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James, 1st Lord Hamilton HAMILTON 1423–1479 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 May 1423

Birth Location: Cadzow Castle, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Death Date: 16 Nov 1479

Death Location: Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland

Father: Sir Cadzow

Mother: Lady Cadzow

Spouse(s): Lady Stewart

Children(s): Lady Lennox, Jean Hamilton

In 1423, James, 1st Lord Hamilton HAMILTON entered the world in Cadzow Castle, Lanarkshire, Scotland, born to Sir James I Hamilton Cadzow And Lady Janet Livingstone Baroness Cadzow. James, 1st Lord Hamilton HAMILTON married Lady Mary Scotland Duchess Stewart, and had children including Jean Hamilton, Lady Elizabeth Stewart Hamilton Countess Lennox. James, 1st Lord Hamilton HAMILTON passed away in 1479 in Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1423, James, 1st Lord Hamilton HAMILTON entered the world in Cadzow Castle, Lanarkshire, Scotland, born to Sir James I Hamilton Cadzow And Lady Janet Livingstone Baroness Cadzow.
  • James, 1st Lord Hamilton HAMILTON married Lady Mary Scotland Duchess Stewart, and had children including Jean Hamilton, Lady Elizabeth Stewart Hamilton Countess Lennox.
  • James, 1st Lord Hamilton HAMILTON passed away in 1479 in Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Cadzow
1389–1441
Birth Location: Cadzow (Lanarkshire) Scotland
SC
Lady Cadzow
1400–1439
Birth Location: Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland
LC

Spouses(s)

Lady Stewart
1452–1488
Birth Location: Stirling Castle, Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland
LS

Children(s)

Lady Lennox
1473–1531
Birth Location: Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
LL
Jean Hamilton
1474–1524
Birth Location: Hamilton, Lanarkshire, , Scotland
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James, HAMILTON's Ancestors

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James, HAMILTON
1423–1479
Birth Place: Cadzow Castle, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Parents
Sir James I Hamilton Cadzow
1389–1441
Cadzow (Lanarkshire) Scotland
Lady (Janet Livingstone Baroness) Cadzow
1400–1439
Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James, HAMILTON's Descendants

1.
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James, (1st Lord Hamilton) HAMILTON (16 May 1423–16 Nov 1479) m. Lady (Mary Scotland Duchess) Stewart (16 May 1452–1488)
  1. 1. Lady (Elizabeth Stewart Hamilton Countess) Lennox 1473–1531 m. Matthew Stewart 1472–1513
    1. 1. Margaret (, Lady Lennox Montgomery) Stewart 1497–1523 m. Sir (Hugh II) Campbell 1502–1560
      1. 1. Marion Campbell 1528–1581
      2. 2. Isabell Campbell 1532–
      3. 3. Sir (Matthew, Sheriff of Ayr,) Campbell 1531–1593 m. Isobel, (Dame,) Drummond 1531–1568
        1. 1. Margaret Campbell 1550–1610 m. Thomas (Boyd ,) Lord 1544–1611 m. John Wallace 1553–1586
  2. 2. Jean Hamilton 1474–1524

James, HAMILTON's Timeline

2 Records

1423
16 May 1423
Birth of James, 1st Lord Hamilton HAMILTON in Cadzow Castle, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Cadzow Castle, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1479
16 Nov 1479
Age 56
Death of James, 1st Lord Hamilton HAMILTON in Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland
Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 May 1423
    Event Place: Cadzow Castle, Lanarkshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Nov 1479
    Event Place: Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland
    Record Source: Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 08; Page: 1046
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