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Sir Lord Admiral, James III Hamilton 1500 – 1529 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 June 1500

Birth Location: Buchen, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 26 March 1529

Death Location: Bo'ness, West Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: John Orbisto

Mother: Jean Hamilton

Spouse(s): Lady Raploch,, Lady Stewart

Children(s): Marie Lorraine

In 1500, Sir Lord Admiral, James III Hamilton Knight, High Sheriff of Lanarkshire, Lord High Admiral of Scotland, Lieutenant General of Scotland, 1st Earl of Arran entered the world in Buchen, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to John Hamilton of Orbisto and Jean Hamilton. Sir Lord Admiral, James III Hamilton Knight, High Sheriff of Lanarkshire, Lord High Admiral of Scotland, Lieutenant General of Scotland, 1st Earl of Arran married Lady Janet Beaton\Bethune, Lady of Creich & Hamilton, Baroness of Torrance, 5th Baroness of Hamilton, 6th Baroness of Raploch,, Lady Christian 1st Lady of Arran 2nd Lady Baroness of Hamilton Stewart, and had children including Marie Princess of Lorraine. Sir Lord Admiral, James III Hamilton Knight, High Sheriff of Lanarkshire, Lord High Admiral of Scotland, Lieutenant General of Scotland, 1st Earl of Arran passed away in 1529 in Bo'ness, West Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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  • In 1500, Sir Lord Admiral, James III Hamilton Knight, High Sheriff of Lanarkshire, Lord High Admiral of Scotland, Lieutenant General of Scotland, 1st Earl of Arran entered the world in Buchen, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to John Hamilton of Orbisto and Jean Hamilton.
  • Sir Lord Admiral, James III Hamilton Knight, High Sheriff of Lanarkshire, Lord High Admiral of Scotland, Lieutenant General of Scotland, 1st Earl of Arran married Lady Janet Beaton\Bethune, Lady of Creich & Hamilton, Baroness of Torrance, 5th Baroness of Hamilton, 6th Baroness of Raploch,, Lady Christian 1st Lady of Arran 2nd Lady Baroness of Hamilton Stewart, and had children including Marie Princess of Lorraine.
  • Sir Lord Admiral, James III Hamilton Knight, High Sheriff of Lanarkshire, Lord High Admiral of Scotland, Lieutenant General of Scotland, 1st Earl of Arran passed away in 1529 in Bo'ness, West Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Sir Hamilton's Ancestors

Self
Sir Hamilton
1500 – 1529
Birth Place: Buchen, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
John Hamilton of Orbisto
1468 – 1541
Buchen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Jean Hamilton
1474 – 1531
Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Hamilton's Descendants

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Sir (Lord Admiral, James III) Hamilton (1 June 1500 – 26 March 1529) m. Lady (Janet Beaton\Bethune, Lady of Creich & Hamilton, Baroness of Torrance, 5th Baroness of Hamilton, 6th Baroness of) Raploch, (1485 – 21 July 1529) m. Lady (Christian 1st Lady of Arran 2nd Lady Baroness of Hamilton) Stewart (1500 – 1557)
  1. 1. Marie (Princess of) Lorraine (22 Nov 1515 – 25 May 1596) m. James (V King of) Scotland (14 Dec 1542 – 10 Apr 1612)
    1. 1. Mary (Queen of) Scotland (7 Dec 1542 – 8 Feb 1587)
    2. 2. Thomas (W.) Hunter (1546 – 20 Dec 1612) m. Lady (Katharine) Burrell (1545 – 28 May 1608)
      1. 1. William (Thomas) Hunter (6 Jul 1568 – 1 Nov 1648) m. Margaret ("Mary" Annetta) Smith\Smythes (1571 – 15 Jul 1656)
        1. 1. John Hunter (1608 – 11 April 1675) m. Anne Taylor (1611 – 13 Jul 1691)

Sir Hamilton's Timeline

4 Records

1475
1475
Birth of Sir Lord Admiral, James III Hamilton Knight, High Sheriff of Lanarkshire, Lord High Admiral of Scotland, Lieutenant General of Scotland, 1st Earl of Arran in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
1500
1 June 1500
Birth of Sir Lord Admiral, James III Hamilton Knight, High Sheriff of Lanarkshire, Lord High Admiral of Scotland, Lieutenant General of Scotland, 1st Earl of Arran in Buchen, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Buchen, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
1522
1522
Age 22
Sir Lord Admiral, James III Hamilton Knight, High Sheriff of Lanarkshire, Lord High Admiral of Scotland, Lieutenant General of Scotland, 1st Earl of Arran was married in Isle of Arron, Scotland, United Kingdom
Isle of Arron, Scotland, United Kingdom
1529
26 March 1529
Age 29
Death of Sir Lord Admiral, James III Hamilton Knight, High Sheriff of Lanarkshire, Lord High Admiral of Scotland, Lieutenant General of Scotland, 1st Earl of Arran in Bo'ness, West Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Bo'ness, West Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1475
    Event Place: Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 June 1500
    Event Place: Buchen, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1522
    Event Place: Isle of Arron, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 March 1529
    Event Place: Bo'ness, West Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Strathaven, South Lanarkshire, Scotland

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