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Grizel Leslie Countess of Rothes Hamilton 1535–1575 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1535

Birth Location: Byres, East-Lothian, Schotland

Death Date: 1575

Death Location: West Lothian, Scotland

Father: Sir Arran"

Mother: Margaret Livingston

Spouse(s): Andrew Rothes

Children(s): James Rothes, James Leslie, Isabella Leslie, Beatrix Leslie, Andrew Leslie, Elizabeth Leslie, Lady Leslie, Patrick Lindores

Grizel Leslie Countess of Rothes Hamilton was born in 1535 in Byres, East-Lothian, Schotland, the child of Sir James Hamilton I Lord Of Finnart Stonehouse Amp Lanarkshire Bastard Of Arran And Margaret Livingston. Grizel Leslie Countess of Rothes Hamilton married Andrew Leslie Earl Van Rothes, and had children including Andrew Leslie, Beatrix Leslie, Elizabeth Leslie, Isabella Leslie, James Leslie Master Of Rothes, James Master Of Rothes Leslie, Lady Euphemia Leslie, Patrick Lesley Sir Lord Lindores. Grizel Leslie Countess of Rothes Hamilton passed away in 1575 in West Lothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Grizel Leslie Countess of Rothes Hamilton was born in 1535 in Byres, East-Lothian, Schotland, the child of Sir James Hamilton I Lord Of Finnart Stonehouse Amp Lanarkshire Bastard Of Arran And Margaret Livingston.
  • Grizel Leslie Countess of Rothes Hamilton married Andrew Leslie Earl Van Rothes, and had children including Andrew Leslie, Beatrix Leslie, Elizabeth Leslie, Isabella Leslie, James Leslie Master Of Rothes, James Master Of Rothes Leslie, Lady Euphemia Leslie, Patrick Lesley Sir Lord Lindores.
  • Grizel Leslie Countess of Rothes Hamilton passed away in 1575 in West Lothian, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Arran"
1495–1540
Birth Location: Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Margaret Livingston
1500–1573
Birth Location: Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Andrew Rothes
1530–1611
Birth Location: Isle of Bute, Argyll and Bute, Scotland
AR

Children(s)

James Rothes
1555–1607
Birth Location: Rothes, Morayshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
JR
James Leslie
1554–1608
Birth Location: Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland
JL
Isabella Leslie
1560–1614
Birth Location: Rothes, Moray, Scotland
IL
Beatrix Leslie
1573–1611
Birth Location: Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland
BL
Andrew Leslie
1554–1603
Birth Location: Rothes, Moray, Scotland
AL
Elizabeth Leslie
1592–1660
Birth Location: Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland
EL
Lady Leslie
1558–1605
Birth Location: Haddibgton, East Lothian, Scotland
LL
Patrick Lindores
1550–1608
Birth Location: Newburgh, Fife, Scotland
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Grizel Hamilton's Ancestors

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Grizel Hamilton
1535–1575
Birth Place: Byres, East-Lothian, Schotland
Parents
Sir James Hamilton I "Lord of Finnart, Stonehouse , & Lanarkshire, Bastard of Arran"
1495–1540
Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Scotland
Margaret Livingston
1500–1573
Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Grizel Hamilton's Descendants

