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James, 7th Earl of Abercorn, Hamilton 1685–1744 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Mar 1685

Birth Location: Strabane, Tyrone, Ireland

Death Date: 11 Jan 1744

Death Location: London, Middlesex, England

Father: JAMES HAMILTON

Mother: Elizabeth Lady

Spouse(s): Anne Plummer

Children(s): Robert Hamilton, James Hamilton, Captain Hamilton, Anne Hamilton, George Hamilton, William Hamilton

The story of James, 7th Earl of Abercorn, Hamilton began in 1685 in Strabane, Tyrone, Ireland. James, 7th Earl of Abercorn, Hamilton married Anne Plummer, and had children including Anne Hamilton, Captain Hon John Royal Navy Officer Hamilton, George Hamilton, James Hamilton, Robert Capt Hamilton, William Hamilton. James, 7th Earl of Abercorn, Hamilton passed away in 1744 in London, Middlesex, England.

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Biography

  • The story of James, 7th Earl of Abercorn, Hamilton began in 1685 in Strabane, Tyrone, Ireland.
  • James, 7th Earl of Abercorn, Hamilton married Anne Plummer, and had children including Anne Hamilton, Captain Hon John Royal Navy Officer Hamilton, George Hamilton, James Hamilton, Robert Capt Hamilton, William Hamilton.
  • James, 7th Earl of Abercorn, Hamilton passed away in 1744 in London, Middlesex, England.

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James, Hamilton's Ancestors

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James, Hamilton
1685–1744
Birth Place: Strabane, Tyrone, Ireland
Parents
JAMES 6th Earl of Abercorn HAMILTON
1661–1734
Donalong, Tyrone, Ireland
Elizabeth (Reading) Lady
1668–1754
Leinster, Dublin, IRE
Grandparents
James ((Col)) Hamilton
1630–1673
Tyrone, Tyrone, Ireland
Elizabeth Colepepper
1636–1709
Hollingbourne, Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James, Hamilton's Descendants

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James, (7th Earl of Abercorn,) Hamilton (22 Mar 1685–11 Jan 1744) m. Anne Plummer (abt 1686–7 Aug 1776)
  1. 1. Robert ((Capt)) Hamilton 1705–1777
  2. 2. James Hamilton 1712–1789
  3. 3. Captain (Hon. John (Royal Navy Officer)) Hamilton 1714–1755 m. Harriet Craggs 1720–1769
    1. 1. Anne Hamilton 1755–1764
    2. 2. John (James Marquess Abercorn) Hamilton 1756–1818 m. Catherine Copley 1760–1791 m. Lady (Anne Jane) Gore 1763–1827 m. Lady (Cecil) Hamilton 1770–1819
      1. 1. Lady (Harriet Margaret) Hamilton 1780–1803
      2. 2. Catherine (Constantia) Hamilton 1782–1783
      3. 3. Lady (Catherine Elizabeth) Hamilton 1784–1812
      4. 4. Lady (Maria) Hamilton 1785–1814
      5. 5. James (Viscount) Hamilton 1786–1814 m. Harriet (Countess) Douglas 1792–1833
        1. 1. James (Hamilton 1st Duke of) Abercorn 1811–1885 m. Louisa (Jane) Hamilton 1813–1905
        2. 2. Harriet Hamilton 1812–1884
        3. 3. Lord (Claud) Hamilton 1813–1884 m. Elizabeth (Emma) Proby 1821–1900
      6. 6. Lord (Claud) Hamilton 1787–1808
      7. 7. Lady (Cecil Frances) Hamilton 1795–1860
    3. 3. Jane Hamilton 1760–1833
  4. 4. Anne Hamilton 1715–1792
  5. 5. George Hamilton 1718–1787
  6. 6. William Hamilton 1721–1744

James, Hamilton's Timeline

2 Records

1685
22 Mar 1685
Birth of James, 7th Earl of Abercorn, Hamilton in Strabane, Tyrone, Ireland
Strabane, Tyrone, Ireland
1744
11 Jan 1744
Age 59
Death of James, 7th Earl of Abercorn, Hamilton in London, Middlesex, England
London, Middlesex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Mar 1685
    Event Place: Strabane, Tyrone, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Jan 1744
    Event Place: London, Middlesex, England

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