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Helen Lady Countess of Argyll Hamilton 1517–1590 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1517

Birth Location: Isle of Arran, Buteshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1590

Death Location: Terregles, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: Earl Hamilton

Mother: Janet Hamilton

Spouse(s): Sir Argyll, Alexander Cunygham

Children(s): Archibald Campbell, Lady Campbell, William Cruise, Lady Stuart

The story of Helen Lady Countess of Argyll Hamilton began in 1517 in Isle of Arran, Buteshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. Helen Lady Countess of Argyll Hamilton married Alexander 5Th Earl Of Glencairn Cunygham, Sir Gillespic Roy Archibald Iii The Red Campbell Master Of The King S Household 4Th Earl Of Argyll, and had children including Archibald 5Th Earl Of Argyll Campbell, Lady Dame Agnes Anne Stewart Stuart, Lady Margaret Campbell, William 6Th Earl Of Glencairn Cuninghame Ancestor Of Actor Tom Cruise. Helen Lady Countess of Argyll Hamilton passed away in 1590 in Terregles, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • The story of Helen Lady Countess of Argyll Hamilton began in 1517 in Isle of Arran, Buteshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.
  • Helen Lady Countess of Argyll Hamilton married Alexander 5Th Earl Of Glencairn Cunygham, Sir Gillespic Roy Archibald Iii The Red Campbell Master Of The King S Household 4Th Earl Of Argyll, and had children including Archibald 5Th Earl Of Argyll Campbell, Lady Dame Agnes Anne Stewart Stuart, Lady Margaret Campbell, William 6Th Earl Of Glencairn Cuninghame Ancestor Of Actor Tom Cruise.
  • Helen Lady Countess of Argyll Hamilton passed away in 1590 in Terregles, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Helen Hamilton's Ancestors

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Helen Hamilton
1517–1590
Birth Place: Isle of Arran, Buteshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Earl James Hamilton
1475–1529
Janet Hamilton
1486–1522
Creich, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Helen Hamilton's Descendants

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Helen (Lady Countess of Argyll) Hamilton (1517–1590) m. Sir (Gillespic Roy Archibald III, "The Red", Campbell, Master of the King's Household, 4th Earl of) Argyll (1 August 1507–18 Jul 1558) m. Alexander (5th Earl Of Glencairn) Cunygham (10 Jul 1515–23 Nov 1573)
  1. 1. Archibald (5th Earl of Argyll) Campbell 1532–1573 m. Jean Campbell 1528–1588
  2. 2. Lady (Margaret) Campbell 1544–1592
  3. 3. William (6th Earl Of Glencairn Cuninghame Ancestor Of Actor Tom) Cruise 1529–1579 m. Janet Gordon 1529–1596
  4. 4. Lady (Dame Agnes Anne Stewart) Stuart 1540–1588

Helen Hamilton's Timeline

2 Records

1517
1517
Birth of Helen Lady Countess of Argyll Hamilton in Isle of Arran, Buteshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Isle of Arran, Buteshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
1590
1590
Age 73
Death of Helen Lady Countess of Argyll Hamilton in Terregles, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
Terregles, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1517
    Event Place: Isle of Arran, Buteshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1590
    Event Place: Terregles, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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