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James, 2nd Earl of Arran, Duke of Châtellerault Hamilton 1519–1575 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1519

Birth Location: Brodick, Bute, Scotland

Death Date: 22 Jan 1575

Death Location: Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Father: James Arran

Mother: Janet Bethune

Spouse(s): Lady Douglas

Children(s): Claud, Hamilton, John, Hamilton

The story of James, 2nd Earl of Arran, Duke of Châtellerault Hamilton began in 1519 in Brodick, Bute, Scotland. James, 2nd Earl of Arran, Duke of Châtellerault Hamilton married Lady Margaret Douglas, and had children including Claud 1St Lord Paisley Hamilton, John 1St Marquess Of Hamilton Hamilton, Lady Anne Hamilton, Lady Barbara Hamilton. James, 2nd Earl of Arran, Duke of Châtellerault Hamilton passed away in 1575 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of James, 2nd Earl of Arran, Duke of Châtellerault Hamilton began in 1519 in Brodick, Bute, Scotland.
  • James, 2nd Earl of Arran, Duke of Châtellerault Hamilton married Lady Margaret Douglas, and had children including Claud 1St Lord Paisley Hamilton, John 1St Marquess Of Hamilton Hamilton, Lady Anne Hamilton, Lady Barbara Hamilton.
  • James, 2nd Earl of Arran, Duke of Châtellerault Hamilton passed away in 1575 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James, Hamilton's Ancestors

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James, Hamilton
1519–1575
Birth Place: Brodick, Bute, Scotland
Parents
James Hamilton 1st Earl of Arran
1475–1529
Janet Bethune
1490–1522
Grandparents
James, (1st Lord Hamilton) Hamilton
1415–1479
Mary (Stewart, Countess of) Arran
1453–1488
Stirling Castle, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Sir Hamilton
–1441
James Scotland
1430–1460
Mary Guelders
1434–1463
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Hamilton
1370–1402
James Scotland
1394–1436
Joan Beaufort
1406–1445
Arnold, Guelders
1410–1473
Catherine Cleves
1417–1479

James, Hamilton's Descendants

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James, (2nd Earl of Arran, Duke of Châtellerault) Hamilton (1519–22 Jan 1575) m. Lady (Margaret) Douglas (1510–24 May 1579)
  1. 1. Claud, (1st Lord Paisley) Hamilton 1546–1622 m. Margaret Seton 1550–1616
    1. 1. James (Hamilton 1st Earl of) Abercorn 1575–1617 m. Marion Boyd 1579–1616
      1. 1. Anne Hamilton 1615–1620 m. Hugh, (5th Lord Sempill) Sempill 1592–1639
        1. 1. Agnes Semphill 1607–1651 m. John Hamilton 1603–1649
        2. 2. Marian Semple 1618–1706 m. Sir (George of Valleyfield) Preston 1614–1679
      2. 2. Sir (George Hamilton 1st Baronet, of) Donalong 1607–1679
        1. 1. James Hamilton 1620–1673
      3. 3. James (Hamilton 2nd Earl of) Abercorn 1604–1670
        1. 1. James (Hamilton Lord) Paisley 1633–1670
      4. 4. Claud (Hamilton 2nd Lord) Hamilton 1606–1638 m. Lady (Jean) Gordon 1601–1668
        1. 1. George (Hamilton 4th Lord) Hamilton 1636–1668
        2. 2. Hon. (Catherine) Hamilton 1623–1670 m. James Hamilton 1632–1652
    2. 2. Sir (Frederick) Hamilton –1646
      1. 1. James Hamilton 1632–1652 m. Hon. (Catherine) Hamilton 1623–1670
      2. 2. Lt.-Gen. (Gustavus Hamilton 1st Viscount) Boyne 1642–1723
    3. 3. Hon. (Margaret) Hamilton 1585–1623 m. William (Douglas 1st Marquess of) Douglas 1589–1659
      1. 1. Archibald (Douglas Earl of) Angus 1609–1655 m. Lady (Anne) Stuart 1614–1646
        1. 1. James (Douglas 2nd Marquess of) Douglas 1646–1699
  2. 2. John, (1st Marquess of Hamilton) Hamilton 1535–1604 m. Margaret Lyon –1625
    1. 1. James, (2nd Marquess of Hamilton) Hamilton 1589–1624 m. Lady (Ann) Cunningham –1647
      1. 1. James (Hamilton 1st Duke of) Hamilton 1606–1648 m. Lady (Margaret) Feilding 1613–1638 m. Mary Livingstone –1638
        1. 1. Marion Hamilton 1638– m. Sir (Thomas Hay of Park younger, 1st) Bt. 1636–1666
        2. 2. Anne (Hamilton 3rd Duchess of) Hamilton 1631–1716 m. William (Douglas-Hamilton 1st Earl of) Selkirk 1634–1694

James, Hamilton's Timeline

2 Records

1519
1519
Birth of James, 2nd Earl of Arran, Duke of Châtellerault Hamilton in Brodick, Bute, Scotland
Brodick, Bute, Scotland
1575
22 Jan 1575
Age 56
Death of James, 2nd Earl of Arran, Duke of Châtellerault Hamilton in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1519
    Event Place: Brodick, Bute, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Jan 1575
    Event Place: Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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