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John Hamilton**, 1st Marquess of Hamilton 1535 – 1604 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1535

Birth Location: Arron, Butshire, Scotland

Death Date: 06 Apr 1604

Death Location: Arron, Butte, Scotland

Father: James Hamilton

Mother: Margaret Douglas

Spouse(s): Margaret Lyon

Children(s): James Hamilton

The story of John Hamilton**, 1st Marquess of Hamilton began in 1535 in Arron, Butshire, Scotland. John Hamilton**, 1st Marquess of Hamilton married Margaret Lyon, and had children including James Hamilton. John Hamilton**, 1st Marquess of Hamilton passed away in 1604 in Arron, Butte, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of John Hamilton**, 1st Marquess of Hamilton began in 1535 in Arron, Butshire, Scotland.
  • John Hamilton**, 1st Marquess of Hamilton married Margaret Lyon, and had children including James Hamilton.
  • John Hamilton**, 1st Marquess of Hamilton passed away in 1604 in Arron, Butte, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Hamilton
1515 – 1575
Birth Location: Brodick Castle, Firth Clyde, Bute, Scotland
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Margaret Douglas
1515 – 1578
Birth Location: Morton, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Morton Dumfries-shire Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Lyon
1547 – 1626
Birth Location: Glamis Castle, Angus, Scotland
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Children(s)

James Hamilton
1589 – 1625
Birth Location: IN ABERTORTHWICK, ANGUS, SCOTLAND
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John Hamilton's Ancestors

Self
John Hamilton
1535 – 1604
Birth Place: Arron, Butshire, Scotland
Parents
James IV, 2nd Earl Arran, Duke Chatelherault Hamilton
1515 – 1575
Brodick Castle, Firth Clyde, Bute, Scotland
Margaret Douglas
1515 – 1578
Morton, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Morton Dumfries-shire Scotland
Grandparents
James Hamilton
1475 – 1529
Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Margaret (Catherine) Stewart-Hamilton
1478 – 1542
Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Mid Lothian, Scotland
James Douglas
1487 – 1548
Aberdour, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Catherine Stewart
1495 – 1554
Edinburgh, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Sir Hamilton
Alexander Stewart
1454 – 1489
Catherine Sinclair
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Gauthier STEWART
1424 – 1488
Elizabeth ARNOT
1430 – 1460

John Hamilton's Descendants

1.
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John (Hamilton**, 1st Marquess of) Hamilton (1535 – 06 Apr 1604) m. Margaret Lyon (30 Dec 1547 – 23 Nov 1626)
  1. 1. James Hamilton (19 Jun 1589 – 02 Mar 1625) m. Lady (Anne Cunningham, Countess of Campbell, Marchioness of) Hamilton (1585 – 16 April 1647)
    1. 1. James (Hamilton**, 1st Duke of) Hamilton (19 Jun 1606 – 09 Mar 1649)
    2. 2. Jean ((CUNNINGHAM)) HAMILTON (1616 – unk) m. John Lindsay (1611 – 1678) m. Johne Porterfeild (1613 – 1690)
      1. 1. William Porterfield (1645 – 1681) m. Annabel Stewart (1649 – )
        1. 1. Anna Porterfield (1641 – )
        2. 2. Robert Porterfield (1665 – )
        3. 3. Jeane Porterfield (1679 – 1740) m. James Farquhar (1670 – 10 Sep 1728)
    3. 3. James Hamilton
    4. 4. William Hamilton

John Hamilton's Timeline

2 Records

1535
1535
Birth of John Hamilton**, 1st Marquess of Hamilton in Arron, Butshire, Scotland
Arron, Butshire, Scotland
1604
06 Apr 1604
Age 69
Death of John Hamilton**, 1st Marquess of Hamilton in Arron, Butte, Scotland
Arron, Butte, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1535
    Event Place: Arron, Butshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 06 Apr 1604
    Event Place: Arron, Butte, Scotland
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