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James Hamilton of Kincavil Sir 1475–1520 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Apr 1475

Birth Location: Brodick Castle, Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Death Date: 30th April 1520

Death Location: Kinneil House, Bo'ness, West Lothian, Scotland

Father: James Sir

Mother:

Spouse(s): Lady (END)

Children(s): John Hamilton, James Piell

James Hamilton of Kincavil Sir was born in 1475 in Brodick Castle, Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland, the child of James Hamilton Sir And Elizabeth Lindsay. James Hamilton of Kincavil Sir married Lady Janet Goodman Lady Of Glaister Baroness Hamilton Of Aubigny Duchess Of Hamilton End, Somerville, and had children including Alexander Hamilton, James Hamilton, James Hamilton Of Piell, John Hamilton, Katherine Hamilton, Margaret Hamilton, Marion Hamilton, Patrick Hamilton. James Hamilton of Kincavil Sir passed away in 1520 in Kinneil House, Bo'ness, West Lothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • James Hamilton of Kincavil Sir was born in 1475 in Brodick Castle, Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland, the child of James Hamilton Sir And Elizabeth Lindsay.
  • James Hamilton of Kincavil Sir married Lady Janet Goodman Lady Of Glaister Baroness Hamilton Of Aubigny Duchess Of Hamilton End, Somerville, and had children including Alexander Hamilton, James Hamilton, James Hamilton Of Piell, John Hamilton, Katherine Hamilton, Margaret Hamilton, Marion Hamilton, Patrick Hamilton.
  • James Hamilton of Kincavil Sir passed away in 1520 in Kinneil House, Bo'ness, West Lothian, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Sir
–1526
Birth Location: Shawfield, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Lady (END)
1480–1549
Birth Location: Glaister, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Children(s)

John Hamilton
1854–1945
Birth Location: Dunbarton Scotland
JH
James Piell
1510–
Birth Location: Torrance House, Torrance, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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James Sir's Ancestors

Self
James Sir
1475–1520
Birth Place: Brodick Castle, Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Parents
James Hamilton Sir
–1526
Shawfield, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Alexander Hamilton
–1466
Cadzow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
James Cadzow
1398–1441
Janet Livingston
1400–1439
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Sir
1371–1402
Lady Cadzow
1379–1408
Alexander Callender
1375–1451
Janet Dundas
1393–1459

James Sir's Descendants

1.
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James (Hamilton of Kincavil) Sir (25 Apr 1475–30th April 1520) m. Lady (Janet Goodman Lady of Glaister, Baroness Hamilton of Aubigny, Duchess of Hamilton) (END) (abt 1480–1549)
  1. 1. John Hamilton 1854–1945
  2. 2. James (Hamilton of) Piell 1510–

James Sir's Timeline

2 Records

1475
25 Apr 1475
Birth of James Hamilton of Kincavil Sir in Brodick Castle, Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Brodick Castle, Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1520
30th April 1520
Age 45
Death of James Hamilton of Kincavil Sir in Kinneil House, Bo'ness, West Lothian, Scotland
Kinneil House, Bo'ness, West Lothian, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Apr 1475
    Event Place: Brodick Castle, Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30th April 1520
    Event Place: Kinneil House, Bo'ness, West Lothian, Scotland
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