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James Hamilton Bothwellhaugh Clan MacFarlane 1555–1581 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1555

Birth Location: Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1581

Death Location: (where He Fled After The Assassination), France. He was in Battle of Langside.

Father: David Bothwellhaugh

Mother: Catherine (Schawe)

Spouse(s): Isabella Sinclair

Children(s): Alison Hamilton

The story of James Hamilton Bothwellhaugh Clan MacFarlane began in 1555 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom. James Hamilton Bothwellhaugh Clan MacFarlane married Isabella De Strathearn Sinclair, and had children including Alison Ann Hamilton. James Hamilton Bothwellhaugh Clan MacFarlane passed away in 1581 in (where He Fled After The Assassination), France. He was in Battle of Langside..

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Biography

  • The story of James Hamilton Bothwellhaugh Clan MacFarlane began in 1555 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom.
  • James Hamilton Bothwellhaugh Clan MacFarlane married Isabella De Strathearn Sinclair, and had children including Alison Ann Hamilton.
  • James Hamilton Bothwellhaugh Clan MacFarlane passed away in 1581 in (where He Fled After The Assassination), France. He was in Battle of Langside..

Immediate Family

Parents

David Bothwellhaugh
1533–1608
Birth Location: Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Catherine (Schawe)
1533–1594
Birth Location: Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Isabella Sinclair
1553–1634
Birth Location: Woodhouselee, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

Alison Hamilton
1570–1644
Birth Location: Bothwellhaugh, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland
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James MacFarlane's Ancestors

Self
James MacFarlane
1555–1581
Birth Place: Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
David Hamilton of Bothwellhaugh
1533–1608
Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Catherine ((Christian) Schaw) (Schawe)
1533–1594
Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Lady (Elizabeth Cunningham, Lady of) Glengarnock
1520–1584
Glengarnock, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James MacFarlane's Descendants

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James (Hamilton Bothwellhaugh Clan) MacFarlane (1555–1581) m. Isabella (de Strathearn) Sinclair (1553–26 Oct 1634)
  1. 1. Alison (Ann) Hamilton 1570–1644 m. Walter Watsone 1560–1630
    1. 1. Andro Watsonne 1586–1636 m. Christian ((Cristen?)) Dempster 1586–1670
      1. 1. Jeane (Garreoch) Watsonne 1612–1695 m. John (Alexander Keith of Dunottar) (Sir) 1611–1639
        1. 1. Quaker (Rev. George Keithe (Rector of) Edburton) 1638–1716 m. Elizabeth (Forbes) Johnston 1640–1703

James MacFarlane's Timeline

2 Records

1555
1555
Birth of James Hamilton Bothwellhaugh Clan MacFarlane in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
1581
1581
Age 26
Death of James Hamilton Bothwellhaugh Clan MacFarlane in (where He Fled After The Assassination), France. He was in Battle of Langside.
(where He Fled After The Assassination), France. He was in Battle of Langside.

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1555
    Event Place: Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1581
    Event Place: (where He Fled After The Assassination), France. He was in Battle of Langside.
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