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Claude Hamilton 1543 – 1621 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 June 1543

Birth Location: Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Death Date: 3 May 1621

Death Location: Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Father: James Finnart,

Mother: Margaret Douglas,

Spouse(s): Margaret Seton

Children(s): Grizel Hamilton, James Hamilton,, Marion Hamilton, Sir Hamilton, Margaret Hamilton

Claude Hamilton 1st Baron Paisley - Duke of Chatelherault was born in 1543 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland, the child of James 'the Bastard of Arran' Hamilton of Finnart, and Margaret Douglas,. Claude Hamilton 1st Baron Paisley - Duke of Chatelherault married Margaret Seton, and had children including Grizel Hamilton, James Hamilton,, Marion Hamilton, Sir John Hamilton, Margaret Hamilton. Claude Hamilton 1st Baron Paisley - Duke of Chatelherault passed away in 1621 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Claude Hamilton 1st Baron Paisley - Duke of Chatelherault was born in 1543 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland, the child of James 'the Bastard of Arran' Hamilton of Finnart, and Margaret Douglas,.
  • Claude Hamilton 1st Baron Paisley - Duke of Chatelherault married Margaret Seton, and had children including Grizel Hamilton, James Hamilton,, Marion Hamilton, Sir John Hamilton, Margaret Hamilton.
  • Claude Hamilton 1st Baron Paisley - Duke of Chatelherault passed away in 1621 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland.

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Claude Hamilton's Ancestors

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Claude Hamilton
1543 – 1621
Birth Place: Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Parents
James 'the Bastard of Arran' Hamilton of Finnart,
1515 – 1571
Brodick Castle, Firth Clyde, Bute, Scotland
Margaret Douglas,
1511 – 1579
Morton, Dumfrieshire, Schotland
Grandparents
Sir (James III) Hamilton,
1500 – 1529
Buchen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Lady (Janet Beaton) Bethune,
1486 – 1522
Creich Castle, Fifeshire, Schotland
Archibald Douglas,
1489 – 1557
Douglasdale, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Catharine ('illegitimate daughter') Stuart
1491 – 1554
Edinburgh
Great-Grandparents
Sir Hamilton,
1410 – 1479
Mary Stewart,
1430 – 1488
Sir Beaton
George Douglas,
1469 – 1513
Elizabeth Drummond
1472 – 1514
James Stewart,
1473 – 1513
Margaret Boyd
1477 – 1559
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Hamilton,
1398 – 1441
Janet Livingston,
1399 – 1457
James Stewart,
1430 – 1460
Mary Guelders,
1433 – 1463
Sir Douglas,
1445 – 1513
Elizabeth Boyd,
1450 – 1498
John Drummond,
1438 – 1519
Elizabeth Lindsey,
1435 – 1519
James Stewart,
1451 – 1488
Margaret Denmark,
1456 – 1486

Claude Hamilton's Descendants

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Claude Hamilton (9 June 1543 – 3 May 1621) m. Margaret Seton (1550 – 10 Feb 1616)
  1. 1. Grizel Hamilton (1562 – 1615)
  2. 2. James Hamilton, (12 Aug 1575 – 23 Mar 1618) m. Marion Boyd (1579 – 1632)
    1. 1. James Hamilton (1605 – 1670)
    2. 2. Sir (George) Hamilton, (1606 – 1679) m. Mary Butler (1605 – 16 Aug 1680)
      1. 1. Lord (Colonel James) Hamilton, (1620 – 6 June 1679) m. Elizabeth Culpeper (1637 – Feb 1709)
        1. 1. Colonel (Lord Sir James) Hamilton, (1661 – 28 Sep 1734) m. Lady (Elizabeth) Reading, (1668 – 16 March 1754)
      2. 2. Sir (George) Hamilton (1621 – 25 Feb 1675)
      3. 3. Capt (Thomas) Hamilton (1634 – 1691)
      4. 4. Lucia (Hamilton) (O'Brien) (1643 – 1676)
      5. 5. Maj (Gen Anthony) Hamilton (1645 – 20 Apr 1719)
      6. 6. Jacobite (Lt Gen Richard) Hamilton, (1650 – 1717)
      7. 7. Lord (Alexander) Hamilton (1650 – 07 Oct 1732) m. Jane Caven (1660 – 1718)
        1. 1. John Hamilton (1680 – 27 Nov 1721)
        2. 2. Alexander Hamilton (1685 – )
        3. 3. Elizabeth Hamilton (1687 – )
        4. 4. Walter Hamilton (1690 – )
        5. 5. William Hamilton (1700 – 2 Jun 1786) m. Mary (Jane 'Mollie') Bitener (1703 – 1784)
        6. 6. Colonel (Hance) Hamilton (1704 – 27 Jan 1772) m. Ann Campbell (1696 – 1764)
        7. 7. James Hamilton (1718 – 3 Jun 1799) m. Rachel Faucette (1727 – Feb 1768)
    3. 3. Claude Hamilton (1610 – 14 June 1638)
    4. 4. Sir (Alexander) Hamilton (1613 – 1665)
  3. 3. Marion Hamilton (1576 – )
  4. 4. Sir (John) Hamilton (1576 – 1604)
  5. 5. Margaret Hamilton (21 Sep 1577 – 23 Dec 1577)

Claude Hamilton's Timeline

2 Records

1543
9 June 1543
Birth of Claude Hamilton 1st Baron Paisley - Duke of Chatelherault in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1621
3 May 1621
Age 78
Death of Claude Hamilton 1st Baron Paisley - Duke of Chatelherault in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 June 1543
    Event Place: Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 May 1621
    Event Place: Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015

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