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James Hamilton Earl Van Abercorn 1575–1618 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 August 1575

Birth Location: St Lawerence Jewery, London, London, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 23 March 1618

Death Location: Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Father: Claude Paisley

Mother: Margaretha Seton

Spouse(s): Countess Abercorn

Children(s): Lady Hamilton, Claude Strabane, Alexander Holborn, James Abercorn, George Donalong, William Hamelton, Lucy Hamilton

In 1575, James Hamilton Earl Van Abercorn entered the world in St Lawerence Jewery, London, London, England, United Kingdom, born to Claude Hamilton Lord Van Paisley And Margaretha Seton. James Hamilton Earl Van Abercorn married Countess Lady Marion Mary Wallace Boyd Countess Of Abercorn, and had children including Alexander Sir Hamilton Van Holborn, Claude Lord Hamilton Van Strabane, George Lord Hamilton Van Donalong, James Hamilton Earl Van Abercorn, Lady Issobell Hamilton, Lucy Hamilton, William Hamelton. James Hamilton Earl Van Abercorn passed away in 1618 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1575, James Hamilton Earl Van Abercorn entered the world in St Lawerence Jewery, London, London, England, United Kingdom, born to Claude Hamilton Lord Van Paisley And Margaretha Seton.
  • James Hamilton Earl Van Abercorn married Countess Lady Marion Mary Wallace Boyd Countess Of Abercorn, and had children including Alexander Sir Hamilton Van Holborn, Claude Lord Hamilton Van Strabane, George Lord Hamilton Van Donalong, James Hamilton Earl Van Abercorn, Lady Issobell Hamilton, Lucy Hamilton, William Hamelton.
  • James Hamilton Earl Van Abercorn passed away in 1618 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Abercorn's Ancestors

Self
James Abercorn
1575–1618
Birth Place: St Lawerence Jewery, London, London, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Claude Hamilton Lord van Paisley
1543–1620
Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Schotland
Margaretha Seton
1555–1615
Seton, East-Lothian, Schotland
Grandparents
James (Hamilton) IV
1515–1575
Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Scotland
Margaret Hamilton
1511–1579
Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
George (Seton, 5th Lord) Seton
1531–1585
Seton Palace, Tranent, East Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Elizabeth (Isabel) Hamilton
1530–1604
Sanquhar, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Sir Arra
1475–1529
Janet Beaton
1486–1522
James Douglas
1487–1548
Catherine Morton
1491–1554
Baron Winton
1501–1549
Elisabeth Hay
1510–1538
William Sanquhar
1500–
Jean Campbell
1512–1593
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jean Cadzow
1474–1531
James IV
1473–1513
Lady Boyd
1477–1559
George III
1481–1513
Jane Seton
1485–1558
Christine Errol
1480–1529

James Abercorn's Descendants

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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 1600–1649
    1. 1. Annabel Hamilton 1615–1666 m. Rev (Andrew Dougald Campbell of) Letterkenny 1591–1671
      1. 1. Duncan (Duncan Campbell of) Inverary 1645–1727 m. Mary (Margaret Anna Campbell) McCoy 1648–1689
        1. 1. John (Duncan Campbell) Sr 1674–1741 m. Grissel (Grace) Hay 1668–1741
      2. 2. Alexander (of Donegal) Campbell 1638–1664
      3. 3. George (Capt) Campbell 1640–
      4. 4. John (Duncan) Campbell 1645–1707
      5. 5. John (of Kildalloig) Campbell 1636–1706
    2. 2. Marie (Ann) Hamilton 1621–
    3. 3. Annabel Hamilton 1615–1645
  2. 2. Claude (Lord Hamilton van) Strabane 1610–1638
  3. 3. Alexander (Sir Hamilton van) Holborn 1613–1665
  4. 4. James (Hamilton Earl van) Abercorn 1605–1670
  5. 5. George (Lord Hamilton van) Donalong 1606–1679
  6. 6. William Hamelton 1605–1681
  7. 7. Lucy Hamilton 1615–1696

James Abercorn's Timeline

2 Records

1575
12 August 1575
Birth of James Hamilton Earl Van Abercorn in St Lawerence Jewery, London, London, England, United Kingdom
St Lawerence Jewery, London, London, England, United Kingdom
1618
23 March 1618
Age 43
Death of James Hamilton Earl Van Abercorn in Monkton, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Monkton, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 August 1575
    Event Place: St Lawerence Jewery, London, London, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 March 1618
    Event Place: Monkton, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    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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