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James Hamilton Earl van Arran Hertog van Châtellerault IV 1515–1575 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1515

Birth Location: Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Schotland

Death Date: 22 January 1575

Death Location: Bo'ness, Falkirk, Scotland

Father: James Arran

Mother: Jeanette Bethune

Spouse(s): Margaret Hamilton

Children(s): Sir Capta, Claude Paisley, Johanna Hamilton, Anne Hamilton

James Hamilton Earl van Arran Hertog van Châtellerault IV was born in 1515 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Schotland, the child of James Hamilton Earl Van Arran And Jeanette Van Bethune. James Hamilton Earl van Arran Hertog van Châtellerault IV married Margaret Hamilton, and had children including Anne Countess Of Huntly Hamilton, Claude Hamilton Lord Van Paisley, Johanna Hamilton, Sir Lord John Hamilton Knight Of Chatelherault Capta. James Hamilton Earl van Arran Hertog van Châtellerault IV passed away in 1575 in Bo'ness, Falkirk, Scotland.

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Biography

  • James Hamilton Earl van Arran Hertog van Châtellerault IV was born in 1515 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Schotland, the child of James Hamilton Earl Van Arran And Jeanette Van Bethune.
  • James Hamilton Earl van Arran Hertog van Châtellerault IV married Margaret Hamilton, and had children including Anne Countess Of Huntly Hamilton, Claude Hamilton Lord Van Paisley, Johanna Hamilton, Sir Lord John Hamilton Knight Of Chatelherault Capta.
  • James Hamilton Earl van Arran Hertog van Châtellerault IV passed away in 1575 in Bo'ness, Falkirk, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Arran
1475–1529
Birth Location: Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Schotland
JA
Jeanette Bethune
1485–1522
Birth Location: Creich Castle, Fifeshire, Schotland
JB

Spouses(s)

Margaret Hamilton
1511–1579
Birth Location: Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
MH

Children(s)

Sir Capta
1537–1609
Birth Location: Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Scotland
SC
Claude Paisley
1543–1620
Birth Location: Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Schotland
CP
Johanna Hamilton
1535–1560
Birth Location: –
JH
Anne Hamilton
1540–1576
Birth Location: Huntly, Strathbogie, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
AH

James IV's Ancestors

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James IV
1515–1575
Birth Place: Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Schotland
Parents
James Hamilton Earl van Arran
1475–1529
Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Schotland
Jeanette (van) Bethune
1485–1522
Creich Castle, Fifeshire, Schotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James IV's Descendants

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James (Hamilton Earl van Arran Hertog van Châtellerault) IV (1515–22 January 1575) m. Margaret Hamilton (11 January 1511–22 May 1579)
  1. 1. Sir (Lord John Hamilton, Knight of Châtelherault,) Capta 1537–1609 m. Margaret (Countess of Cassillis, Marchioness of Hamilton,) Lyon 1555–1626
    1. 1. James (Hamilton Marquis of) Hamilton 1589–1625 m. Lady (Anne Cunningham, Lady of) Glencairn, 1586–1647
      1. 1. James (Hamilton 2nd Earl of) Abercorn 1604–1670
      2. 2. Sir (Lord James II Hamilton, Knight of Hamilton, 6th Lord) O 1606–1649
      3. 3. Claude Hamilton 1617–1700
      4. 4. Claude Hamilton 1604–1681
      5. 5. Elizabeth Hamilton 1609–1666
      6. 6. Elizabeth Hamilton 1605–1625
      7. 7. James Hamilton 1612–1648
      8. 8. Jean Hamilton 1607–1642
      9. 9. Lady (Anne) Hamilton, 1615–1633
      10. 10. Lady (Jean) Hamilton, 1616–
      11. 11. Lady (Margaret) Hamilton, 1612–1686 m. John Lindsay 1596–1676
        1. 1. Ann Leslie 1631–1689
      12. 12. Lady (Marion (Mary)) Hamilton, 1600–1648 m. Robert Alexander 1604–1704
      13. 13. Lady (Mary) Hamilton, 1610–1633
      14. 14. Lady (Mary) Hamilton 1614–1633
      15. 15. Margaret (Stewart) Hamilton 1625–1634
      16. 16. Margaret Hamilton 1610–1678
      17. 17. Margaret Hamilton 1620–1666
        1. 1. Christian Lindsay –1704
      18. 18. Sir (John) Hamilton 1605–
      19. 19. Sir (Lord William) Hamilton, 1616–1681
      20. 20. Sir (William 2nd Duke) Hamilton 1616–1651
      21. 21. William Hamilton 1616–1651
  2. 2. Claude (Hamilton Lord van) Paisley 1543–1620
  3. 3. Johanna Hamilton 1535–1560
  4. 4. Anne (Countess of Huntly) Hamilton 1540–1576 m. George (5th Earl of Huntly) Gordon 1535–1576
    1. 1. George (1st Marquess 6th Earl of) Huntly 1562–1636
    2. 2. Elizabeth (Catherine GORDON de) HUNTLY 1560–1616
    3. 3. Alexander Gordon 1566–1622
    4. 4. Archibald Gordon 1556–1616
    5. 5. Isobel Gordon 1563–1620
    6. 6. John Gordon 1571–1630
    7. 7. Katherine ((of Lesmoir)) Gordon 1561–1644
    8. 8. Lady (Jean of Huntly) Gordon 1569–1615
    9. 9. Margaret Gordon 1564–1638
    10. 10. Margaret Gordon 1557–1606
    11. 11. Mary Gordon 1565–
    12. 12. William Gordon 1567–1636

James IV's Timeline

2 Records

1515
1515
Birth of James Hamilton Earl van Arran Hertog van Châtellerault IV in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Schotland
Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Schotland
1575
22 January 1575
Age 60
Death of James Hamilton Earl van Arran Hertog van Châtellerault IV in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Schotland
Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Schotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1515
    Event Place: Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Schotland
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 January 1575
    Event Place: Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Schotland
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bo'ness, Falkirk, Scotland
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