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John 1st Marquess of Hamilton Hamilton 1540–1604 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1540

Birth Location: South Lanarkshire, Scotland

Death Date: 26 April 1604

Death Location: Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Scotland

Father: James Hamilton

Mother: Margaretha Douglas

Spouse(s): Margaret Concubine

Children(s): Thomas Kennedy, Gilbert Kennedy, Hew Kennedy, Hugh Kennedy, John Kennedy, Meg Kennedy

John 1st Marquess of Hamilton Hamilton was born in 1540 in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, the child of James Hamilton And Margaretha Douglas. John 1st Marquess of Hamilton Hamilton married Margaret Marchiones Of Hamilton Lyon Lady Of Glamis Concubine, and had children including Gilbert 5Th Earl Of Cassillis Laird Of Drumurchie Kennedy, Hew Master Of Cassillis Kennedy, Hugh Kennedy, John 5Th Earl Of Cassillis 7Th Lord Cassilis Kennedy, Meg Willisone Kennedy, Thomas Kennedy. John 1st Marquess of Hamilton Hamilton passed away in 1604 in Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • John 1st Marquess of Hamilton Hamilton was born in 1540 in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, the child of James Hamilton And Margaretha Douglas.
  • John 1st Marquess of Hamilton Hamilton married Margaret Marchiones Of Hamilton Lyon Lady Of Glamis Concubine, and had children including Gilbert 5Th Earl Of Cassillis Laird Of Drumurchie Kennedy, Hew Master Of Cassillis Kennedy, Hugh Kennedy, John 5Th Earl Of Cassillis 7Th Lord Cassilis Kennedy, Meg Willisone Kennedy, Thomas Kennedy.
  • John 1st Marquess of Hamilton Hamilton passed away in 1604 in Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Hamilton's Ancestors

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John Hamilton
1540–1604
Birth Place: South Lanarkshire, Scotland
Parents
James Hamilton
1515–1575
Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Scotland
Margaretha Douglas
1515–1579
Morton, Dumfriesshire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
James (Duke of Chatellerault 1st Earl Of Arran 2nd Baron Hamilton) II
1475–1529
Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Scotland
Lady (Janet) Bethune
1490–1522
James (3rd Earl of Morton) Douglas
1487–1548
Aberdour, Fife, Scotland
Lady (Catherine) Stewart
1490–1554
Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
James Hamilton
1415–1479
Lady Stewart
1453–1488
John Douglas
1466–1515
Lady Crichton
1461–1519
James Stewart
1473–1513
Marion Boyd
1476–1559
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Stewart
1430–1460
Mary Guelders
1434–1463
James Douglas
1426–1493
Joan Scotland
1428–1493
Sir Crichton
1435–1465
Archibald Nariston
1454–1507
Christian Mure
1456–1523

John Hamilton's Descendants

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John (1st Marquess of Hamilton) Hamilton (1540–26 April 1604) m. Margaret (Marchiones of Hamilton Lyon (Lady of Glamis),) Concubine (11 December 1547–23 November 1626)
  1. 1. Thomas Kennedy 1559–1602
  2. 2. Gilbert (5th Earl of Cassillis Laird of Drumurchie) Kennedy 1569–1601 m. Janet Kennedy 1566–1605 m. Lady (Katherine Margaret MacDowall of) Garthland 1569–1659
    1. 1. Col (Gilbert) Kennedy 1588–1615
    2. 2. Sir (John Kennedy, 7th Lord Kennedy, 6th Earl of) Cassillis 1595–1668
  3. 3. Hew (Master of Cassillis) Kennedy 1576–1607
  4. 4. Hugh Kennedy 1567–1607
  5. 5. John (5th Earl of Cassillis 7th Lord Cassilis) Kennedy 1575–1615
  6. 6. Meg (Willisone) Kennedy 1568–

John Hamilton's Timeline

4 Records

1532
1532
Birth of John 1st Marquess of Hamilton Hamilton in Arron, Butshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Arron, Butshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
1540
1540
Birth of John 1st Marquess of Hamilton Hamilton in South Lanarkshire, Scotland
South Lanarkshire, Scotland
1604
12 April 1604
Age 64
Death of John 1st Marquess of Hamilton Hamilton in Arron, Butte, Scotland, United Kingdom
Arron, Butte, Scotland, United Kingdom
1604
26 April 1604
Age 64
Death of John 1st Marquess of Hamilton Hamilton in South Lanarkshire, Scotland
South Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1532
    Event Place: Arron, Butshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1540
    Event Place: South Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 April 1604
    Event Place: Arron, Butte, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 April 1604
    Event Place: South Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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