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General Alexander of Priestfield Hamilton 1559–1649 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1559

Birth Location: Orchard Field, East Lothian, Scotland

Death Date: 26 Nov 1649

Death Location: Scotland

Father: Thomas Priestford,

Mother: Elisabeth Murray

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General Alexander of Priestfield Hamilton was born in 1559 in Orchard Field, East Lothian, Scotland, the child of Thomas Hamilton Laird Of Priestford And Elisabeth Murray. General Alexander of Priestfield Hamilton passed away in 1649 in Scotland.

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Biography

  • General Alexander of Priestfield Hamilton was born in 1559 in Orchard Field, East Lothian, Scotland, the child of Thomas Hamilton Laird Of Priestford And Elisabeth Murray.
  • General Alexander of Priestfield Hamilton passed away in 1649 in Scotland.

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General Hamilton's Ancestors

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General Hamilton
1559–1649
Birth Place: Orchard Field, East Lothian, Scotland
Parents
Thomas Hamilton Laird of Priestford,
1538–1608
Prestfield, Duddington, Midlothian, Scotland
Elisabeth Murray
1540–1612
Gladsmuir, East Lothian, Scotland
Grandparents
Thomas (II Hamilton Liard van) Priestfield
1507–1547
Orchardfield, Scotland
Elizabeth Leslie
1509–1550
Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
Gisela (van) Bethune
1520–1596
Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Sir Field
1460–1537
Margaret Cant
1483–
George Rothes
1485–1558
Agnes Somerville
1490–1543
2nd-Great-Grandparents
*Lord Scotland
1463–1513
*Elizabeth Carmichael
1473–1559

General Hamilton's Timeline

2 Records

1559
Abt. 1559
Birth of General Alexander of Priestfield Hamilton in Orchard Field, East Lothian, Scotland
Orchard Field, East Lothian, Scotland
1649
26 Nov 1649
Age 90
Death of General Alexander of Priestfield Hamilton in Scotland
Scotland

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1559
    Event Place: Orchard Field, East Lothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Nov 1649
    Event Place: Scotland

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