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Margaret Hamilton Countess of Angus 1585–1623 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1585

Birth Location: Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1623

Death Location: Douglas, South Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: Claud Paisley

Mother: Margaret Seton

Spouse(s): William Douglas

Children(s): Jean Douglas, James Douglas, Margaret Douglas, Lucy Nithsdale, Sir Dunbarton, Archibald Douglas, William Douglas, Margaret Douglas, Lady Douglas, Grizel Douglas, Flora Douglas

Margaret Hamilton Countess of Angus was born in 1585 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland, the child of Claud Hamilton 1St Lord Paisley And Margaret Seton. Margaret Hamilton Countess of Angus married William Douglas, and had children including Archibald Douglas, Flora Douglas, Grizel Douglas, James Douglas, Jean Douglas, Lady Grizel Douglas, Lucy Hamilton Douglas Countess Of Nithsdale, Margaret Douglas, Sir George Douglas Laird Of Dunbarton, William Douglas, William Douglas Sir. Margaret Hamilton Countess of Angus passed away in 1623 in Douglas, South Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • Margaret Hamilton Countess of Angus was born in 1585 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland, the child of Claud Hamilton 1St Lord Paisley And Margaret Seton.
  • Margaret Hamilton Countess of Angus married William Douglas, and had children including Archibald Douglas, Flora Douglas, Grizel Douglas, James Douglas, Jean Douglas, Lady Grizel Douglas, Lucy Hamilton Douglas Countess Of Nithsdale, Margaret Douglas, Sir George Douglas Laird Of Dunbarton, William Douglas, William Douglas Sir.
  • Margaret Hamilton Countess of Angus passed away in 1623 in Douglas, South Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

Claud Paisley
1543–1621
Birth Location: Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
CP
Margaret Seton
1550–1616
Birth Location: Seton, Haddingtonshire, Scotland
MS

Spouses(s)

William Douglas
1589–1660
Birth Location: Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
WD

Children(s)

Jean Douglas
1615–1669
Birth Location: Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland
JD
James Douglas
1618–1645
Birth Location: Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland
JD
Margaret Douglas
1588–1660
Birth Location: Parish Of Logie, Clakmannshire, Sterling, Scotland
MD
Lucy Nithsdale
1600–1713
Birth Location: Lochinver, Sutherland, Scotland
LN
Sir Dunbarton
1601–1663
Birth Location: Pumpherston, Midlothian, Scotland
SD
Archibald Douglas
1609–1655
Birth Location: Drumlanrig Castle, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
AD
William Douglas
1610–1633
Birth Location: –
WD
Margaret Douglas
1610–1660
Birth Location: Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland
MD
Lady Douglas
1615–1623
Birth Location: Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland
LD
Grizel Douglas
1616–1646
Birth Location: North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland
GD
Flora Douglas
1621–1667
Birth Location: Dumfriesshire, Scotland. Of the celebrated family on the borders of Scotland and England.
FD

Margaret Angus's Ancestors

Self
Margaret Angus
1585–1623
Birth Place: Dumfriesshire, Scotland
Parents
Claud Hamilton 1st Lord Paisley
1543–1621
Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Margaret Seton
1550–1616
Seton, Haddingtonshire, Scotland
Grandparents
James (Hamilton -Second Earl of Arran, Hertog van) Châtellerault
1515–1575
Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Schotland
Margaret (Douglas Duchess of Châtellerault; Countess of Arran; Duchess of) Hamilton
1511–1579
Morton, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
Sir (George Seton 5th Lord Seton, Provost of Edinburgh, Master of the Royal Household, Privy Councillor, Commissioner to) France
1530–1586
Seton Palace, Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland
Isabel (Hamilton Orbieston) Seton
1518–1604
Innerwick, Haddingtonshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
James Arran
1475–1529
Janet Bethune
1486–1522
James Morton
1487–1548
Catherine Morton
1495–1554
George Seton
1500–1549
Elizabeth IV
1510–1574
William and
1492–1569
Katharine Cassilis
1491–1593
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Cadzow
1415–1479
Mary Arran
1453–1488
David Creich
1466–1510
Janet Duddingston
1467–1541
John Morton
1459–1513
Jane Morton
1461–1516
James Scotland
1473–1513
Marion Boyd
1477–1559
George Seton
1481–1513
Lady Hepburn
1485–1560
John Yester
1485–1543
Elizabeth Angus
1487–1576
Alexander Cambuskeith"
1475–1513
Marion Cunningham
1488–1504
David Cassilis
1463–1513
Agnes Borthwick
1465–1509

