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James Hamilton Earl van Abercorn, The Right Honourable The Earl of Abercorn PC Member of the Scottish Parliament for Linlithgow 1575–1618 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 August 1575

Birth Location: Paisley, Renfrewshire, Schotland

Death Date: 23 Mar 1618

Death Location: Monkton, Lanarkshire, Schotland

Father: Lord Hamilton

Mother: (Baroness) Paisley

Spouse(s): Lady Abercorn)

Children(s): Sarah Hambleton

James Hamilton Earl van Abercorn, The Right Honourable The Earl of Abercorn PC Member of the Scottish Parliament for Linlithgow was born in 1575 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Schotland, the child of Lord Claud Hamilton Knight Of Paisley Scottish Politician Privy Councillor 1St Lord Of Paisley Baron Of Hamilton And Baroness Lady Margaret Montgomerie Margaretha Douglas Seton Baroness Paisley. James Hamilton Earl van Abercorn, The Right Honourable The Earl of Abercorn PC Member of the Scottish Parliament for Linlithgow married Lady Marion Mary Wallace Boyd Countess Of Abercorn, and had children including Sarah Hambleton. James Hamilton Earl van Abercorn, The Right Honourable The Earl of Abercorn PC Member of the Scottish Parliament for Linlithgow passed away in 1618 in Monkton, Lanarkshire, Schotland.

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Biography

  • James Hamilton Earl van Abercorn, The Right Honourable The Earl of Abercorn PC Member of the Scottish Parliament for Linlithgow was born in 1575 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Schotland, the child of Lord Claud Hamilton Knight Of Paisley Scottish Politician Privy Councillor 1St Lord Of Paisley Baron Of Hamilton And Baroness Lady Margaret Montgomerie Margaretha Douglas Seton Baroness Paisley.
  • James Hamilton Earl van Abercorn, The Right Honourable The Earl of Abercorn PC Member of the Scottish Parliament for Linlithgow married Lady Marion Mary Wallace Boyd Countess Of Abercorn, and had children including Sarah Hambleton.
  • James Hamilton Earl van Abercorn, The Right Honourable The Earl of Abercorn PC Member of the Scottish Parliament for Linlithgow passed away in 1618 in Monkton, Lanarkshire, Schotland.

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James Linlithgow's Ancestors

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James Linlithgow
1575–1618
Birth Place: Paisley, Renfrewshire, Schotland
Parents
Lord Claud Hamilton, Knight of Paisley, Scottish Politician, Privy Councillor, 1st Lord of Paisley, Baron of Hamilton
1543–1622
Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Schotland
(Baroness) (Lady Margaret Montgomerie (Margaretha) Douglas Seton, Baroness) Paisley
1550–1616
Seton, East-Lothian, Scotland
Grandparents
James (Duke of Chatellerault 2nd Earl of Arran) Hamilton
1515–1575
Brodick Castle, Arran Island, Firth of Clyde, Bute, Scotland
Lady (Margaret Livingston (Stuart) Douglas Duchess) Hamilton
1511–1579
Morton, Dumfrieshire, Schotland
Lord (John Seton \Seytown \ Seaton 2nd Lord of) Lathrisk
1470–1557
Balchristie, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
Isabelle Hamilton
1530–1604
Great-Grandparents
Sir Chatellerault
1476–1529
Lady Beaton
1486–1529
James Morton
1487–1548
Catherine Morton
1502–1554
John Orbiston
1452–1541
Janet Pettigrew
1465–1524
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Scots
1473–1513
Margaret Tudor\Plantagenet\Lancaster
1490–1541

James Linlithgow's Descendants

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James (Hamilton Earl van Abercorn, The Right Honourable The Earl of Abercorn PC Member of the Scottish Parliament for) Linlithgow (12 August 1575–23 Mar 1618) m. Lady (Marion\ Mary Wallace Boyd (Countess of) Abercorn) (1583–26 August 1632)
  1. 1. Sarah Hambleton 1616–1690 m. Richard (Ferris (Ferrar) Fariss) 1596–1642
    1. 1. Sarah (Elizabeth FERRIS) Woodson 1638–1689 m. Colonel (Robert "Tater Hole" Woodson 1st - ARW - Continental Troops - is the 5th great grandfather of Jesse and Frank) James 1634–1707
      1. 1. Richard (Ferris Woodson Lt) Col 1662–1715 m. Ann Smith 1675–1746
        1. 1. Elizabeth Woodson 1699–1759 m. Edmond (Goode) Sr 1690–1761

James Linlithgow's Timeline

2 Records

1575
12 August 1575
Birth of James Hamilton Earl van Abercorn, The Right Honourable The Earl of Abercorn PC Member of the Scottish Parliament for Linlithgow in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Schotland
Paisley, Renfrewshire, Schotland
1618
23 Mar 1618
Age 43
Death of James Hamilton Earl van Abercorn, The Right Honourable The Earl of Abercorn PC Member of the Scottish Parliament for Linlithgow in Monkton, Lanarkshire, Schotland
Monkton, Lanarkshire, Schotland

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 August 1575
    Event Place: Paisley, Renfrewshire, Schotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Mar 1618
    Event Place: Monkton, Lanarkshire, Schotland

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