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Lord Alexander Hamilton 1650–1730 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1650

Birth Location: St Andrews, Orkney, Fife, Scotland

Death Date: 1730

Death Location: Ireland

Father: Sir Hamilton

Mother: Mary Butler

Spouse(s): Jane Caven

Children(s): William Hamilton

In 1650, Lord Alexander Hamilton entered the world in St Andrews, Orkney, Fife, Scotland, born to Sir George Hamilton And Mary Butler. Lord Alexander Hamilton married Jane Caven, and had children including William Hamilton. Lord Alexander Hamilton passed away in 1730 in Ireland.

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Biography

  • In 1650, Lord Alexander Hamilton entered the world in St Andrews, Orkney, Fife, Scotland, born to Sir George Hamilton And Mary Butler.
  • Lord Alexander Hamilton married Jane Caven, and had children including William Hamilton.
  • Lord Alexander Hamilton passed away in 1730 in Ireland.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lord Hamilton's Ancestors

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Lord Hamilton
1650–1730
Birth Place: St Andrews, Orkney, Fife, Scotland
Parents
Sir George Hamilton
1610–1679
Tyrone, Tyrone, Ireland
Mary Butler
1605–1680
Thurles, Tipperary, Ireland
Grandparents
James (Hamilton Earl of) Abercorn
1575–1619
Paisley, Renfrewshire, , Scotland
Marion Boyd
1583–1632
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Sir (Thomas Butler Viscount of) Thurles
1596–1619
Munster, Tipperary, Ireland
Elizabeth Poyntz
1588–1673
1675131, Somerset, England
Great-Grandparents
Claud Hamilton
1543–1621
Margaret Hamilton
1547–1625
Thomas Boyd
1544–1611
Margaret Campbell
1550–1597
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Boyd
1517–1590
Margaret Colquhoun
1525–1601
Sir Campbell
1531–1593
Isabell Drummond
1531–1568

Lord Hamilton's Descendants

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Lord (Alexander) Hamilton (1650–1730) m. Jane Caven (1660–1718)
  1. 1. William Hamilton 1700–1786 m. Mary (Jane) Bitener 1703–1814
    1. 1. Jane Hamilton 1721–1789 m. John Sharp 1720–1796
      1. 1. Eleanor (Nelly) Sharp 1740–1816 m. Captain (John Thomas) Duncan 1738–1817
        1. 1. Robert (Berry) Duncan 1762–1845 m. Hannah Carr 1765–1821

Lord Hamilton's Timeline

3 Records

1650
1650
Birth of Lord Alexander Hamilton in St Andrews, Orkney, Fife, Scotland
St Andrews, Orkney, Fife, Scotland
1680
11 Dec 1680
Age 30
Lord Alexander Hamilton was married
None
1730
1730
Age 80
Death of Lord Alexander Hamilton in Ireland
Ireland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1650
    Event Place: St Andrews, Orkney, Fife, Scotland
    Record Source: Scottish Covenanters Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 11 Dec 1680
    Record Source: Ayrshire, Scotland, Parish and Probate Records

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Ayr, Lanark, & Stirling: - The Commissariot Record of Glasgow Register of Testamenis, 1547-1800
    Record Source: Ayrshire, Scotland, Parish and Probate Records

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Lanarkshire, Stirling, & Clackmannan: Commissariot Record of Lanark, Register of Testaments, 1595-1800 and Commissariot Record of Stirling, 1607-1800
    Record Source: Clackmannanshire, Scotland: Parish and Probate Records

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1730
    Event Place: Ireland

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