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Sir James Hamilton, 3rd Earl of Arran, 4th Lord Hamilton 1532 – 1609 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1532

Birth Location: Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 9 Mar 1609

Death Location: Arran Island, Firth Clyde, Bute, Scotland

Father: James C

Mother: Lady Douglas

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In 1532, Sir James Hamilton, 3rd Earl of Arran, 4th Lord Hamilton entered the world in Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to James Hamilton 2nd Earl of Arran and Duke of C and Lady Margaret Douglas. Sir James Hamilton, 3rd Earl of Arran, 4th Lord Hamilton passed away in 1609 in Arran Island, Firth Clyde, Bute, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1532, Sir James Hamilton, 3rd Earl of Arran, 4th Lord Hamilton entered the world in Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to James Hamilton 2nd Earl of Arran and Duke of C and Lady Margaret Douglas.
  • Sir James Hamilton, 3rd Earl of Arran, 4th Lord Hamilton passed away in 1609 in Arran Island, Firth Clyde, Bute, Scotland.

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Sir Hamilton's Ancestors

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Sir Hamilton
1532 – 1609
Birth Place: Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
James Hamilton 2nd Earl of Arran and Duke of C
1519 – 1575
Broderick Castle, Arran Island Firth Clyde, Bute Scotland, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lady (Margaret) Douglas
1515 – 1579
Harbottle, Northumberland Unitary Authority, Northumberland, England
Grandparents
James Hamilton
1476 – 1529
Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Janette Betoun
1500 – 1529
Balfour, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
James Hamilton
1415 – 1479
Mary Stewart
David Betoun
1466 –
Janet Duddingston
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Hamilton's Timeline

2 Records

1532
1532
Birth of Sir James Hamilton, 3rd Earl of Arran, 4th Lord Hamilton in Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
1609
9 Mar 1609
Age 77
Death of Sir James Hamilton, 3rd Earl of Arran, 4th Lord Hamilton in Arran Island, Firth Clyde, Bute, Scotland
Arran Island, Firth Clyde, Bute, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1532
    Event Place: Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Mar 1609
    Event Place: Arran Island, Firth Clyde, Bute, Scotland

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