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Sir James Hamilton 1495–1540 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1495

Birth Location: Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Scotland

Death Date: 16 Aug 1540

Death Location: Scotland

Father: Sir Chatellerault

Mother: Lady wife

Spouse(s): Isabel Kincardineshire

Children(s): Gisela Hamilton

The story of Sir James Hamilton began in 1495 in Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Sir James Hamilton married Isabel Livingston Lady Of Kincardineshire, and had children including Gisela Hamilton. Sir James Hamilton passed away in 1540 in Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir James Hamilton began in 1495 in Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Scotland.
  • Sir James Hamilton married Isabel Livingston Lady Of Kincardineshire, and had children including Gisela Hamilton.
  • Sir James Hamilton passed away in 1540 in Scotland.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sir Hamilton's Ancestors

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Sir Hamilton
1495–1540
Birth Place: Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Scotland
Parents
Sir James Hamilton, 2nd Lord of Hamilton, 1st Earl of Arran, Duke of Chatellerault
1500–1529
Buchen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Lady (Janet Beaton Bethune, 2nd) wife
1486–1522
Creich Castle, Fifeshire, Schotland
Grandparents
James (II Hamilton, 1st Lord Hamilton 6th Laird of Cadzow, Earl of) Arran
1410–1479
Raploch, Ayrshire, Scotland
Marjory (Mary) Hamilton
1430–1488
Cadzow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
James Cazow
1398–1441
Janet Arran
1399–1457
James Scots
1430–1460
Mary Scotland
1433–1463
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Cadzow
1370–1402
Lady Douglas
1400–
Sir Scotland
1376–1451
Dauphine Dundas
1378–1459
James Scots
1394–1437
Joan Beaufort
1406–1445
Arnold Gelderland
1410–1473
Princess Guelders
1417–1479

Sir Hamilton's Descendants

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Sir (James) Hamilton (1495–16 Aug 1540) m. Isabel (Livingston, Lady of) Kincardineshire (1505–12 Dec 1552)
  1. 1. Gisela Hamilton 1535–1565

Sir Hamilton's Timeline

3 Records

1495
1495
Birth of Sir James Hamilton in Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Scotland
Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Scotland
1540
16 Aug 1540
Age 45
Death of Sir James Hamilton in executed for treason, Craignethan Castle, South Lanarkshire, Scotland
executed for treason, Craignethan Castle, South Lanarkshire, Scotland
1540
16 Aug 1540
Age 45
Death of Sir James Hamilton in Scotland
Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1495
    Event Place: Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Aug 1540
    Event Place: executed for treason, Craignethan Castle, South Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 08; Page: 1050
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Aug 1540
    Event Place: Scotland

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