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James Viscount Hamilton 1786 – 1814 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Oct 1786

Birth Location: Petersham, Surrey, England

Death Date: 27 May 1814

Death Location: Harrow, Middlesex, England

Father: John Hamilton

Mother: Catherine Copley

Spouse(s): Harriet Douglas

Children(s): *James, Hamilton, Harriet Hamilton, Lord Hamilton

The story of James Viscount Hamilton began in 1786 in Petersham, Surrey, England. James Viscount Hamilton married Harriet Countess Douglas, and had children including *James, Marquess, KG 1st Duke of Abercorn Hamilton, Harriet Hamilton, Lord Claud Hamilton. James Viscount Hamilton passed away in 1814 in Harrow, Middlesex, England.

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Biography

  • The story of James Viscount Hamilton began in 1786 in Petersham, Surrey, England.
  • James Viscount Hamilton married Harriet Countess Douglas, and had children including *James, Marquess, KG 1st Duke of Abercorn Hamilton, Harriet Hamilton, Lord Claud Hamilton.
  • James Viscount Hamilton passed away in 1814 in Harrow, Middlesex, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Hamilton
1756 – 1818
Birth Location: London, London, England
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Catherine Copley
1760 – 1791
Birth Location: Sprotborough, Yorkshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Harriet Douglas
1792 – 1833
Birth Location: Morton, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
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Children(s)

*James, Hamilton
1811 – 1885
Birth Location: Mayfair, London, England
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Harriet Hamilton
1812 – 1884
Birth Location: Mayfair, Middlesex, England
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Lord Hamilton
1813 – 1884
Birth Location: Mayfair, Middlesex, England
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James Hamilton's Ancestors

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James Hamilton
1786 – 1814
Birth Place: Petersham, Surrey, England
Parents
John James Marquess Abercorn Hamilton
1756 – 1818
London, London, England
Catherine Copley
1760 – 1791
Sprotborough, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Captain (Hon. John (Royal Navy Officer)) Hamilton
1714 – 1755
Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Harriet Craggs
1720 – 1769
St Germains, Cornwall, England
Great-Grandparents
James, Hamilton
1685 – 1744
Anne Plummer
1686 – 1776
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Hamilton
1661 – 1734
Elizabeth Reading
1668 – 1754