Margaret Angus's Descendants

1.
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Margaret (Hamilton Countess of) Angus (1585–1623) m. William Douglas (Abt 1589–19 Feb 1660)
  1. 1. Jean Douglas 1615–1669 m. John (Hamilton Of Carriden First Lord Of) Bargany 1615–1661
    1. 1. William (Hamilton or) Hambleton 1636–1677 m. Sarah Watkins 1636–
      1. 1. William (HAMBLETON) II 1663–1725 m. Margaret Sherwood 1663–1755
        1. 1. Lucy Hambleton 1693– m. Philemon Skinner 1701–1761
        2. 2. Mary Hambleton 1686–1760 m. Alexander (Grant) Sr 1684–1738
        3. 3. Elizabeth Hambleton 1690–
        4. 4. John Hambleton 1694–1773 m. Mary Studham 1698–
        5. 5. William Hambleton 1695–1741 m. Ester Leeds 1697–
        6. 6. Philemon Hambleton 1698–1757 m. Sarah Sherwood 1725–
        7. 7. Sarah Hambleton 1699– m. Robert Dawson 1698–
        8. 8. Frances Hambleton 1700– m. John Camperson 1700–
        9. 9. Katherine Hambleton 1701– m. Charles Spencer 1700–1762
        10. 10. Margaret Hambleton 1703– m. Carper 1700–
        11. 11. Catherine Hambleton 1710–1796 m. Samuel Spencer 1710–1772
      2. 2. Samuel Hambleton 1665–1694 m. Samuel Hambelton 1665–
      3. 3. Philemon Hambleton 1666–1757
      4. 4. John Hambleton 1667–1716
      5. 5. Frances Hambleton 1668–1708
      6. 6. Edward Hambleton 1671–1716 m. Elizabeth ((Wuinton)) Quinton 1673– m. Mary Hambleton 1675–
      7. 7. Mary Hambleton 1675– m. Elliott 1670–
    2. 2. Margaret Hamilton 1625–1671 m. John Kennedy 1611–1665 m. David (Ogilvie of) Clova 1658–
    3. 3. Anne Hamilton 1630–1678 m. Patrick (Houston 1st) Baronet 1630–1696
    4. 4. Marjory Hamilton 1630– m. William (Baillie 11th of) Lamington 1626–
    5. 5. William Hamilton 1631– m. Mary Hay 1652–
    6. 6. Catherine Hamilton 1632– m. William Cuninghame 1643–
    7. 7. John (William Hamilton 2nd Lord) Bargany 1636–1690 m. Lady (Margaret Cunningham) Ogilvy 1638–1692 m. Alice Moore 1646–1676
    8. 8. James Hamilton 1648–
    9. 9. William Hamilton 1649–
    10. 10. William Hamilton 1650–
    11. 11. Anna Hamilton 1652–
  2. 2. James Douglas 1618–1645 m. Mary (Hamilton, Countess of) Angus 1620–
  3. 3. Margaret Douglas 1588–1660 m. Charles (James) Alexander 1611–1661
  4. 4. Lucy (Hamilton Douglas Countess Of) Nithsdale 1600–1713 m. Robert Maxwell 1645–1683 m. Henry Maxwell 1611–1670 m. Robert (Maxwell Sir of Sweetheart, 4th Earl of) Nithsdale 1598–
  5. 5. Sir (George Douglas Laird of) Dunbarton 1601–1663 m. Katherine (Tindell of) Pumpherston 1605–1655
  6. 6. Archibald Douglas 1609–1655 m. Anne Stuart 1614–1646 m. Jean Wemyss 1629–1715
  7. 7. William Douglas 1610–1633
  8. 8. Margaret Douglas 1610–1660 m. William (Alexander 2nd Earl of) Stirling 1602–1638
  9. 9. Lady (Grizel) Douglas 1615–1623 m. William (Carmichael Master of) Carmichael 1605–1657
  10. 10. Grizel Douglas 1616–1646 m. William (Carmichael Master of) Carmichael 1605–1657
  11. 11. Flora Douglas 1621–1667 m. Edward (Harris) Sr 1620–1673 m. William Harris 1620–1673

Margaret Angus's Timeline

4 Records

1585
1585
Birth of Margaret Hamilton Countess of Angus in Dumfriesshire, Scotland
Dumfriesshire, Scotland
1598
5 Apr 1598
Age 13
Margaret Hamilton Countess of Angus was christened in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
1621
1621
Age 36
Death of Margaret Hamilton Countess of Angus in Douglas West, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Douglas West, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1623
1623
Age 38
Burial of Margaret Hamilton Countess of Angus in Douglas, South Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Douglas, South Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1585
    Event Place: Dumfriesshire, Scotland
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 28 May 2023), entry for Margaret Hamilton, person ID 27D9-D2J.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 5 Apr 1598
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 28 May 2023), entry for Margaret Hamilton, person ID 27D9-D2J.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1621
    Event Place: Douglas West, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 28 May 2023), entry for Margaret Hamilton, person ID 27D9-D2J.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1623
    Event Place: Douglas, South Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 28 May 2023), entry for Margaret Hamilton, person ID 27D9-D2J.
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