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Grizel (Leslie Countess of Rothes) Hamilton (1535–1575) m. Andrew (Leslie Earl van) Rothes (1530–1611)
  1. 1. James (Leslie, Master of) Rothes 1555–1607 m. Lady (Lilias "Lillie") Drummond 1582–1601
    1. 1. Jean Leslie 1606–1641
    2. 2. Sir (John) Leslie 1600–1641
  2. 2. James (Master of Rothes) Leslie 1554–1608
  3. 3. Isabella Leslie 1560–1614 m. James (SINCLAIR Master of) Sinclair 1557–1593
    1. 1. James (7th Lord Sinclair) Sinclair 1582–1607
    2. 2. Henry ((6th Lord Sinclair)) Sinclair 1581–1602
    3. 3. Catherine Sinclair 1574–1648
    4. 4. Mary (Margaret) Sinclair 1575–1640
    5. 5. Patrick (SINCLAIR 6th Lord) Sinclair 1583–1615
  4. 4. Beatrix Leslie 1573–1611 m. Sir (David I) Bethune 1565–1660
    1. 1. Margaret Bethune 1600–1698
  5. 5. Andrew Leslie 1554–1603
  6. 6. Elizabeth Leslie 1592–1660 m. David Wemyss 1586–1608 m. James Ogilvy 1590–1652
    1. 1. Elizabeth Ogilvy 1616–1661
    2. 2. Anne MONTGOMERIE 1616–1665
    3. 3. James Ogilvy 1615–
    4. 4. Anne Olgivy 1616–1665
  7. 7. Lady (Euphemia) Leslie 1558–1605
  8. 8. Patrick (Lesley Sir Lord) Lindores 1550–1608 m. Jean, (Lady Stewart of Orkney, daughter of Robert, married Patrick Leslie) I 1570–1642 m. Mary (Stewart) Queen 1563–1644
    1. 1. John Lesley 1597–1641
    2. 2. Elizabeth Lesley 1603–1662 m. Sir (James Sinclair, 4th Laird of Mey, 1st Earl of) Caithness 1602–1662
      1. 1. John (James) Sinclair 1635–1694
      2. 2. Anna (Sinclair, of) Mey 1633–1699
      3. 3. Robert (1st Baron) Sinclair 1652–1709
      4. 4. Robert Sinclair 1630–1697
      5. 5. John Sinclair 1638–1652
      6. 6. George Sinclair 1650–1694
      7. 7. Elizabeth Sinclair 1652–1722
      8. 8. Anne Sinclair 1648–1699
      9. 9. Robert Sinclair 1645–1704
      10. 10. Sir (William Sinclair, 4th Earl of) Mey 1635–1694
      11. 11. Elizabeth (Douglas) Sinclair 1640–1699
    3. 3. Robert Lesley 1598–1667
    4. 4. Margaret Lesley 1593–1668
    5. 5. Isabel (Euphema) Lesley 1590–1625
    6. 6. James (Leslie Lord) Lindores 1604–1667
    7. 7. General (David Lord Newark) Leslie 1601–1682 m. Anna (Jane Yorke Lady) Newark 1639–1713
      1. 1. David (Baron Newark) Leslie 1654–1694
      2. 2. Lady (Mary) Leslie 1655–1749
      3. 3. Elizabeth Lesley 1660–1693
      4. 4. Jean Lesley 1670–1740
      5. 5. Jane Leslie 1648–1680
      6. 6. Joanna Leslie 1668–1692
      7. 7. Mary Lesley 1669–1748
      8. 8. Charles Leslie 1657–1671
      9. 9. James ((Col.)) Leslie 1653–1681
      10. 10. Margaret Lesley 1650–1679
      11. 11. Anna Lesley 1654–1694
      12. 12. Margaret Leslie 1672–1715
    8. 8. Margaret (Leslie, daughter of Patrick I, married) Drummond 1593–1668
    9. 9. Robert (Leslie of Kinclaven, son of Patrick) I 1598–1675
    10. 10. Isabel (Euphema, Lady Leslie, daughter of Patrick I, married Francis) Barclay 1590–1625 m. lord (Francis Sir david Burkley) Barclay 1595–1656
      1. 1. Robert Barclay 1619–1663
    11. 11. James (Leslie, son of Patrick I, 3rd Lord) Lindores 1590–1667 m. Mary Gray 1594–1640
      1. 1. John (Baron Lindores) Leslie 1631–1706
      2. 2. Newton Leslie 1617–
      3. 3. Margaret Leslie 1633–
      4. 4. Elizabeth Leslie 1612–
      5. 5. Jean (Bruce nee Stewart nee) Leslie 1645–1736
    12. 12. Patrick (II 2 Leslie, 2nd Lord) Lindores 1589–1649 m. *Lady (Mary (GGM 10)) Gray 1594–1662

Grizel Hamilton's Timeline

2 Records

1535
1535
Birth of Grizel Leslie Countess of Rothes Hamilton in Byres, East-Lothian, Schotland
Byres, East-Lothian, Schotland
1575
1575
Age 40
Death of Grizel Leslie Countess of Rothes Hamilton in West Lothian, Scotland
West Lothian, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1535
    Event Place: Byres, East-Lothian, Schotland
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Gloucestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1575
    Event Place: West Lothian, Scotland
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
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