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James Hamilton 1st Earl of Abercorn 1575–1618 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Aug 1575

Birth Location: Paisley, Renfrewshire, , Scotland

Death Date: 23 Mar 1618/2 Sep 1620

Death Location: Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Father: Claude Ab

Mother: (Baroness) Paisley

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In 1575, James Hamilton 1st Earl of Abercorn entered the world in Paisley, Renfrewshire, , Scotland, born to Claude Hamilton Sir 1St Lord Of Paisley Scottish Politician Privy Councillor Baron Of Hamilton Commendator Of The Ab And Baroness Lady Margaret Montgomerie Margaretha Douglas Seton Baroness Paisley. James Hamilton 1st Earl of Abercorn passed away in 1618 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland.

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  • In 1575, James Hamilton 1st Earl of Abercorn entered the world in Paisley, Renfrewshire, , Scotland, born to Claude Hamilton Sir 1St Lord Of Paisley Scottish Politician Privy Councillor Baron Of Hamilton Commendator Of The Ab And Baroness Lady Margaret Montgomerie Margaretha Douglas Seton Baroness Paisley.
  • James Hamilton 1st Earl of Abercorn passed away in 1618 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland.

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James Abercorn's Ancestors

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James Abercorn
1575–1618
Birth Place: Paisley, Renfrewshire, , Scotland
Parents
Claude Hamilton - Sir, 1st Lord of Paisley, Scottish Politician, Privy Councillor, Baron of Hamilton, Commendator of the Ab
1543–1621
Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
(Baroness) (Lady Margaret Montgomerie (Margaretha) Douglas Seton, Baroness) Paisley
1550–1615
Seaton, Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland
Grandparents
James (Hamilton 2nd Earl of Arran and Duke of) C
1515–1575
Broderick Castle, Arran Island Firth Clyde, Bute Scotland, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lady (Margaret) Douglas
1510–1579
Dumfries, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
George Seton
1535–1586
East Lothian, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
James Hamilton
1475–1529
Baron GGF
1508–1549
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Abercorn's Timeline

2 Records

1575
12 Aug 1575
Birth of James Hamilton 1st Earl of Abercorn in Paisley, Renfrewshire, , Scotland
Paisley, Renfrewshire, , Scotland
1618
23 Mar 1618/2 Sep 1620
Age 43
Death of James Hamilton 1st Earl of Abercorn in Monkton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Monkton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Aug 1575
    Event Place: Paisley, Renfrewshire, , Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Mar 1618/2 Sep 1620
    Event Place: Monkton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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

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