621) m. Margaret Seton (1550–10 February 1616)
  1. 1. Grizel Hamilton 1562–1615 m. William Baillie 1558–1593
    1. 1. George Bailie 1584–1646 m. Anne Burnett 1584– m. Margaret Stuart 1580–
      1. 1. Robert Baillie 1623–1684 m. Rachael Johnston 1640–
        1. 1. George Baillie 1664–1738 m. Grisell Hume 1665–1746

Claud Hamilton's Timeline

4 Records

1543
09 June 1543
Birth of Claud 1st Lord Paisley Baron Hamilton in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
1543
September 1543
Birth of Claud 1st Lord Paisley Baron Hamilton in Edinburgh Castle, Midlothian, Scotland
Edinburgh Castle, Midlothian, Scotland
1621
28 April 1621
Age 78
Death of Claud 1st Lord Paisley Baron Hamilton in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
1621
03 May 1621
Age 78
Death of Claud 1st Lord Paisley Baron Hamilton in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 09 June 1543
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: September 1543
    Event Place: Edinburgh Castle, Midlothian, Scotland
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 April 1621
    Event Place: Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 03 May 1621
    Event Place: Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
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