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Matthew Hamilton 1515–1575 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 JAN 1515

Birth Location: Brodick Castle, Firth Clyde, Bute, Scotland

Death Date: 22 JAN 1575

Death Location: Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Father: James III

Mother: Janet (Bethune)

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In 1515, Matthew Hamilton entered the world in Brodick Castle, Firth Clyde, Bute, Scotland, born to James Hamilton Iii And Janet Of Creich Beaton Bethune. Matthew Hamilton passed away in 1575 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1515, Matthew Hamilton entered the world in Brodick Castle, Firth Clyde, Bute, Scotland, born to James Hamilton Iii And Janet Of Creich Beaton Bethune.
  • Matthew Hamilton passed away in 1575 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

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Matthew Hamilton's Ancestors

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Matthew Hamilton
1515–1575
Birth Place: Brodick Castle, Firth Clyde, Bute, Scotland
Parents
James Hamilton III
1477–1529
Brodick Castle, Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Janet (of Creich Beaton) (Bethune)
1486–1522
Creich Castle, Fifeshire, Schotland
Grandparents
James Hamilton
1415–1479
Cadzow Castle, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Mary (Stewart Countess of) Arran
1453–1488
Stirling Castle, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
James Hamilton
1396–1441
Janet Livingstone
1399–1439
James Scotland
1430–1460
Mary Egmond
1434–1463
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Hamilton
1370–1402
Janet Douglas
1372–1410
James Scotland
1394–1437
Joan Beaufort
1404–1445
Arnold Guelders
1410–1473
Catherine Marck
1417–1479

Matthew Hamilton's Timeline

2 Records

1515
1 JAN 1515
Birth of Matthew Hamilton in Brodick Castle, Firth Clyde, Bute, Scotland
Brodick Castle, Firth Clyde, Bute, Scotland
1575
22 JAN 1575
Age 60
Death of Matthew Hamilton in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 JAN 1515
    Event Place: Brodick Castle, Firth Clyde, Bute, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 JAN 1575
    Event Place: Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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