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James, 5th Lord Cadzow Hamilton 1396–1440 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1396

Birth Location: Cadzow, Lanark, Scotland

Death Date: 1440

Death Location: Kinneil House, West Lothian, Scotland

Father: John, Hamilton

Mother: Janet Douglas

Spouse(s): Janet Bruce/

Children(s): James, Hamilton, Gavin, Hamilton, Margaretha Hamilton, Elizabeth, Hamilton, Agnes Hamilton, John, Hamilton, Alexander, Hamilton

The story of James, 5th Lord Cadzow Hamilton began in 1396 in Cadzow, Lanark, Scotland. James, 5th Lord Cadzow Hamilton married Janet Agnes Baroness Of Livingston Livingstone Bruce, and had children including Agnes Hamilton, Alexander Of Silvertonhill And Shawfield Hamilton, Elizabeth Countess Of Montrose Hamilton, Gavin Provost Of The Church Of Bothwell Hamilton, James 6Th Lord Cadzow 1St Lord Hamilton, John Of Whitecamp And Kirkhope Hamilton, Margaretha Hamilton. James, 5th Lord Cadzow Hamilton passed away in 1440 in Kinneil House, West Lothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of James, 5th Lord Cadzow Hamilton began in 1396 in Cadzow, Lanark, Scotland.
  • James, 5th Lord Cadzow Hamilton married Janet Agnes Baroness Of Livingston Livingstone Bruce, and had children including Agnes Hamilton, Alexander Of Silvertonhill And Shawfield Hamilton, Elizabeth Countess Of Montrose Hamilton, Gavin Provost Of The Church Of Bothwell Hamilton, James 6Th Lord Cadzow 1St Lord Hamilton, John Of Whitecamp And Kirkhope Hamilton, Margaretha Hamilton.
  • James, 5th Lord Cadzow Hamilton passed away in 1440 in Kinneil House, West Lothian, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

John, Hamilton
1371–1402
Birth Location: Lanark, Scotland
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Janet Douglas
1379–1410
Birth Location: Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Janet Bruce/
1399–1439
Birth Location: Callendar House, Stirling, Scotland
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Children(s)

James, Hamilton
1415–1479
Birth Location: Hamilton, Lanark, Schotland
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Gavin, Hamilton
1417–1493
Birth Location: Cadzow, Lanark, Scotland
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Margaretha Hamilton
1425–1460
Birth Location: –
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Elizabeth, Hamilton
1434–1531
Birth Location: –
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Agnes Hamilton
1423–1496
Birth Location: Cadzow, Lanark, Scotland
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John, Hamilton
1416–1455
Birth Location: Cadzow, Lanark, Scotland
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Alexander, Hamilton
1428–1455
Birth Location: –
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James, Hamilton's Ancestors

Self
James, Hamilton
1396–1440
Birth Place: Cadzow, Lanark, Scotland
Parents
John, 4th Lord Cadzow Hamilton
1371–1402
Lanark, Scotland
Janet (( Jacoba )) Douglas
1379–1410
Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland
Grandparents
David, (of FitzDavid, 3rd Laird of Cadzow) Hamilton
1333–1392
Jonetta (( Janet ) Joan, Baroness Cadzow) Keith
1340–1406
James, (of Dalkeith) Douglas
1338–1420
Hermiston, Midlothian, Scotland
Agnes Dunbar
1322–1378
Dumfries, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
David, Hamilton
1310–1377
Margaret Leslie
1310–1340
William, Keith
1306–1407
Margaret Fraser
1321–1410
John Douglas
1303–1350
Agnes, Graham
1308–1377
Patrick, Dunbar
1304–1356
Isabel Randolf
1310–1361
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Walter, Hamilton
1274–1346
Mary Gordon
1294–1340
Edward, Keith
1280–1346
Isabella, Synton
1280–
Alexander, Fraser
1267–1332
Mary Bruce
1275–1323
James, Douglas
1286–1330
Joan, Lovell
1278–1337
John, Graham
1278–1337
Alexander Dunbar
1242–
Bridget Comyn
1257–
Sir Randolph
1278–1332
Lady Stewart
1282–1351

