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George Seton, 5th Lord Seton 1531 – 1585 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: January 1531

Birth Location: Seton Palace, Tranent, East Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 8 January 1585

Death Location: Seton, East Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: Baron Winton

Mother: Elisabeth Hay

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Hamilton

Children(s): Margaretha Seton, Alexander Seton

In 1531, George Seton, 5th Lord Seton entered the world in Seton Palace, Tranent, East Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to Baron George IV de Seton Seton, 4th Laird of Seton, Baron of Winton and Elisabeth Hay. George Seton, 5th Lord Seton married Elizabeth Isabel Hamilton, and had children including Margaretha Seton, Alexander Seton. George Seton, 5th Lord Seton passed away in 1585 in Seton, East Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • In 1531, George Seton, 5th Lord Seton entered the world in Seton Palace, Tranent, East Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to Baron George IV de Seton Seton, 4th Laird of Seton, Baron of Winton and Elisabeth Hay.
  • George Seton, 5th Lord Seton married Elizabeth Isabel Hamilton, and had children including Margaretha Seton, Alexander Seton.
  • George Seton, 5th Lord Seton passed away in 1585 in Seton, East Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

Baron Winton
1501 – 1549
Birth Location: Seton Castle, Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland
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Elisabeth Hay
1510 – 1538
Birth Location: Culross, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
EH

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Hamilton
1530 – 1604
Birth Location: Sanquhar, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
EH

Children(s)

Margaretha Seton
1555 – 1615
Birth Location: Seton, East-Lothian, Schotland
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Alexander Seton
1555 – 1622
Birth Location: East Lothian, Scotland
AS

George Seton's Ancestors

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George Seton
1531 – 1585
Birth Place: Seton Palace, Tranent, East Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Baron George IV de Seton Seton, 4th Laird of Seton, Baron of Winton
1501 – 1549
Seton Castle, Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland
Elisabeth Hay
1510 – 1538
Culross, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
George Seton
1481 – 1513
Scotland
Jane Seton
1485 – 1558
Bothwell, South Lanarkshire, Scotland
Christine (Christian) Lyon
1480 – 1529
Lyon Castle, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

George Seton's Descendants

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George (Seton, 5th Lord) Seton (January 1531 – 8 January 1585) m. Elizabeth (Isabel) Hamilton (1530 – 13 November 1604)
  1. 1. Margaretha Seton (1555 – 1615) m. Claude (Hamilton Lord van) Paisley (9 June 1543 – 1620)
    1. 1. Grizel Hamilton (1562 – 1615)
    2. 2. James (Hamilton Earl Van) Abercorn (12 August 1575 – 23 March 1618) m. Countess (Lady Marion Mary Wallace Boyd, Countess of) Abercorn (1579 – 26 August 1632)
      1. 1. Lady (Issobell) Hamilton (1598 – 1696) m. Robert (Sir) Hamilton (1600 – 14 June 1649)
        1. 1. Annabel Hamilton (1615 – 8 February 1666) m. Rev (Andrew Dougald Campbell of) Letterkenny (1591 – 16 Oct 1671)
        2. 2. Annabel Hamilton (1615 – 1645)
        3. 3. Marie (Ann) Hamilton (1621 – )
        4. 4. Agnes Hamilton
      2. 2. James (Hamilton Earl van) Abercorn (1605 – 1670)
      3. 3. William Hamelton (1605 – 25 June 1681)
      4. 4. George (Lord Hamilton van) Donalong (1606 – 1679)
      5. 5. Claude (Lord Hamilton van) Strabane (1610 – 14 June 1638)
      6. 6. Alexander (Sir Hamilton van) Holborn (1613 – 1665)
      7. 7. Lucy Hamilton (1615 – June 1696)
    3. 3. Marion Hamilton (1576 – 1628)
    4. 4. Margaret Hamilton (21 September 1577 – 23 December 1577)
    5. 5. Alexander Hamilton (1579 – 11 December 1587)
    6. 6. Katherin (Hamilton of) Silvertonhill (1580 – 1637)
    7. 7. Claud Hamilton (5 January 1580 – 7 January 1615)
    8. 8. George Hamilton (1582 – 1657)
    9. 9. Henry Hamilton (13 December 1584 – 15 March 1585)
    10. 10. Margaretha Hamilton (1585 – 11 September 1623)
    11. 11. James (Hamilton 2nd Marquess of Hamilton 4th) Ea (1587 – 1625)
    12. 12. Isobel Hamilton (1588 – 1609)
    13. 13. Frederick (Hamiltonm) Sir (17 May 1590 – 25 December 1647)
    14. 14. Mary Hamilton (1592 – 22 December 1592)
    15. 15. Anthony Hamilton (1596 – )
    16. 16. Sir (John) Hamilton ( – 1604)
  2. 2. Alexander Seton (1555 – 16 September 1622)

George Seton's Timeline

2 Records

1531
January 1531
Birth of George Seton, 5th Lord Seton in Seton Palace, Tranent, East Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Seton Palace, Tranent, East Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
1585
8 January 1585
Age 54
Death of George Seton, 5th Lord Seton in Seton, East Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Seton, East Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: January 1531
    Event Place: Seton Palace, Tranent, East Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 January 1585
    Event Place: Seton, East Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
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