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Dame Grizel Grissell Lady of Rothes Hamilton 1531–1575 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1531

Birth Location: Byres, Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland

Death Date: 4 Jun 1575

Death Location: West Lothian, Scotland

Father: James Hamilton

Mother: Lady Livingston

Spouse(s): Andrew. Leslie

Children(s): James Leslie

The story of Dame Grizel Grissell Lady of Rothes Hamilton began in 1531 in Byres, Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland. Dame Grizel Grissell Lady of Rothes Hamilton married Andrew 5Th Earl Of Rothes Leslie, and had children including James 6Th Earl Master Of Rothes Leslie. Dame Grizel Grissell Lady of Rothes Hamilton passed away in 1575 in West Lothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Dame Grizel Grissell Lady of Rothes Hamilton began in 1531 in Byres, Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland.
  • Dame Grizel Grissell Lady of Rothes Hamilton married Andrew 5Th Earl Of Rothes Leslie, and had children including James 6Th Earl Master Of Rothes Leslie.
  • Dame Grizel Grissell Lady of Rothes Hamilton passed away in 1575 in West Lothian, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Hamilton
1495–1540
Birth Location: Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Lady Livingston
1500–1573
Birth Location: Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Andrew. Leslie
1530–1611
Birth Location: Rothesay Castle, Rothesay, Butte Island, Butte, Scotland
AL

Children(s)

James Leslie
1551–1607
Birth Location: Rothes, Moray, Scotland
JL

Dame Hamilton's Ancestors

Self
Dame Hamilton
1531–1575
Birth Place: Byres, Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland
Parents
James Hamilton
1495–1540
Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Scotland
Lady (Margaret of Creich) Livingston
1500–1573
Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
Grandparents
Robert (Livingstone Laird van Easter) Wemyss
1475–1513
Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Dame Hamilton's Descendants

1.
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Dame (Grizel Grissell Lady of Rothes) Hamilton (1531–4 Jun 1575) m. Andrew. (5th Earl of Rothes) Leslie (Nov 1530–1611)
  1. 1. James ((6th Earl Master of Rothes)) Leslie 1551–1607
    1. 1. Lady (Jeane (of Menzies) LESLIE Earl of) Rothe 1600–1641 m. Sir (Duncan Menzies, of) Weem 1600–1656
      1. 1. Alexander (Finlay) Menzies 1623–1694 m. Lady ((Margaret) Agnes Campbell of) Glenorchy 1615–1686
        1. 1. Duncan Menzies 1673–1739 m. Margaret (Menzies) ,Ncgrigare 1684–1739 m. Catharine (Minnie) Menzies 1691–1739

Dame Hamilton's Timeline

2 Records

1531
1531
Birth of Dame Grizel Grissell Lady of Rothes Hamilton in Byres, Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland
Byres, Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland
1575
4 Jun 1575
Age 44
Death of Dame Grizel Grissell Lady of Rothes Hamilton in West Lothian, Scotland
West Lothian, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1531
    Event Place: Byres, Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Jun 1575
    Event Place: West Lothian, Scotland
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