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Lord John Hamilton 1540–1604 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1540

Birth Location: Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Scotland

Death Date: 12 April 1604

Death Location: Isle of Arran, North Ayrshire, Scotland

Father: James IV

Mother: Margaret Hamilton

Spouse(s): Lady Lyon

Children(s): James Hamilton

The story of Lord John Hamilton began in 1540 in Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Lord John Hamilton married Lady Margaret Lyon, and had children including James Markgraaf Hamilton. Lord John Hamilton passed away in 1604 in Isle of Arran, North Ayrshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Lord John Hamilton began in 1540 in Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Scotland.
  • Lord John Hamilton married Lady Margaret Lyon, and had children including James Markgraaf Hamilton.
  • Lord John Hamilton passed away in 1604 in Isle of Arran, North Ayrshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

James IV
1515–1575
Birth Location: Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Margaret Hamilton
1511–1579
Birth Location: Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Lady Lyon
1575–
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

James Hamilton
1589–1625
Birth Location: Abertorthwick, Forfarshire, Schotland
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Lord Hamilton's Ancestors

Self
Lord Hamilton
1540–1604
Birth Place: Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Scotland
Parents
James Hamilton IV
1515–1575
Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Scotland
Margaret Hamilton
1511–1579
Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lord Hamilton's Descendants

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Lord (John) Hamilton (1540–12 April 1604) m. Lady (Margaret) Lyon (Abt 1575–)
  1. 1. James (Markgraaf) Hamilton 1589–1625 m. Lady (Anne Cunningham, Lady of) Glencairn, 1583–1647
    1. 1. James (Hertog van) Hamilton 1606–1649 m. Margaret Hamilton 1605–1638
      1. 1. Charles Hamilton 1630–1640
      2. 2. Anne Hamilton 1632–1716 m. William Douglas 1634–1694
        1. 1. James (Douglas) Hamilton 1658–1712
        2. 2. Archibald (Douglas) Hamilton 1673–1754
        3. 3. Catharine (Douglas) Hamilton 1662–1707
        4. 4. Susanna Douglas-Hamilton 1668–1737
        5. 5. George Hamilton 1666–1737
      3. 3. William Hamilton 1636–1638
      4. 4. Henrietta (Maria) Hamilton 1631–1632
      5. 5. James Hamilton 1635–1638
      6. 6. Susannah (Hamilton of) Arran 1633–1694

Lord Hamilton's Timeline

2 Records

1540
1540
Birth of Lord John Hamilton in Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Scotland
Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Scotland
1604
12 April 1604
Age 64
Death of Lord John Hamilton in Isle of Arran, North Ayrshire, Scotland
Isle of Arran, North Ayrshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1540
    Event Place: Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 April 1604
    Event Place: Isle of Arran, North Ayrshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Isle of Arran, North Ayrshire, Scotland
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