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Lord Sir James Hamilton 1589 – 1625 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Jun 1589

Birth Location: Abertorthwick, Forfarshire, Schotland

Death Date: 2 Mar 1625

Death Location: Whitehall, Londen, England

Father: James Hamilton

Mother: Bessie Foulis

Spouse(s): Lady Boyd

Children(s): Sarah Hamilton

Lord Sir James Hamilton , 2nd Marquess of Hamilton, 4th Earl of Arran was born in 1589 in Abertorthwick, Forfarshire, Schotland, the child of James Hamilton and Bessie Foulis. Lord Sir James Hamilton , 2nd Marquess of Hamilton, 4th Earl of Arran married Lady Marion Boyd, and had children including Sarah Hamilton. Lord Sir James Hamilton , 2nd Marquess of Hamilton, 4th Earl of Arran passed away in 1625 in Whitehall, Londen, England.

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Biography

  • Lord Sir James Hamilton , 2nd Marquess of Hamilton, 4th Earl of Arran was born in 1589 in Abertorthwick, Forfarshire, Schotland, the child of James Hamilton and Bessie Foulis.
  • Lord Sir James Hamilton , 2nd Marquess of Hamilton, 4th Earl of Arran married Lady Marion Boyd, and had children including Sarah Hamilton.
  • Lord Sir James Hamilton , 2nd Marquess of Hamilton, 4th Earl of Arran passed away in 1625 in Whitehall, Londen, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Hamilton
1566 – 1644
Birth Location: Canongate, Midlothian, Scotland
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Bessie Foulis
1568 – 1609
Birth Location: South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Lady Boyd
1476 – 1559
Birth Location: Bonshaw, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
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Children(s)

Sarah Hamilton
1616 – 1690
Birth Location: James City, Henrico County, Virginia, American Colony
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Lord Hamilton's Ancestors

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Lord Hamilton
1589 – 1625
Birth Place: Abertorthwick, Forfarshire, Schotland
Parents
James Hamilton
1566 – 1644
Canongate, Midlothian, Scotland
Bessie Foulis
1568 – 1609
South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland
Grandparents
Lord (James) Hamilton
1538 – 1603
Torrence, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Katherine Broomhill
1544 – 1600
Broomhill, Clydesdale, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Laird (James) Foulis
1539 – 1599
Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland
Mary Lauder
1541 – 1593
Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lord Hamilton's Descendants

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Lord (Sir James) Hamilton (19 Jun 1589 – 2 Mar 1625) m. Lady (Marion) Boyd (1476 – 31 Aug 1559)
  1. 1. Sarah Hamilton (Jan 1616 – 5 Feb 1690) m. Richard Ferris (January 1596 – 1640)
    1. 1. Sarah (Elizabeth) Ferris (08 May 1634 – 1689) m. Colonel (Robert "Tater Hole") Woodson (1634 – 1 Oct 1707)
      1. 1. Elizabeth (Ferris) Woodson (1670 – 02 Feb 1761) m. Col. (William) Lewis (1660 – 25 Dec 1706)
        1. 1. Mourning ("Mary") Lewis (1694 – 8 Aug 1765) m. Captain (Robert) Adams (1689 – 1739)

Lord Hamilton's Timeline

2 Records

1589
19 Jun 1589
Birth of Lord Sir James Hamilton , 2nd Marquess of Hamilton, 4th Earl of Arran in Abertorthwick, Forfarshire, Schotland
Abertorthwick, Forfarshire, Schotland
1625
2 Mar 1625
Age 36
Death of Lord Sir James Hamilton , 2nd Marquess of Hamilton, 4th Earl of Arran in Whitehall, Londen, England
Whitehall, Londen, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Jun 1589
    Event Place: Abertorthwick, Forfarshire, Schotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Mar 1625
    Event Place: Whitehall, Londen, England
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