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James Alexander Hamilton 1717–1781 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Feb 1717

Birth Location: Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 13 Aug 1781

Death Location: Kingstown, Saint George, Saint Vincent and The Grenadines

Father: Alexander Cambuskieth)

Mother: Elizabeth Pollock

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James Alexander Hamilton was born in 1717 in Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of Alexander Joseph Vi Hamilton Of Grange Laird Of Cambuskieth And Elizabeth Pollock. James Alexander Hamilton passed away in 1781 in Kingstown, Saint George, Saint Vincent and The Grenadines.

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Biography

  • James Alexander Hamilton was born in 1717 in Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of Alexander Joseph Vi Hamilton Of Grange Laird Of Cambuskieth And Elizabeth Pollock.
  • James Alexander Hamilton passed away in 1781 in Kingstown, Saint George, Saint Vincent and The Grenadines.

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James Hamilton's Ancestors

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James Hamilton
1717–1781
Birth Place: Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Alexander Joseph VI Hamilton of Grange (Laird of Cambuskieth)
1675–1763
Stevenson Parish, Ayrshire, Scotland
Elizabeth Pollock
1701–1763
Stevenson Parish, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
John (Hamilton, Laird of) Grange
1650–1695
Grange, Scotland, United Kingdom
Rebecca Cunningham
1655–1690
Craigends, Johnstone, Renfrew., Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
John Hamilton
1605–1675
Elizabeth Crawford
1610–1660
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Alexander Castle
1540–1658
Lady Walla
1542–1658
Elizabeth Stirling
1586–1616

James Hamilton's Timeline

6 Records

1717
6 Feb 1717
Birth of James Alexander Hamilton in Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
1717
12 Feb 1717
James Alexander Hamilton was baptized in Stevenston,Ayr,Scotland
Stevenston,Ayr,Scotland
1781
13 Aug 1781
Age 64
Burial of James Alexander Hamilton in Kingstown, Saint George, Saint Vincent and The Grenadines
Kingstown, Saint George, Saint Vincent and The Grenadines
1799
3 June 1799
Age 82
Death of James Alexander Hamilton in Charlestown, St. Kitts and Nevis, British West Indies, Saint-Christophe-et-Niévès
Charlestown, St. Kitts and Nevis, British West Indies, Saint-Christophe-et-Niévès
1799
3 June 1799
Age 82
Death of James Alexander Hamilton in Kingstown, Saint George, Saint Vincent and The Grenadines
Kingstown, Saint George, Saint Vincent and The Grenadines
1799
3 June 1799
Age 82
Death of James Alexander Hamilton in Kingstown, Saint George, Saint Vincent and The Grenadines
Kingstown, Saint George, Saint Vincent and The Grenadines

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Feb 1717
    Event Place: Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 12 Feb 1717
    Event Place: Stevenston,Ayr,Scotland
    Record Source: Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 June 1799
    Event Place: Charlestown, St. Kitts and Nevis, British West Indies, Saint-Christophe-et-Niévès
    Record Source:
    [1] England, Select Dorset Church of England Parish Registers
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 June 1799
    Event Place: Kingstown, Saint George, Saint Vincent and The Grenadines
    Record Source: England, Select Dorset Church of England Parish Registers

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 June 1799
    Event Place: Kingstown, Saint George, Saint Vincent and The Grenadines
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 13 Aug 1781
    Event Place: Kingstown, Saint George, Saint Vincent and The Grenadines
    Record Source:
    [1] England, Select Dorset Church of England Parish Registers
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

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