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Colonel Lord James William Douglas Hamilton 1617–1645 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1617

Birth Location: Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Death Date: 21 Oct 1645

Death Location: Killed in battle, Douai, Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France

Father: Sir Douglas

Mother: Margaretha Hamilton

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The story of Colonel Lord James William Douglas Hamilton began in 1617 in Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland. Colonel Lord James William Douglas Hamilton passed away in 1645 in Killed in battle, Douai, Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France.

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Biography

  • The story of Colonel Lord James William Douglas Hamilton began in 1617 in Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
  • Colonel Lord James William Douglas Hamilton passed away in 1645 in Killed in battle, Douai, Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France.

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Colonel Hamilton's Ancestors

Self
Colonel Hamilton
1617–1645
Birth Place: Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Parents
Sir William Douglas, 11Th Earl of Angus, 1st Marquis of Douglas
1589–1660
Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Margaretha ((Margaret)) Hamilton
1585–1623
Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Claude (Hamilton Lord van) Paisley
1543–1622
Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Schotland
Margaretha (Margaret Seton, Lady) Hamilton
1555–1615
Seton, East-Lothian, Schotland
Great-Grandparents
James Châtellerault
1515–1575
Margaret, Douglas
1511–1579
George Seton
1528–1585
Isabelle Hamilton
1530–1604
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Arran
1475–1529
Jeanette Bethune
1485–1522
Lord Dalkeith
1500–1548
Lady Stewart
1502–1554
Baron GGF
1508–1549
Lady Winton
1510–1575
Sir ^'
1504–1569
Catharine Kennedy
1510–1593

Colonel Hamilton's Timeline

2 Records

1617
Abt. 1617
Birth of Colonel Lord James William Douglas Hamilton in Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1645
21 Oct 1645
Age 28
Death of Colonel Lord James William Douglas Hamilton in Killed in battle, Douai, Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
Killed in battle, Douai, Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1617
    Event Place: Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Oct 1645
    Event Place: Killed in battle, Douai, Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France

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