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James Hamilton 1415 – 1479 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1415

Birth Location: Lanark, South Lanarkshire, Scotland

Death Date: 6 November 1479

Death Location: Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland

Father: Robert Bruce

Mother: Janet Bruce

Spouse(s): Mary Stewart

Children(s): James Hamilton, Elizabeth Lindsay, Elizabeth Camera

James Hamilton II was born in 1415 in Lanark, South Lanarkshire, Scotland, the child of Robert Bruce and Janet Bruce. James Hamilton II married Mary Stewart, and had children including James Hamilton, Elizabeth Lindsay, Elizabeth de Camera. James Hamilton II passed away in 1479 in Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland.

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Biography

  • James Hamilton II was born in 1415 in Lanark, South Lanarkshire, Scotland, the child of Robert Bruce and Janet Bruce.
  • James Hamilton II married Mary Stewart, and had children including James Hamilton, Elizabeth Lindsay, Elizabeth de Camera.
  • James Hamilton II passed away in 1479 in Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Hamilton's Ancestors

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James Hamilton
1415 – 1479
Birth Place: Lanark, South Lanarkshire, Scotland
Parents
Robert Bruce
– 1449
Scotland
Janet Bruce
1395 – 1439
Stirling, Stirling, Scotland
Grandparents
Alexander Livingston
1375 – 1451
Stirling, Scotland
Janet Livingston
1389 – 1459
West Lothian, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Hamilton's Descendants

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James Hamilton (1415 – 6 November 1479) m. Mary Stewart (13 May 1453 – May 1488)
  1. 1. James Hamilton (1474 – 1529) m. Beatrice Drummond (1477 – ) m. Isabel Hamilton (1500 – 1544)
    1. 1. 'Sir' (John of Haggs Hamilton) (Hamer) (1500 – 20 Feb 1577)
      1. 1. Isabella (Bodley) Hamilton (1532 – 1565) m. Laird (of Dunbar John Todd of) Stirling (1534 – 1560)
        1. 1. Andrew (Eaton) Todd (1560 – 1610) m. Margaret (Norris) Gorden (1564 – 1638)
      2. 2. Margaretha Hamilton (1535 – 1596)
    2. 2. James Hamilton (15 January 1515 – 22 January 1575)
    3. 3. Gavin Hamilton (1517 – 28 June 1571)
    4. 4. Archibald Hamilton (1518 – 1559)
  2. 2. Elizabeth Lindsay (1442 – )
  3. 3. Elizabeth (de) Camera

James Hamilton's Timeline

2 Records

1415
1415
Birth of James Hamilton II in Lanark, South Lanarkshire, Scotland
Lanark, South Lanarkshire, Scotland
1479
6 November 1479
Age 64
Death of James Hamilton II in Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland
Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1415
    Event Place: Lanark, South Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 November 1479
    Event Place: Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

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