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Lady Janet Arran Hamilton 1517 – 1579 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Jan 1517

Birth Location: Holmstone, Ayrshire, Scotland

Death Date: 13 April 1579

Death Location: Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

Father: John Darnley

Mother: Elizabeth "Innes"

Spouse(s): John Hamilton, Sir.James Hamilton

Children(s): Margaret Hamilton, James Châtellerault

Lady Janet Arran Hamilton was born in 1517 in Holmstone, Ayrshire, Scotland, the child of John Stewart of Darnley and Elizabeth (Elspeth) Stewart "Innes". Lady Janet Arran Hamilton married John Hamilton, Sir.James 1st Earl of Arran of Hamilton, and had children including Margaret Hamilton, James (Hamilton) Hamilton Duke of Châtellerault. Lady Janet Arran Hamilton passed away in 1579 in Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Lady Janet Arran Hamilton was born in 1517 in Holmstone, Ayrshire, Scotland, the child of John Stewart of Darnley and Elizabeth (Elspeth) Stewart "Innes".
  • Lady Janet Arran Hamilton married John Hamilton, Sir.James 1st Earl of Arran of Hamilton, and had children including Margaret Hamilton, James (Hamilton) Hamilton Duke of Châtellerault.
  • Lady Janet Arran Hamilton passed away in 1579 in Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Darnley
1475 – 1529
Birth Location: Lennox, East-Dunbartonshire, Schotland
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Elizabeth "Innes"
1494 – 1564
Birth Location: Balveny Castle, Fife, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

John Hamilton
1519 – 1596
Birth Location: Berwickshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
JH
Sir.James Hamilton
1475 – 1529
Birth Location: Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Children(s)

Margaret Hamilton
1580 – 1630
Birth Location: Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
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James Châtellerault
Birth Location: –
JC

Lady Hamilton's Ancestors

Self
Lady Hamilton
1517 – 1579
Birth Place: Holmstone, Ayrshire, Scotland
Parents
John Stewart of Darnley
1475 – 1529
Lennox, East-Dunbartonshire, Schotland
Elizabeth ((Elspeth) Stewart) "Innes"
1494 – 1564
Balveny Castle, Fife, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lady Hamilton's Descendants

1.
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Lady (Janet Arran) Hamilton (Jan 1517 – 13 April 1579) m. John Hamilton (ABT 1519 – SEP 1596) m. Sir.James (1st Earl of Arran of) Hamilton (25 Apr 1475 – 21 Jul 1529)
  1. 1. Margaret Hamilton (1 August 1580 – 1 Mar 1630)
  2. 2. James ((Hamilton) Hamilton Duke of) Châtellerault

Lady Hamilton's Timeline

2 Records

1517
Jan 1517
Birth of Lady Janet Arran Hamilton in Holmstone, Ayrshire, Scotland
Holmstone, Ayrshire, Scotland
1579
13 April 1579
Age 62
Death of Lady Janet Arran Hamilton in Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
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 April 1579
    Event Place: Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
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