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James IV. Michael Hamilton 15 Duke Chatellerault,1st Earl Arron, Knight of Saint Twin 1515–1575 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 January 1515

Birth Location: Brodick Castle, Isle Of Arran, Butte, Scotland.

Death Date: 1575

Death Location: Langside, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Father: James Arran

Mother: Janet Arra

Spouse(s): Margaret Douglas

Children(s): Claud Paisley

In 1515, James IV. Michael Hamilton 15 Duke Chatellerault,1st Earl Arron, Knight of Saint Twin entered the world in Brodick Castle, Isle Of Arran, Butte, Scotland., born to James Hamilton 16 1St Earl Of Arran And Janet Bethune Beaton Lady Of Creich Hamilton Baroness Of Torrance 5Th Baroness Of Hamilton 6Th Baroness Of Raploch 4Th Countess Of Arra. James IV. Michael Hamilton 15 Duke Chatellerault,1st Earl Arron, Knight of Saint Twin married Margaret Douglas, Mary Ann Grant, and had children including Claud Hamilton 14 1St Lord Paisley. James IV. Michael Hamilton 15 Duke Chatellerault,1st Earl Arron, Knight of Saint Twin passed away in 1575 in Langside, Renfrewshire, Scotland.

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  • In 1515, James IV. Michael Hamilton 15 Duke Chatellerault,1st Earl Arron, Knight of Saint Twin entered the world in Brodick Castle, Isle Of Arran, Butte, Scotland., born to James Hamilton 16 1St Earl Of Arran And Janet Bethune Beaton Lady Of Creich Hamilton Baroness Of Torrance 5Th Baroness Of Hamilton 6Th Baroness Of Raploch 4Th Countess Of Arra.
  • James IV. Michael Hamilton 15 Duke Chatellerault,1st Earl Arron, Knight of Saint Twin married Margaret Douglas, Mary Ann Grant, and had children including Claud Hamilton 14 1St Lord Paisley.
  • James IV. Michael Hamilton 15 Duke Chatellerault,1st Earl Arron, Knight of Saint Twin passed away in 1575 in Langside, Renfrewshire, Scotland.

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James Twin's Ancestors

Self
James Twin
1515–1575
Birth Place: Brodick Castle, Isle Of Arran, Butte, Scotland.
Parents
James Hamilton 16 1st Earl of Arran
1475–1529
Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Scotland
Janet (Bethune Beaton Lady of Creich & Hamilton, Baroness of Torrance, 5th Baroness of Hamilton, 6th Baroness of Raploch, 4th Countess of) Arra
1500–1529
Balfour, Fifeshire, Scotland
Grandparents
John (Beaton Bethune, 6th Lord of Balfour, also referenced as) Bethune
1470–1524
Balfour, Fifeshire, Scotland
Lady (Elizabeth Isobel Monypenny Beaton) Bethune
1471–1541
Kingsbarns, Fifeshire, Scotland
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Twin's Descendants

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James (IV. Michael Hamilton 15 Duke Chatellerault,1st Earl Arron, Knight of Saint) Twin (15 January 1515–1575) m. Margaret Douglas (1511–1579)
  1. 1. Claud (Hamilton 14 1st Lord) Paisley 1543–1621 m. Margaret Seton 1550–1616 m. Mary (I "Queen of Scots" Stewart Stuart (reign 14 Dec 1542 - 24 Jul 1567),Queen Consort of France only surviving legit child of James V of Scotland, Executed by The Virgin) Queen 1542–1587 m. Agnes (Laidlaw,) Hamilton 1576–1637 m. Margaret (Montgomerie) Seton 1550–1616
    1. 1. Frederick (Hamilton 13 of Manor) Hamilton 1620–1647 m. Sidney (Vaughan) Blackwood 1590–1661
      1. 1. LT. (Gen. Gustavus Hamilton 12 Ist Viscount) Boyne 1640–1723 m. Elizabeth Brooke 1658–1721
        1. 1. Elizabeth Hamilton 1685–1762 m. Charles (Francis) Lambert 1681–1753
    2. 2. James, (1st Earl of Abercorn) Hamilton 1575–1618
    3. 3. Mary (Margaret Heiress of Raploch (Somerville\Jardine\Stark)) Hamilton 1543–1655
    4. 4. Margaret Hamilton 1585–1623
    5. 5. Frederick Hamilton 1590–1647
    6. 6. MARGARET HAMILTON 1577–1577
    7. 7. Mary Hamilton 1592–1662
    8. 8. Alexander Hamilton 1587–1587
    9. 9. Sir (George) Hamilton 1594–1650
    10. 10. Marion Hamilton 1576–
    11. 11. Grizel Hamilton 1562–
    12. 12. John Hamilton 1576–1604
    13. 13. James Hamilton 1579–1962
    14. 14. Henry Hamilton 1584–1585
    15. 15. Claud Hamilton 1580–1614
    16. 16. Anthony Hamilton 1596–

James Twin's Timeline

3 Records

1515
15 January 1515
Birth of James IV. Michael Hamilton 15 Duke Chatellerault,1st Earl Arron, Knight of Saint Twin in Brodick Castle, Isle Of Arran, Butte, Scotland.
Brodick Castle, Isle Of Arran, Butte, Scotland.
1532
23 Sep 1532
Age 17
James IV. Michael Hamilton 15 Duke Chatellerault,1st Earl Arron, Knight of Saint Twin was married in Arran Island, Firth Clyde, Bute, Scotland
Arran Island, Firth Clyde, Bute, Scotland
1575
1575
Age 60
Death of James IV. Michael Hamilton 15 Duke Chatellerault,1st Earl Arron, Knight of Saint Twin in Langside, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Langside, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 January 1515
    Event Place: Brodick Castle, Isle Of Arran, Butte, Scotland.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 23 Sep 1532
    Event Place: Arran Island, Firth Clyde, Bute, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Lanarkshire, Aberdeenshire, Banff, Ayr, & Stirling: - Commissariot Record of Hamilton and Campsie, Register of Testaments, 1564-1800

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1575
    Event Place: Langside, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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