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Lady Janet (Jean) Hamilton 1517 – 1579 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Jan 1517

Birth Location: Holmstone, Ayrshire, Scotland

Death Date: 13 Apr 1579

Death Location: Finlaystone Castle - Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

Father: Sir Arran,

Mother: Baroness Hamilton

Spouse(s): Sir Kilmaurs

Children(s): Sir Glencairn

In 1517, Lady Janet (Jean) Hamilton , Lady of Arran, Countess of Glencairn entered the world in Holmstone, Ayrshire, Scotland, born to Sir Earl James II Hamilton-van Arran, and Baroness Isabella Weir Hamilton. Lady Janet (Jean) Hamilton , Lady of Arran, Countess of Glencairn married Sir William Alexander "The Good Earl" Cunningham (Cuninghame), 4th Earl of Glencairn & Kilmaurs, and had children including Sir Lord William Cunningham, Knight of Glencairn, 6th Earl of Glencairn. Lady Janet (Jean) Hamilton , Lady of Arran, Countess of Glencairn passed away in 1579 in Finlaystone Castle - Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1517, Lady Janet (Jean) Hamilton , Lady of Arran, Countess of Glencairn entered the world in Holmstone, Ayrshire, Scotland, born to Sir Earl James II Hamilton-van Arran, and Baroness Isabella Weir Hamilton.
  • Lady Janet (Jean) Hamilton , Lady of Arran, Countess of Glencairn married Sir William Alexander "The Good Earl" Cunningham (Cuninghame), 4th Earl of Glencairn & Kilmaurs, and had children including Sir Lord William Cunningham, Knight of Glencairn, 6th Earl of Glencairn.
  • Lady Janet (Jean) Hamilton , Lady of Arran, Countess of Glencairn passed away in 1579 in Finlaystone Castle - Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Arran,
1500 – 1529
Birth Location: Buchen, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Baroness Hamilton
1500 – 1544
Birth Location: Blackwood, South Lanarkshire, Scotland -- or -- Blackwood, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Sir Kilmaurs
1510 – 1579
Birth Location: Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
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Children(s)

Sir Glencairn
1532 – 1580
Birth Location: Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
SG

Lady Hamilton's Ancestors

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Lady Hamilton
1517 – 1579
Birth Place: Holmstone, Ayrshire, Scotland
Parents
Sir Earl James II Hamilton-van Arran,
1500 – 1529
Buchen, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Baroness (Isabella Weir) Hamilton
1500 – 1544
Blackwood, South Lanarkshire, Scotland -- or -- Blackwood, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland
Grandparents
James (Earl of Arran) Hamilton
1500 – 1529
Buchen, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
James Hamilton
1500 – 1529
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Hamilton
1500 – 1529

Lady Hamilton's Descendants

1.
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Lady (Janet (Jean)) Hamilton (Jan 1517 – 13 Apr 1579) m. Sir (William Alexander "The Good Earl" Cunningham (Cuninghame), 4th Earl of Glencairn &) Kilmaurs (10 July 1510 – 30 May 1579)
  1. 1. Sir (Lord William Cunningham, Knight of Glencairn, 6th Earl of) Glencairn (1532 – 18 Oct 1580)
    1. 1. Lady (Marion Cunningham) Mure (1556 – Jan 1661) m. Sir (John Muir\Mure of) Rowallan (1559 – 29 Jul 1602)
      1. 1. Johne Muir (1594 – 02 January 1640)
        1. 1. Jonet Muir (Abt. 1625 – ) m. (8ggF) (Capt John "The Martyr") Nesbitt (1627 – 28 Jun 1683)

Lady Hamilton's Timeline

2 Records

1517
Jan 1517
Birth of Lady Janet (Jean) Hamilton , Lady of Arran, Countess of Glencairn in Holmstone, Ayrshire, Scotland
Holmstone, Ayrshire, Scotland
1579
13 Apr 1579
Age 62
Death of Lady Janet (Jean) Hamilton , Lady of Arran, Countess of Glencairn in Finlaystone Castle - Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Finlaystone Castle - Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jan 1517
    Event Place: Holmstone, Ayrshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Apr 1579
    Event Place: Finlaystone Castle - Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
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