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Margaret Hamilton 1585 – 1623 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1585

Birth Location: Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 11 September 1623

Death Location: Douglas Castle, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: James Arran

Mother: MARGARETHA Seton

Spouse(s): William Douglas

Children(s): Grizell Douglas

Margaret Hamilton was born in 1585 in Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of James Hamilton 3rd Earl of Arran and MARGARETHA Margaret De Montgomery De Seton. Margaret Hamilton married William Douglas, and had children including Grizell Douglas. Margaret Hamilton passed away in 1623 in Douglas Castle, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • Margaret Hamilton was born in 1585 in Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of James Hamilton 3rd Earl of Arran and MARGARETHA Margaret De Montgomery De Seton.
  • Margaret Hamilton married William Douglas, and had children including Grizell Douglas.
  • Margaret Hamilton passed away in 1623 in Douglas Castle, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Arran
1537 – 1609
Birth Location: Firth Clyde, Bute, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
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MARGARETHA Seton
1550 – 1616
Birth Location: Seton House, Port Seton, East Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

William Douglas
1589 – 1660
Birth Location: Drumlanrig Castle, Dumfriesshire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
WD

Children(s)

Grizell Douglas
1616 – 1645
Birth Location: Douglas, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
GD

Margaret Hamilton's Ancestors

Self
Margaret Hamilton
1585 – 1623
Birth Place: Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
James Hamilton 3rd Earl of Arran
1537 – 1609
Firth Clyde, Bute, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
MARGARETHA (Margaret De Montgomery De) Seton
1550 – 1616
Seton House, Port Seton, East Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
George (Seton, 5th Lord) Seton
1531 – 1586
Winton, Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland or Probably Seton Ho, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Isabel (Elizabeth) Hamilton
1518 – 1604
Sanquhar Castle, Dumfriesshire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Baron Winton
1508 – 1549
Lady Winton
1510 – 1538
Catherine Kennedy
1510 – 1593
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir. Seton
1481 – 1513

Margaret Hamilton's Descendants

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Margaret Hamilton (1585 – 11 September 1623) m. William Douglas (1589 – 19 February 1660)
  1. 1. Grizell Douglas (14 April 1616 – 23 March 1645) m. William (Master of Carmichael) Carmichael (18 Nov 1605 – 1 Aug 1657)
    1. 1. Mary ((Madame)) Carmichaell (Abt. 1636 – May 1688) m. Archibald (Baronet) Stewart (1634 – 08 Mar 1670)
      1. 1. Mary (Clugston) Stewart* (1662 – 1737) m. Richard Dobbs (1660 – May 1711)
        1. 1. Rev. (Richard John) Dobbs (1695 – 28 May 1775) m. Mary ((Stewart of Ballintoy)) Young (1714 – April 1796)
    2. 2. Rachel Carmichael (1637 – )
    3. 3. John (James) Carmichael (28 February 1638 – 20 September 1710)
    4. 4. William Carmichael (28 July 1641 – )

Margaret Hamilton's Timeline

3 Records

1585
1585
Birth of Margaret Hamilton in Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
1601
11 July 1601
Age 16
Margaret Hamilton was married in Douglas, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Douglas, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
1623
11 September 1623
Age 38
Death of Margaret Hamilton in Douglas Castle, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Douglas Castle, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1585
    Event Place: Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 11 July 1601
    Event Place: Douglas, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 September 1623
    Event Place: Douglas Castle, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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