James, Hamilton's Descendants

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James, (5th Lord Cadzow) Hamilton (1396–1440) m. Janet (Agnes, Baroness of Livingston Livingstone) Bruce/ (9 JAN 1399–1 JAN 1439)
  1. 1. James, (6th Lord Cadzow, 1st Lord) Hamilton 1415–1479 m. Mary, (Countess of Arran, Princess of Scotland) Stewart 1453–1488 m. Eupheme, (Countess of Strathern, Countess of) Graham 1408–1486
    1. 1. Elizabeth, (Countess of Lennox) Hamilton 1473–1531 m. Matthew, (2nd Earl of Lennox, 2nd Lord Darnley) Stewart 1444–1513
      1. 1. Elizabeth Stewart 1491–1550 m. Hugh, (16th Laird of Loudoun) Campbell 1502–1561
        1. 1. Matthew, (17th Laird of Loudoun) Campbell 1531–1593 m. Isabell Drummond 1531–1591
    2. 2. Robert Hamilton 1470–1560
    3. 3. James, (1st Earl of Arran, 2nd Lord) Hamilton 1475–1529 m. Marion, (Mary of Bonshaw ( Mistress ), Lady Rowallan) Boyd 1476–1559 m. Beatrix, (( Mistress )) Drummond 1476–1507 m. Janet, (of Bethune, Countess of Arran) Beaton 1486–1522 m. Elizabeth, (of Medhope) Home 1477–1544
      1. 1. John, (( Illegitimate ), of Samuelston) Hamilton 1500–1558 m. Janet Home 1502–1573
        1. 1. Margaret, (Commendator of Kilwinning) Douglas 1527–1596
      2. 2. John, (( Illegitimate ), Abbot of Paisley, Bishop of Dunkeld, Archbishop of St Andrews) Hamilton 1512–1571
        1. 1. Margaret Hamilton 1526–1614
      3. 3. James, (( Illegitimate ), of Finnart) Hamilton 1495–1540 m. Margaret, (of Drumry & East Wemyss) Livingston 1506–1573
      4. 4. Helen, (of Arran) Hamilton 1515–1535 m. Archibald, (the Red, 4th Earl of Argyll, Lord Chancellor of Scotland) Campbell 1508–1558
        1. 1. Archibald, (5th Earl of Argyll) Campbell 1530–1618 m. Jean, (Countess of Argyll) Stewart 1529–1588
      5. 5. James, (2nd Earl of Arran, 1st Duke of Châtellerault, 3rd Lord) Hamilton 1515–1574 m. Margaret, (Countess of Arran and Duchess of Châtellerault) Douglas 1511–1581
        1. 1. Anne, (Countess of Huntly, 1st Marquess of) Hamilton 1536–1574 m. George, (5th Earl of Huntly, Lord Chancellor of Scotland) Gordon 1535–1576
        2. 2. Barbara Hamilton 1533–1558 m. James, (4th Lord) Fleming 1525–1558
        3. 3. John, (Earl of Arran and Lord Evan, 1st Marquess) Hamilton 1540–1604 m. Margaret, (Marchioness) Lyon 1547–1626
        4. 4. Claud, (1st Lord Paisley) Hamilton 1546–1621
        5. 5. James, (3rd Earl of Arran, 4th Lord) Hamilton 1533–1609
      6. 6. Elizabeth, (( Illegitimate )) Hamilton 1522–
      7. 7. Johanna (( Janet )) Hamilton 1515–1574 m. Alexander, (5th Earl of Glencairn) Cunningham 1515–1574
        1. 1. William, (6th Earl of Glencairn) Cunningham 1532–1580
        2. 2. Margaret (( Margery ) Sophia) Cunningham 1534–1573 m. Andrew, (1st Lord of Ochiltree) Stewart 1521–1591
    4. 4. Robert, (Lord of Aubigny) Hamilton 1476–1543
    5. 5. Patrick, (of Kincavel) Hamilton 1472–1520 m. Margaret (( Catherine )) Stewart 1475–1542
      1. 1. Patrick Hamilton 1504–1528
      2. 2. James, (of Kincavel) Hamilton 1508–1570
      3. 3. Katherine Hamilton 1513–1531
    6. 6. David Hamilton 1439–1440
    7. 7. John, (of Broomhill) Hamilton 1458–1526
    8. 8. David, (Bishop of Argyll and Abbot of Dryburgh) Hamilton –1523
  2. 2. Gavin, (Provost of the Church of Bothwell) Hamilton 1417–1493
  3. 3. Margaretha Hamilton 1425–1460
  4. 4. Elizabeth, (Countess of Montrose) Hamilton 1434–1531 m. David, (5th Earl of Crawford, 1st Duke of Montrose) Lindsay 1440–1495
    1. 1. John, (6th Earl of Crawford) Lindsay 1483–1513 m. Mariota Home 1480–1554
    2. 2. Alexander, (Master of Crawford) Lindsay 1459–1489
    3. 3. Margaret Lindsay 1459–1494
    4. 4. Elizabeth Lindsay 1460–1505 m. John, (2nd Laird of Lochinvar) Gordon 1450–1517
      1. 1. Robert, (3rd Laird of Lochinvar) Gordon 1475–1525
        1. 1. James, (4th Laird of Lochinvar) Gordon 1501–1547 m. Margaret Crichton 1502–1542
      2. 2. Elizabeth, (of Lochinvar) Gordon 1485–1512 m. William, (6th Laird of Drumlanrig) Douglas, 1475–1513
        1. 1. James, (7th Laird of Drumlanrig) Douglas, 1498–1575 m. Margaret, (of Angus) Douglas 1507–1576 m. Christian Montgomery 1508–1575
      3. 3. Beatrix, (of Invermackie) Gordon 1480–1544 m. Alexander, (4th Laird of Echt) Forbes 1472–1508
        1. 1. Robert, (5th Laird of Echt) Forbes 1509–1547 m. Anna Sinclair 1509–1571
  5. 5. Agnes Hamilton 1423–1496 m. James, (of Fingalton and Preston) Hamilton 1383–
    1. 1. Robert, (of Preston) Hamilton 1430–1489 m. Margaret (( Marion )) Johnstone 1440–
  6. 6. John, (of Whitecamp and Kirkhope) Hamilton 1416–1455
  7. 7. Alexander, (of Silvertonhill and Shawfield) Hamilton 1428–1455

James, Hamilton's Timeline

2 Records

1396
1396
Birth of James, 5th Lord Cadzow Hamilton in Cadzow, Lanark, Scotland
Cadzow, Lanark, Scotland
1440
1440
Age 44
Death of James, 5th Lord Cadzow Hamilton in Kinneil House, Bo'ness, West Lothian, Scotland
Kinneil House, Bo'ness, West Lothian, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1396
    Event Place: Cadzow, Lanark, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1440
    Event Place: Kinneil House, Bo'ness, West Lothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Kinneil House, West Lothian, Scotland
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