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James Hamilton 1474 – 1529 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1474

Birth Location: Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1529

Death Location: Kinneil, W Lothian Scotland, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: Thomas Boyd

Mother: Mary Stewart

Spouse(s): Beatrice Drummond, Isabel Hamilton

Children(s): 'Sir' (Hamer), 'Sir' (Hamer), James Hamilton, Gavin Hamilton, Archibald Hamilton

In 1474, James Hamilton entered the world in Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Scotland, born to Thomas Boyd and Mary Stewart. James Hamilton married Beatrice Drummond, Isabel Hamilton, and had children including 'Sir' John of Haggs Hamilton (Hamer), 'Sir' John of Haggs Hamilton (Hamer), James Hamilton, Gavin Hamilton, Archibald Hamilton. James Hamilton passed away in 1529 in Kinneil, W Lothian Scotland, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • In 1474, James Hamilton entered the world in Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Scotland, born to Thomas Boyd and Mary Stewart.
  • James Hamilton married Beatrice Drummond, Isabel Hamilton, and had children including 'Sir' John of Haggs Hamilton (Hamer), 'Sir' John of Haggs Hamilton (Hamer), James Hamilton, Gavin Hamilton, Archibald Hamilton.
  • James Hamilton passed away in 1529 in Kinneil, W Lothian Scotland, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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James Hamilton's Ancestors

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James Hamilton
1474 – 1529
Birth Place: Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Scotland
Parents
Thomas Boyd
1441 – 1473
Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire, Scotland
Mary Stewart
1453 – 1488
Stirling, Stirling, Scotland
Grandparents
Robert Boyd
1425 – 1482
Scotland
Mariota (Jonet) Boyd
1430 – 1473
Scotland
James (King of Scots) II
1430 – 1460
Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland
Mary (of) Guelders
1432 – 1463
Grave, Grave Municipality, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Hamilton's Descendants

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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)
        1. 1. ROBERT (SMITH Todd, (10GGF)(1610-1638) Laird of Dunbar) (Scotland) (1610 – 9 Jul 1638) m. Elizabeth ("Eliza" L Humphreys (m.) Todd) (7 Dec 1609 – 30 Feb 1639)
    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)

James Hamilton's Timeline

2 Records

1474
1474
Birth of James Hamilton in Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Scotland
Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Scotland
1529
1529
Age 55
Death of James Hamilton in Kinneil, W Lothian Scotland, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Kinneil, W Lothian Scotland, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1474
    Event Place: Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1529
    Event Place: Kinneil, W Lothian Scotland, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    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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