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Gavin Hamilton 1542–1593 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Oct 1542

Birth Location: Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Death Date: 18 Jul 1593

Death Location: Ardross, Fifeshire, Scotland

Father: Gavin Hamilton

Mother: Helen Wallace

Spouse(s): Jean Ardross)

Children(s): Gavin Hamilton, Isobel Hamilton, Claude Hamilton, Katherine Hamilton, Jean Hamilton, Catherine Hamilton, Geillis Hamilton, John Hamilton, Robert Hamilton, William Hamilton, Lady Raploch)

Gavin Hamilton was born in 1542 in Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland, the child of Gavin Hamilton And Helen Margaret Wallace. Gavin Hamilton married Jean Anne Dishington Of Ardross, and had children including Catherine Hamilton, Claude Hamilton, Gavin Baillie Hamilton, Geillis Hamilton, Gilbert Hamilton, Isobel Hamilton, Jean Hamilton, John Hamilton, Katherine Hamilton, Lady Margaret Hamilton Baroness Of Raploch, Robert Hamilton, William Hamilton. Gavin Hamilton passed away in 1593 in Ardross, Fifeshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Gavin Hamilton was born in 1542 in Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland, the child of Gavin Hamilton And Helen Margaret Wallace.
  • Gavin Hamilton married Jean Anne Dishington Of Ardross, and had children including Catherine Hamilton, Claude Hamilton, Gavin Baillie Hamilton, Geillis Hamilton, Gilbert Hamilton, Isobel Hamilton, Jean Hamilton, John Hamilton, Katherine Hamilton, Lady Margaret Hamilton Baroness Of Raploch, Robert Hamilton, William Hamilton.
  • Gavin Hamilton passed away in 1593 in Ardross, Fifeshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Gavin Hamilton
1519–1571
Birth Location: Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Helen Wallace
1512–1596
Birth Location: Cairnhill, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Jean Ardross)
1547–1593
Birth Location: Ardross, Fife, Scotland
JA

Children(s)

Gavin Hamilton
1570–1618
Birth Location: of, Raploch, Stirling, Scotland
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Isobel Hamilton
1565–1644
Birth Location: of, Raploch, Stirling, Scotland
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Claude Hamilton
1572–1632
Birth Location: of, Raploch, Stirling, Scotland
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Katherine Hamilton
1574–
Birth Location: of, Raploch, Stirling, Scotland
KH
Jean Hamilton
1566–1631
Birth Location: of, Raploch, Stirling, Scotland
JH
Catherine Hamilton
1590–1680
Birth Location: Scotland
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Geillis Hamilton
1575–1630
Birth Location: Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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John Hamilton
1567–1648
Birth Location: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Robert Hamilton
1570–1635
Birth Location: –
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William Hamilton
1560–
Birth Location: Bardanock, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Lady Raploch)
1573–1644
Birth Location: Stirling, Scotland
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Gavin Hamilton's Ancestors

Self
Gavin Hamilton
1542–1593
Birth Place: Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Parents
Gavin Hamilton
1519–1571
Lanarkshire, Scotland
Helen (Margaret) Wallace
1512–1596
Cairnhill, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Sir (Robert Hamilton (Duke of Hamilton, Baron Hamilton of) Aubigny)
1476–1543
Torrance House, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Lady (Beatrix) Drummond
1477–1559
Innerpeffery, Crieff, Perth, Scotland
James Wallace
1460–1538
Cairnhill, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Janet Montgomery
1480–1530
Ayr, South Ayrshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Lord Riccarton)
1410–1513
Elizabeth Douglas
1416–1470
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Gavin Hamilton's Descendants

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Gavin Hamilton (22 Oct 1542–18 Jul 1593) m. Jean (Anne Dishington (of) Ardross) (1547–23 Nov 1593)
  1. 1. Gavin (Baillie) Hamilton 1570–1618
    1. 1. Gavin (Maurice) Hamilton 1592–1633 m. Sir (John Hamilton (of) Redhouse) 1595–
      1. 1. Gavin Hamilton 1615–1692 m. Janet Baillie 1620–1675
        1. 1. Grissell Hamilton 1645– m. William Matthie 1638–
        2. 2. William (Kennedy) Hamilton 1644–1699
    2. 2. Isobel Hamilton 1598–1696
    3. 3. Barbara Hamilton 1596–
    4. 4. Robert Hamilton 1596–
    5. 5. Lady (Catherine) Hamilton 1610–1680
  2. 2. Isobel Hamilton 1565–1644
  3. 3. Claude Hamilton 1572–1632
  4. 4. Katherine Hamilton 1574–
  5. 5. Jean Hamilton 1566–1631
  6. 6. Catherine Hamilton 1590–1680
  7. 7. Geillis Hamilton 1575–1630
  8. 8. John Hamilton 1567–1648
  9. 9. Robert Hamilton 1570–1635
  10. 10. William Hamilton 1560–
  11. 11. Lady (Margaret Hamilton ( Baroness of) Raploch) 1573–1644 m. Johnne (Alexander) Fortoun 1575–1640

Gavin Hamilton's Timeline

2 Records

1542
22 Oct 1542
Birth of Gavin Hamilton in Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1593
18 Jul 1593
Age 51
Death of Gavin Hamilton in Ardross, Fifeshire, Scotland
Ardross, Fifeshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Oct 1542
    Event Place: Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Midlothan: Edinburgh - Register of Marriages, 1595-1700

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Jul 1593
    Event Place: Ardross, Fifeshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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