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Sir James 5th Baron of Cadzow Hamilton 1397–1441 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1397

Birth Location: Cadzow Castle, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Death Date: MAY 1441

Death Location: Kindell House, Bo'ness, West Lothian, Scotland

Father: John Hamilton

Mother: Jacoba Douglas

Spouse(s): Janet Livingston

Children(s): Alexander Hamilton, Agnes Hamilton, Gavin Gadzow, James Hamilton

In 1397, Sir James 5th Baron of Cadzow Hamilton entered the world in Cadzow Castle, Lanarkshire, Scotland, born to John 4Th Baron Laird Cadzow Hamilton And Jacoba Douglas. Sir James 5th Baron of Cadzow Hamilton married Janet Callander Baroness Livingston, and had children including Agnes Hamilton, Alexander Hamilton, Elizabeth Hamilton, Gavin Hamilton Gadzow, James Hamilton, John Hamilton. Sir James 5th Baron of Cadzow Hamilton passed away in 1441 in Kindell House, Bo'ness, West Lothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1397, Sir James 5th Baron of Cadzow Hamilton entered the world in Cadzow Castle, Lanarkshire, Scotland, born to John 4Th Baron Laird Cadzow Hamilton And Jacoba Douglas.
  • Sir James 5th Baron of Cadzow Hamilton married Janet Callander Baroness Livingston, and had children including Agnes Hamilton, Alexander Hamilton, Elizabeth Hamilton, Gavin Hamilton Gadzow, James Hamilton, John Hamilton.
  • Sir James 5th Baron of Cadzow Hamilton passed away in 1441 in Kindell House, Bo'ness, West Lothian, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Hamilton
1371–1402
Birth Location: Cadzow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, Great Britain
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Jacoba Douglas
1379–1392
Birth Location: Dalkeith, Mid-Lothian, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Janet Livingston
1396–1439
Birth Location: Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland
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Children(s)

Alexander Hamilton
1428–1488
Birth Location: Cadzow Castle, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Agnes Hamilton
1429–1488
Birth Location: Raploch, Ayrshire, Scotland
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Gavin Gadzow
1427–1493
Birth Location: Lanarkshire, Scotland
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James Hamilton
1415–1479
Birth Location: Cadzow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, Great Britain
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Sir Hamilton's Ancestors

Self
Sir Hamilton
1397–1441
Birth Place: Cadzow Castle, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Parents
John 4th Baron (Laird) Cadzow Hamilton
1371–1402
Cadzow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, Great Britain
Jacoba Douglas
1379–1392
Dalkeith, Mid-Lothian, Scotland
Grandparents
Sir (David (3rd Laird Cadzow)) Hamilton
1333–1392
Cadzow Castle, Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Janet Keith
1340–1406
Galston, Ayrshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
David Cadzow
1310–1375
Margaretha Dunkeld
1315–1350
William Keith
1280–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Cadzow
1274–1346
Mary Gordon
1301–1346

Sir Hamilton's Descendants

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Sir (James 5th Baron of Cadzow) Hamilton (1397–MAY 1441) m. Janet (Callander Baroness) Livingston (1396–1439)
  1. 1. Alexander Hamilton 1428–1488 m. Margaret Forrester 1422–1430 m. Mary ((Stewart)) Stuart 1452–1488 m. Lady (Euphemia) Graham 1408–1468 m. Mary ((Stewart)) Stuart 1452–1488 m. Mistress (Janet) Calderwood 1425–
    1. 1. James Hamilton 1415–1479 m. Mary Stewart 1453–1488 m. Margaret Douglas 1459–
      1. 1. James Hamilton 1475–1529 m. Jeanette (van) Bethune 1482–1522 m. Janet Beaton 1486–1522 m. Beatrix Drummond 1477–1497 m. Elizabeth HOME 1477–1544 m. Mary Scotland 1452–1488 m. Mary Boyd 1476–1559 m. Janet BETHUNE 1599–
        1. 1. James Hamilton 1515–1575 m. Helen Cunningham 1523–1596
        2. 2. Johanna HAMILTON 1512–1577
        3. 3. Euphemia Hamilton 1500–1550
        4. 4. Lady (Helen Hamilton Countess) Argyl 1513–1590
        5. 5. Margaret Hamilton 1494–1544
        6. 6. Margaret Livingston 1500–
        7. 7. John Hamilton 1517–1571
        8. 8. Jean (Hamilton Countess) Glencairn 1517–1575
        9. 9. Gavin Hamilton 1519–1549
        10. 10. James HAMILTON 1505–1540
        11. 11. Thomas Hamilton 1472–1529
        12. 12. Isabel Livingston 1505–1552
        13. 13. Sir (Robert Darself) Hamilton 1554–1579
        14. 14. Robert (Hamilton af) Deserf 1554–1579
        15. 15. Janet (Johanna) HAMILTON 1492–1567
        16. 16. Margaret Hamilton 1505–1544
        17. 17. Janet HAMILTON 1492–
        18. 18. Ninian SETON 1500–1567
        19. 19. John HAMILTON 1496–1558
        20. 20. Sir (James) Hamilton 1505–1540
        21. 21. James (Hamilton Earl van Arran Hertog van) Châtellerault 1515–1575
        22. 22. Gavin Hamilton 1516–1575
        23. 23. Sir (James) Hamilton 1495–1540
        24. 24. Lady (Helen) Hamilton 1513–1558
        25. 25. Lady (Helen Hamilton Countess) Argyl 1510–1590
        26. 26. John Hamilton 1511–1571
        27. 27. Margaret Stewart 1497–
        28. 28. John Hamilton 1496–1558
      2. 2. James Hamilton 1450–1473
      3. 3. Robert Hamilton 1476–1543
      4. 4. Lady (Elizabeth Stewart Hamilton Countess) Lennox 1474–1531
      5. 5. WILLIAM Hamilton 1450–1538
      6. 6. John (Whitecamp) Hamilton 1422–
      7. 7. James (III, King of) Scots 1475–1529
      8. 8. James (2nd Lord Boyd of Kilmarnock) Boyd 1468–1484
      9. 9. Patrick Hamilton 1475–1520
      10. 10. John Hamilton 1445–1489
      11. 11. Mary Hamilton 1473–
      12. 12. Elizabeth 1476–
      13. 13. Agnes Hamilton 1444–
      14. 14. Gavin Hamilton 1455–
    2. 2. Robert Hamilton 1480–1543
    3. 3. Elizabeth Hamilton 1474–1531
    4. 4. James Hamilton 1475–1529
    5. 5. Elizabeth Hamilton 1442–1517
    6. 6. James (III) Hamilton 1475–1529
    7. 7. Margaret Hamilton 1479–
    8. 8. Jean Hamilton 1474–
    9. 9. Elizabeth Hamilton 1473–1531
    10. 10. Sir (Patrick) Hamilton 1475–1520
    11. 11. David Hamilton –1523
    12. 12. John Hamilton –1550
  2. 2. Agnes Hamilton 1429–1488
  3. 3. Gavin (Hamilton) Gadzow 1427–1493
  4. 4. James Hamilton 1415–1479

Sir Hamilton's Timeline

2 Records

1397
1397
Birth of Sir James 5th Baron of Cadzow Hamilton in Cadzow Castle, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Cadzow Castle, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1441
MAY 1441
Age 44
Death of Sir James 5th Baron of Cadzow Hamilton in Kindell House, Bo'ness, West Lothian, Scotland
Kindell House, Bo'ness, West Lothian, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1397
    Event Place: Cadzow Castle, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: MAY 1441
    Event Place: Kindell House, Bo'ness, West Lothian, Scotland
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
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