James Hamilton's Descendants

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James (Viscount) Hamilton (7 Oct 1786 – 27 May 1814) m. Harriet (Countess) Douglas (8 Jun 1792 – 26 Aug 1833)
  1. 1. *James, (Marquess, KG 1st Duke of Abercorn) Hamilton (Jan 21 1811 – Oct 31 1885) m. Louisa (Jane (Duchess of Hamilton)) Russell (Jul 08 1813 – Mar 31 1905)
    1. 1. Harriet (Georgiana Louisa (Countess Lichfield)) Hamilton (6 Jul 1834 – 23 Apr 1913)
    2. 2. Lady (Beatrix Frances) Hamilton (21 Jul 1835 – 21 Jan 1871)
    3. 3. Louisa (Jane Montagu Douglas) Scott (26 August 1836 – 16 March 1912)
    4. 4. James, (2nd Duke of Abercorn) Hamilton (24 Aug 1838 – 3 Jan 1913) m. Mary (Anna Curzon) Howe (23 Jul 1848 – 10 May 1929)
      1. 1. James (Albert Edward, 3rd Duke of Abercorn, Marquis of) Hamilton (30 Nov 1869 – 12 Sep 1953) m. Rosalind (Cecilia Caroline) Bingham (26 Feb 1869 – 18 Jan 1958)
        1. 1. Mary (Cecilia Rhodesia) Hamilton (21 Jan 1896 – 5 Sep 1984)
        2. 2. Cynthia (Elinor Beatrix) Hamilton (Aug 16 1897 – Dec 04 1972) m. Albert (Edward John Viscount Althorp and 7th Earl) Spencer (Apr 1892 – May 10 1975)
        3. 3. Albert Hamilton (1898 – )
        4. 4. Louisa Hamilton (1899 – )
        5. 5. Katharine (Seymour) Hamilton (25 Feb 1900 – 28 Apr 1985)
        6. 6. James (Edward Abercorn) Hamilton (29 Feb 1904 – 4 Jun 1979)
        7. 7. Claud (David) Hamilton (13 Feb 1907 – 15 Feb 1968)
      2. 2. Claud (Penn Alexander) Hamilton (18 Oct 1871 – 18 Oct 1871)
      3. 3. Charles Hamilton (10 Apr 1874 – 10 Apr 1874)
      4. 4. Alexandra (Phyllis) Hamilton (23 Jan 1876 – 10 Oct 1918)
      5. 5. Claud (Francis) Hamilton (25 Oct 1878 – 25 Dec 1878)
      6. 6. Gladys (Mary) Hamilton (10 Dec 1880 – 12 Mar 1917)
      7. 7. Arthur (John) Hamilton (20 Aug 1883 – 6 Nov 1914)
      8. 8. Son Hamilton (31 Oct 1886 – 31 Oct 1886)
      9. 9. Claud (Nigel) Hamilton (10 Nov 1889 – 2 Aug 1975)
    5. 5. *Lady (Katherine Elizabeth Countess of Edgecombe) Hamilton (9 Jan 1840 – 3 Sep 1874)
    6. 6. *Lady (Georgiana Susan Countess Winterton) Hamilton (7 Jul 1841 – 23 Mar 1913)
    7. 7. Lord (Claud John, Honorable Sir) Hamilton (20 Feb 1843 – 26 Jan 1925)
    8. 8. *Lord (Sir George Francis) Hamilton (17 Dec 1845 – 22 Sep 1927)
    9. 9. *Lady (Albertha Frances Anne. Duchess of Marlborough "Spencer-Churchill") Hamilton (Jul 29 1847 – Jan 07 1932) m. George (Charles 8th Duke of Marlborough Spencer) Churchill (1844 – Nov 09 1892)
      1. 1. Sir (Charles Richard John 9th Duke of Marlborough Spencer) Churchill (Nov 13 1871 – Jun 30 1934)
      2. 2. Lilian (Maud Spencer) Churchill (Jul 09 1873 – Jan 04 1951)
      3. 3. Frances (Louisa Spencer) Churchill (Sep 15 1870 – Nov 13 1954)
      4. 4. Norah (Beatrice Henriette Spencer) Churchill (Sep 01 1875 – Apr 28 1946)
    10. 10. Lord (Ronald Douglas, Honorable Sir) Hamilton (17 Mar 1849 – 6 Nov 1867)
    11. 11. Lady (Maud Evelyn) Hamilton (abt 1849 – 21 Oct 1932)
    12. 12. Lord (Cosmo) Hamilton (16 Apr 1853 – 16 Apr 1853)
    13. 13. Lord (Frederick Spencer, Honorable Sir) Hamilton (13 Oct 1856 – 11 Aug 1928)
    14. 14. Lord (Ernest William, Honorable Sir) Hamilton (5 Sep 1858 – 14 Dec 1939)
  2. 2. Harriet Hamilton (21 Mar 1812 – 19 Mar 1884)
  3. 3. Lord (Claud) Hamilton (27 Jul 1813 – 3 Jun 1884) m. Elizabeth (Emma) Proby (1821 – 24 Jun 1900)
    1. 1. Louisa (Charlotte) Hamilton (1845 – 18 Aug 1940)
    2. 2. Emma (Frances) Hamilton (1847 – 2 Jan 1924)
    3. 3. Mary (Stuart) Hamilton (27 May 1851 – 6 Jan 1939)
    4. 4. Douglas (James) Proby (23 Sep 1856 – 18 Nov 1931)

James Hamilton's Timeline

3 Records

1786
7 Oct 1786
Birth of James Viscount Hamilton in Petersham, Surrey, England
Petersham, Surrey, England
1814
27 May 1814
Age 28
Death of James Viscount Hamilton in London, London, England
London, London, England
1814
27 May 1814
Age 28
Death of James Viscount Hamilton in Harrow, Middlesex, England
Harrow, Middlesex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Oct 1786
    Event Place: Petersham, Surrey, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 May 1814
    Event Place: London, London, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 May 1814
    Event Place: Harrow, Middlesex, England
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