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Gavin Hamilton Bishop Of Galloway 1542–1593 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Oct 1542

Birth Location: Arron, Butshire, Scotland

Death Date: 18 Jul 1593

Death Location: Ardross, Fifeshire, Scotland

Father: Gavin Raploch

Mother:

Spouse(s): Jean Ardross

Children(s): Geillis Hamilton

In 1542, Gavin Hamilton Bishop Of Galloway entered the world in Arron, Butshire, Scotland, born to Gavin Hamilton The Th Of Raploch And Margaret Hamilton. Gavin Hamilton Bishop Of Galloway married Jean Anne Dishington Lady Of Ardross, and had children including Geillis Elizabeth Hamilton. Gavin Hamilton Bishop Of Galloway passed away in 1593 in Ardross, Fifeshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1542, Gavin Hamilton Bishop Of Galloway entered the world in Arron, Butshire, Scotland, born to Gavin Hamilton The Th Of Raploch And Margaret Hamilton.
  • Gavin Hamilton Bishop Of Galloway married Jean Anne Dishington Lady Of Ardross, and had children including Geillis Elizabeth Hamilton.
  • Gavin Hamilton Bishop Of Galloway passed away in 1593 in Ardross, Fifeshire, Scotland.

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Gavin Galloway's Ancestors

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Gavin Galloway
1542–1593
Birth Place: Arron, Butshire, Scotland
Parents
Gavin Hamilton The Th Of Raploch
1519–1571
Raploch, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Grandparents
James (Hamilton 3rd Of) Raploch
1475–1531
Raploch, Ayrshire, Scotland
Isabella Weir
1484–1544
Castle Blackwood, South Lanarkshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Gavin Galloway's Descendants

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Gavin (Hamilton Bishop Of) Galloway (22 Oct 1542–18 Jul 1593) m. Jean (Anne Dishington Lady Of) Ardross (1547–23 Nov 1593)
  1. 1. Geillis (Elizabeth) Hamilton 1575–1630 m. John Pate 1575–1630
    1. 1. Robert Peat 1598–1623 m. Marion Dunn 1598–1700
      1. 1. Thomas Peat 1618–
        1. 1. Thomas Peat 1648–1748 m. Elizabeth Murray 1650–1731

Gavin Galloway's Timeline

2 Records

1542
22 Oct 1542
Birth of Gavin Hamilton Bishop Of Galloway in Arron, Butshire, Scotland
Arron, Butshire, Scotland
1593
18 Jul 1593
Age 51
Death of Gavin Hamilton Bishop Of Galloway in Ardross, Fifeshire, Scotland
Ardross, Fifeshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Oct 1542
    Event Place: Arron, Butshire, Scotland
    Record Source: GEDCOM file submitted by Ashley, atowell88@@gmail.com. Imported on 25 January 2023.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Jul 1593
    Event Place: Ardross, Fifeshire, Scotland
    Record Source: GEDCOM file submitted by Ashley, atowell88@@gmail.com. Imported on 25 January 2023.

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