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General George Eagleton 1st Earl of Orkney Douglas Arran Hamilton 1666–1737 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 February 1666

Birth Location: Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Scotland

Death Date: 29 January 1737

Death Location: Westminster, Middlesex, , England

Father: William Douglas

Mother: Anne Hamilton

Spouse(s): Elisabeth 1680-1695

Children(s): Anne Hamilton-Douglas, Henrietta Hamilton, John Hamilton, George Hampilton

In 1666, General George Eagleton 1st Earl of Orkney Douglas Arran Hamilton entered the world in Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Scotland, born to William 1St Earl Of Selkirk Douglas And Anne Hamilton. General George Eagleton 1st Earl of Orkney Douglas Arran Hamilton married Elisabeth Countess Of Orkney De Villiers Former Mistress Of William Iii Ii King Of England Scotland 1680 1695, and had children including Anne Duchess Of Hamilton 2Nd Countess Of Orkney Hamilton Douglas, George Douglas Arran Hampilton, Henrietta Countess Of Cork Hamilton, John Douglas Hamilton. General George Eagleton 1st Earl of Orkney Douglas Arran Hamilton passed away in 1737 in Westminster, Middlesex, , England.

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  • In 1666, General George Eagleton 1st Earl of Orkney Douglas Arran Hamilton entered the world in Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Scotland, born to William 1St Earl Of Selkirk Douglas And Anne Hamilton.
  • General George Eagleton 1st Earl of Orkney Douglas Arran Hamilton married Elisabeth Countess Of Orkney De Villiers Former Mistress Of William Iii Ii King Of England Scotland 1680 1695, and had children including Anne Duchess Of Hamilton 2Nd Countess Of Orkney Hamilton Douglas, George Douglas Arran Hampilton, Henrietta Countess Of Cork Hamilton, John Douglas Hamilton.
  • General George Eagleton 1st Earl of Orkney Douglas Arran Hamilton passed away in 1737 in Westminster, Middlesex, , England.

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General Hamilton's Ancestors

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General Hamilton
1666–1737
Birth Place: Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Scotland
Parents
William 1st Earl Of Selkirk Douglas
1634–1694
Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Anne Hamilton
1632–1716
Whitehall Palace, City of London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
William (1st Marquess of Douglas 11th Earl of of Angus) Douglas
1589–1660
Lady (Mary) Gordon
1610–1674
Huntly Castle, Strathbogie, Aberdeenshire, Schotland
Great-Grandparents
William Douglas
1554–1611
Elizabeth Oliphant
1558–1618
George Gordon
1563–1636
Henrietta Stewart
1573–1642
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Laurence Oliphant
1535–1593
Margaret Hay
1535–1594

General Hamilton's Descendants

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General (George Eagleton 1st Earl of Orkney Douglas Arran) Hamilton (9 February 1666–29 January 1737) m. Elisabeth (Countess of Orkney de Villiers Former Mistress of William III & II, King of England\Scotland,) 1680-1695 (1666–19 April 1733)
  1. 1. Anne (Duchess of Hamilton 2nd Countess of Orkney) Hamilton-Douglas 1694–1756
  2. 2. Henrietta (Countess of Cork) Hamilton 1698–1732
  3. 3. John (Douglas) Hamilton 1687–1752
  4. 4. George (Douglas Arran) Hampilton 1691–1756

General Hamilton's Timeline

2 Records

1666
9 February 1666
Birth of General George Eagleton 1st Earl of Orkney Douglas Arran Hamilton in Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Scotland
Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Scotland
1737
29 January 1737
Age 71
Death of General George Eagleton 1st Earl of Orkney Douglas Arran Hamilton in Westminster, Middlesex, , England
Westminster, Middlesex, , England

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 February 1666
    Event Place: Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 January 1737
    Event Place: Westminster, Middlesex, , England

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