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James Hamilton 1475 – 1529 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1475

Birth Location: Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Death Date: 21 Jul 1529

Death Location: Kinneil House, Bo'ness, West-Lothian, Schotland

Father: Sir Hamilton

Mother: Mary Stewart

Spouse(s): Janet Beaton

Children(s): Janet Hamilton, James, Hamilton, Princess Tudor, Sir Hamilton, James Hamilton, Elizabeth Hamilton, Gavin HAMILTON

James Hamilton III was born in 1475 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland, the child of Sir James Hamilton, 1st Lord Hamilton and Mary of Scotland Stewart. James Hamilton III married Janet Beaton, and had children including Janet Hamilton, James, 2nd Earl of Arran, Hamilton, Princess Margaret Tudor, Sir John Hamilton, James Hamilton, Elizabeth Hamilton, Gavin HAMILTON. James Hamilton III passed away in 1529 in Kinneil House, Bo'ness, West-Lothian, Schotland.

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Biography

  • James Hamilton III was born in 1475 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland, the child of Sir James Hamilton, 1st Lord Hamilton and Mary of Scotland Stewart.
  • James Hamilton III married Janet Beaton, and had children including Janet Hamilton, James, 2nd Earl of Arran, Hamilton, Princess Margaret Tudor, Sir John Hamilton, James Hamilton, Elizabeth Hamilton, Gavin HAMILTON.
  • James Hamilton III passed away in 1529 in Kinneil House, Bo'ness, West-Lothian, Schotland.

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James Hamilton's Ancestors

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James Hamilton
1475 – 1529
Birth Place: Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Parents
Sir James Hamilton, 1st Lord Hamilton
1415 – 1479
Lanark, South Lanarkshire, Scotland
Mary (of Scotland) Stewart
1453 – 1488
Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Grandparents
James, (King of Scotland) Bruce
1430 – 1460
Holyrood,edinburgh,scotland
Mary (of) Guelders
1463 – 1463
Scotland
Great-Grandparents
James Bruce
Joan Beautfort
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Beautfort
Margaret Holand

James Hamilton's Descendants

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James Hamilton (1475 – 21 Jul 1529) m. Janet Beaton
  1. 1. Janet Hamilton (1515 – 1580) m. Alexander Cunningham
    1. 1. William Cummingham m. Janet Gordon
      1. 1. Elizabeth Cunningham m. Alexander Cunningham
        1. 1. William (wife is eliz stewart) Cunningham m. Elizabeth Stewart
  2. 2. James, (2nd Earl of Arran,) Hamilton (1495 – 16Aug1540)
  3. 3. Princess (Margaret) Tudor (1497 – 10 APR 1543)
  4. 4. Sir (John) Hamilton (Abt 1500 – 16 Aug 1574)
  5. 5. James Hamilton (01 Jan 1515 – 22 Jan 1574)
  6. 6. Elizabeth Hamilton
  7. 7. Gavin HAMILTON ( – BEF 1549)

James Hamilton's Timeline

2 Records

1475
1475
Birth of James Hamilton III in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1529
21 Jul 1529
Age 54
Death of James Hamilton III in Kinneil House, Bo'ness, West-Lothian, Schotland
Kinneil House, Bo'ness, West-Lothian, Schotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1475
    Event Place: Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 08; Page: 1047
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Jul 1529
    Event Place: Kinneil House, Bo'ness, West-Lothian, Schotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 08; Page: 1047
    [2] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 08; Page: 1050
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

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