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Colonel Lord Sir James Hamilton, 6th Earl of Abercorn, 1st Viscount Strabane, 1st Baron Mountcastle, 7th Lord Hamilton 1661–1734 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1661

Birth Location: Donalong, Tyrone, Ireland

Death Date: 28 Sep 1734

Death Location: Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England

Father: Lord Mountcastle

Mother: Elizabeth Culpeper

Spouse(s): Lady Abercorn

Children(s): James Abercorn, Sir Strabane, Sir Parliament

In 1661, Colonel Lord Sir James Hamilton, 6th Earl of Abercorn, 1st Viscount Strabane, 1st Baron Mountcastle, 7th Lord Hamilton entered the world in Donalong, Tyrone, Ireland, born to Lord Colonel James Hamilton Baron Mountcastle And Elizabeth Culpeper. Colonel Lord Sir James Hamilton, 6th Earl of Abercorn, 1st Viscount Strabane, 1st Baron Mountcastle, 7th Lord Hamilton married Lady Elizabeth Reading 6Th Duchess Of Abercorn, and had children including James Hamilton 7Th Earl Abercorn, Sir George Hamilton Member Of Parliament, Sir John Hamilton Earl Of Strabane. Colonel Lord Sir James Hamilton, 6th Earl of Abercorn, 1st Viscount Strabane, 1st Baron Mountcastle, 7th Lord Hamilton passed away in 1734 in Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England.

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  • In 1661, Colonel Lord Sir James Hamilton, 6th Earl of Abercorn, 1st Viscount Strabane, 1st Baron Mountcastle, 7th Lord Hamilton entered the world in Donalong, Tyrone, Ireland, born to Lord Colonel James Hamilton Baron Mountcastle And Elizabeth Culpeper.
  • Colonel Lord Sir James Hamilton, 6th Earl of Abercorn, 1st Viscount Strabane, 1st Baron Mountcastle, 7th Lord Hamilton married Lady Elizabeth Reading 6Th Duchess Of Abercorn, and had children including James Hamilton 7Th Earl Abercorn, Sir George Hamilton Member Of Parliament, Sir John Hamilton Earl Of Strabane.
  • Colonel Lord Sir James Hamilton, 6th Earl of Abercorn, 1st Viscount Strabane, 1st Baron Mountcastle, 7th Lord Hamilton passed away in 1734 in Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England.

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Colonel Hamilton's Ancestors

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Colonel Hamilton
1661–1734
Birth Place: Donalong, Tyrone, Ireland
Parents
Lord Colonel James Hamilton, Baron Mountcastle
1620–1679
County Tyrone, Northern Ireland
Elizabeth Culpeper
1637–1709
Hollingbourne, Maidstone Borough, Kent, England
Grandparents
Sir (George Hamilton, 1st Baronet of) Donalong
1606–1679
Donalong, Tyrone, Ierland
Mary Butler
1605–1680
Thurles, Tipperary, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
James Abercorn
1575–1618
Marion Boyd
1579–1632
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Claude Chatelherault
1543–1621
Margaret Seton
1550–1616

Colonel Hamilton's Descendants

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Colonel (Lord Sir James Hamilton, 6th Earl of Abercorn, 1st Viscount Strabane, 1st Baron Mountcastle, 7th Lord) Hamilton (1661–28 Sep 1734) m. Lady (Elizabeth Reading, 6th Duchess of) Abercorn (1668–16 March 1754)
  1. 1. James (Hamilton, 7th Earl) Abercorn 1686–1744 m. Ann (Cunyngham Plumer, Countess of) Abercorn 1690–1776
    1. 1. Rev (George) Hamilton 1718–1787
    2. 2. James (Hamilton, 8th Earl Abercorn,) unmarried 1712–1789
  2. 2. Sir (John Hamilton, Earl of) Strabane 1694–1714
  3. 3. Sir (George Hamilton, Member of) Parliament 1688–1775

Colonel Hamilton's Timeline

2 Records

1661
1661
Birth of Colonel Lord Sir James Hamilton, 6th Earl of Abercorn, 1st Viscount Strabane, 1st Baron Mountcastle, 7th Lord Hamilton in Donalong, Tyrone, Ireland
Donalong, Tyrone, Ireland
1734
28 Sep 1734
Age 73
Death of Colonel Lord Sir James Hamilton, 6th Earl of Abercorn, 1st Viscount Strabane, 1st Baron Mountcastle, 7th Lord Hamilton in buried in Duke of Ormonds' vault, Westminster Abbey, London, England
buried in Duke of Ormonds' vault, Westminster Abbey, London, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1661
    Event Place: Donalong, Tyrone, Ireland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Dublin, Ireland
    Record Source: Ireland, City and Regional Directories, 1836-1947, Collection (Thom's Directories for Ireland)

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Sep 1734
    Event Place: buried in Duke of Ormonds' vault, Westminster Abbey, London, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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