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James Hamilton, 7th Earl Abercorn 1686–1744 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 March 1686

Birth Location: Strabane, Tyrone, Ireland

Death Date: 13 Jul 1744

Death Location: Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England

Father: Colonel Hamilton

Mother: Lady Abercorn

Spouse(s): Ann Abercorn

Children(s): Rev Hamilton, James unmarried

In 1686, James Hamilton, 7th Earl Abercorn entered the world in Strabane, Tyrone, Ireland, born to Colonel Lord Sir James Hamilton 6Th Earl Of Abercorn 1St Viscount Strabane 1St Baron Mountcastle 7Th Lord Hamilton And Lady Elizabeth Reading 6Th Duchess Of Abercorn. James Hamilton, 7th Earl Abercorn married Ann Cunyngham Plumer Countess Of Abercorn, and had children including James Hamilton 8Th Earl Abercorn Unmarried, Rev George Hamilton. James Hamilton, 7th Earl Abercorn passed away in 1744 in Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England.

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Biography

  • In 1686, James Hamilton, 7th Earl Abercorn entered the world in Strabane, Tyrone, Ireland, born to Colonel Lord Sir James Hamilton 6Th Earl Of Abercorn 1St Viscount Strabane 1St Baron Mountcastle 7Th Lord Hamilton And Lady Elizabeth Reading 6Th Duchess Of Abercorn.
  • James Hamilton, 7th Earl Abercorn married Ann Cunyngham Plumer Countess Of Abercorn, and had children including James Hamilton 8Th Earl Abercorn Unmarried, Rev George Hamilton.
  • James Hamilton, 7th Earl Abercorn passed away in 1744 in Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England.

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James Abercorn's Ancestors

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James Abercorn
1686–1744
Birth Place: Strabane, Tyrone, Ireland
Parents
Colonel Lord Sir James Hamilton, 6th Earl of Abercorn, 1st Viscount Strabane, 1st Baron Mountcastle, 7th Lord Hamilton
1661–1734
Donalong, Tyrone, Ireland
Lady (Elizabeth Reading, 6th Duchess of) Abercorn
1668–1754
Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Grandparents
Lord (Colonel James Hamilton, Baron) Mountcastle
1620–1679
County Tyrone, Northern Ireland
Elizabeth Culpeper
1637–1709
Hollingbourne, Maidstone Borough, Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Donalong
1606–1679
Mary Butler
1605–1680
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Abercorn
1575–1618
Marion Boyd
1579–1632

James Abercorn's Descendants

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James (Hamilton, 7th Earl) Abercorn (22 March 1686–13 Jul 1744) m. Ann (Cunyngham Plumer, Countess of) Abercorn (29 Jun 1690–10 Aug 1776)
  1. 1. Rev (George) Hamilton 1718–1787
  2. 2. James (Hamilton, 8th Earl Abercorn,) unmarried 1712–1789

James Abercorn's Timeline

2 Records

1686
22 March 1686
Birth of James Hamilton, 7th Earl Abercorn in Strabane, Tyrone, Ireland
Strabane, Tyrone, Ireland
1744
13 Jul 1744
Age 58
Death of James Hamilton, 7th Earl Abercorn in Cavendish Square, London, London, England
Cavendish Square, London, London, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 March 1686
    Event Place: Strabane, Tyrone, Ireland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Jul 1744
    Event Place: Cavendish Square, London, London, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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