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James William Hamilton 1664 – 1716 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 01 Jan 1664

Birth Location: Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Death Date: 30 Nov 1716

Death Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Father: Sir Hamilton

Mother: Catherine Clogher

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In 1664, James William Hamilton entered the world in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland, born to Sir James Harrison Hamilton and Catherine Anne Leslie of Clogher. James William Hamilton passed away in 1716 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1664, James William Hamilton entered the world in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland, born to Sir James Harrison Hamilton and Catherine Anne Leslie of Clogher.
  • James William Hamilton passed away in 1716 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.

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James Hamilton's Ancestors

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James Hamilton
1664 – 1716
Birth Place: Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Parents
Sir James Harrison Hamilton
1630 – 1685
Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Catherine (Anne Leslie of) Clogher
1638 – 1713
Armagh County, Ulster Province, Ireland
Grandparents
Sir (Frederick Hamilton) (Blair)
1590 – 1647
Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland (Carrowrosse, Dromahaire, Leitrim, Ireland ? )
Sidney (Ann) Vaughan
1590 – 1665
Londonderry, Derry, Co. Londonderry, Northern Ireland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Hamilton's Timeline

2 Records

1664
01 Jan 1664
Birth of James William Hamilton in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1716
30 Nov 1716
Age 52
Death of James William Hamilton in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 01 Jan 1664
    Event Place: Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Nov 1716
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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