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James, 4th Earl of Arran, 1st Earl Cambridge, 2nd Marquess & 5th Lord Hamilton 1582–1624 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1582

Birth Location: Forfar, Angus, Scotland

Death Date: 2 MAR 1624

Death Location: Westminster, Middlesex, England

Father: John, Hamilton

Mother: Margaret, Lyon

Spouse(s): Anne Cunningham

Children(s): James, Hamilton

In 1582, James, 4th Earl of Arran, 1st Earl Cambridge, 2nd Marquess & 5th Lord Hamilton entered the world in Forfar, Angus, Scotland, born to John Earl Of Arran And Lord Evan 1St Marquess Hamilton And Margaret Marchioness Lyon. James, 4th Earl of Arran, 1st Earl Cambridge, 2nd Marquess & 5th Lord Hamilton married Anne Cunningham, and had children including James 5Th Earl Of Arran 2Nd Earl Of Cambridge 1St Earl Of Arran And Cambridge 1St Marquess Of Clydesdale 3Rd Marquess 1St Duke Of Hamilton. James, 4th Earl of Arran, 1st Earl Cambridge, 2nd Marquess & 5th Lord Hamilton passed away in 1624 in Westminster, Middlesex, England.

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Biography

  • In 1582, James, 4th Earl of Arran, 1st Earl Cambridge, 2nd Marquess & 5th Lord Hamilton entered the world in Forfar, Angus, Scotland, born to John Earl Of Arran And Lord Evan 1St Marquess Hamilton And Margaret Marchioness Lyon.
  • James, 4th Earl of Arran, 1st Earl Cambridge, 2nd Marquess & 5th Lord Hamilton married Anne Cunningham, and had children including James 5Th Earl Of Arran 2Nd Earl Of Cambridge 1St Earl Of Arran And Cambridge 1St Marquess Of Clydesdale 3Rd Marquess 1St Duke Of Hamilton.
  • James, 4th Earl of Arran, 1st Earl Cambridge, 2nd Marquess & 5th Lord Hamilton passed away in 1624 in Westminster, Middlesex, England.

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Children(s)

James, Hamilton's Ancestors

Self
James, Hamilton
1582–1624
Birth Place: Forfar, Angus, Scotland
Parents
John, Earl of Arran and Lord Evan, 1st Marquess Hamilton
1540–1604
Margaret, (Marchioness) Lyon
1547–1626
Glamis, Angushire, Scotland
Grandparents
James, (2nd Earl of Arran, 1st Duke of Châtellerault, 3rd Lord) Hamilton
1515–1574
Hamilton, Clydesdale, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Margaret, (Countess of Arran and Duchess of Châtellerault) Douglas
1511–1581
John, (7th Laird of Glamis) Lyon
1510–1558
Janet Keith
1525–1559
Dunottar, Kincardine, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
James, Hamilton
1475–1529
Janet, Beaton
1486–1522
James, Douglas
1487–1548
Catherine, Stewart
1494–1554
John, Lyon
1491–1558
Janet, Douglas
1495–1537
Robert, Keith
1483–1525
Elizabeth Douglas
1488–1527
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James, Hamilton
1415–1479
Mary, Stewart
1453–1488
David, Beaton
1456–1505
Janet Duddingston
1467–1541
John, Douglas
1459–1513
Janet Crichton
1471–1515
James Stewart
1473–1513
Marion, Boyd
1476–1559
John, Lyon
1452–1500
Elizabeth, Gray
1456–1529
George, Douglas
1469–1513
Elizabeth, Drummond
1472–1514
William, Keith
1452–1527
Elizabeth Gordon
1462–1525
John, Douglas
1459–1513
Janet Crichton
1471–1515

James, Hamilton's Descendants

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James, (4th Earl of Arran, 1st Earl Cambridge, 2nd Marquess & 5th Lord) Hamilton (1582–2 MAR 1624) m. Anne Cunningham (1586–16 APR 1647)
  1. 1. James, (5th Earl of Arran, 2nd Earl of Cambridge, 1st Earl of Arran and Cambridge 1st Marquess of Clydesdale, 3rd Marquess & 1st Duke of) Hamilton 1606–1649 m. Mary (Margaret) Fielding 1613–1638
    1. 1. Anne, (3rd Duchess of Hamilton, 3rd Marquess of Clydesdale, 3rd Countess of Arran and Cambridge, 2nd Countess of Lanark) Hamilton 1632–1716 m. William, (1st Earl of Selkirk, 3rd Duke of Hamilton, Earl of Arran and Cambridge) Douglas 1634–1694
      1. 1. Catherine Hamilton 1662–1707 m. John Murray 1659–1724
        1. 1. Susan, (Countess of Aberdeen) Murray 1699–1725 m. William, (2nd Earl of Aberdeen) Gordon 1679–1745
      2. 2. James,1st (Duke of Brandon, 4th Earl of Arran and Cambridge, 4th Duke of) Hamilton 1658–1712 m. Elizabeth Gerard 1679–1744
        1. 1. James, (2nd Duke of Brandon, 5th Earl of Arran and Cambridge Douglas-) Hamilton 1703–1743 m. Anne Spencer-Baker 1719–1771 m. Anne Cochrane 1706–1724
        2. 2. Anne, (Countess) Hamilton 1709–1748
      3. 3. Charles, (2nd Earl of Selkirk Douglas-) Hamilton 1663–1739
      4. 4. John, (3rd Earl of Selkirk, 1st Earl of Ruglen Douglas-) Hamilton 1664–1744
        1. 1. Anne, (2nd Countess of Ruglen Douglas-) Hamilton 1698–1748 m. William, (2nd Earl of March) Douglas 1696–1731
      5. 5. George, (1st Earl of Orkney Douglas-) Hamilton 1666–1737
      6. 6. Basil, (of Baldoon Douglas-) Hamilton 1671–1701 m. Mary Dunbar 1677–1760
        1. 1. Basil, (of Baldoon) Hamilton 1696–1742 m. Isabella McKenzie 1703–1725

James, Hamilton's Timeline

2 Records

1582
1582
Birth of James, 4th Earl of Arran, 1st Earl Cambridge, 2nd Marquess & 5th Lord Hamilton in Forfar, Angus, Scotland
Forfar, Angus, Scotland
1624
2 MAR 1624
Age 42
Death of James, 4th Earl of Arran, 1st Earl Cambridge, 2nd Marquess & 5th Lord Hamilton in Westminster, Middlesex, England
Westminster, Middlesex, England

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1582
    Event Place: Forfar, Angus, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 MAR 1624
    Event Place: Westminster, Middlesex, England

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