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Sir Thomasof Haddington Hamilton 1563 – 1637 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Jan 1563

Birth Location: Prestfield, Mid-Lothian, Schotland

Death Date: 29 May 1637

Death Location: Holyrood, Southampton, Southamptonshire, England

Father: Thomas Priestfield

Mother: Elisabeth Murray

Spouse(s): Margaretha Bothwick

Children(s): Isabelle Hamilton, Thomas Haddington

In 1563, Sir Thomasof Haddington Hamilton entered the world in Prestfield, Mid-Lothian, Schotland, born to Thomas Hamilton Liard van Priestfield and Elisabeth Murray. Sir Thomasof Haddington Hamilton married Margaretha Bothwick, and had children including Isabelle Hamilton, Thomas Hamilton Earl Van Haddington. Sir Thomasof Haddington Hamilton passed away in 1637 in Holyrood, Southampton, Southamptonshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1563, Sir Thomasof Haddington Hamilton entered the world in Prestfield, Mid-Lothian, Schotland, born to Thomas Hamilton Liard van Priestfield and Elisabeth Murray.
  • Sir Thomasof Haddington Hamilton married Margaretha Bothwick, and had children including Isabelle Hamilton, Thomas Hamilton Earl Van Haddington.
  • Sir Thomasof Haddington Hamilton passed away in 1637 in Holyrood, Southampton, Southamptonshire, England.

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Sir Hamilton's Ancestors

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Sir Hamilton
1563 – 1637
Birth Place: Prestfield, Mid-Lothian, Schotland
Parents
Thomas Hamilton Liard van Priestfield
1540 – 1610
Priestfield, Renfrewshire, Schotland
Elisabeth Murray
1540 – 1612
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Hamilton's Descendants

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Sir (Thomasof Haddington) Hamilton (Jan 1563 – 29 May 1637) m. Margaretha Bothwick (1567 – 1596)
  1. 1. Isabelle Hamilton (18 February 1595 – 1670)
  2. 2. Thomas (Hamilton Earl Van) Haddington (25 May 1600 – 29 August 1640) m. Lady (Catherine of Mar) Erskine (3 January 1603 – 5 February 1635)
    1. 1. John (Earl of Haddington 4th) Hamilton (29 March 1626 – 31 August 1669) m. Christian (De) Lindsay (15th October 1632 – 26th October 1704)
      1. 1. Countess (Margaret Haddington - Lindsey - Hope of Hopetoun) Hamilton (14 August 1649 – 31 January 1711) m. John Hope (15 June 1650 – 5 May 1682)
        1. 1. ? m. ?
      2. 2. Charles (Earl of Haddington 5th) Hamilton (1 July 1650 – May 1685)

Sir Hamilton's Timeline

3 Records

1563
Jan 1563
Birth of Sir Thomasof Haddington Hamilton in Prestfield, Mid-Lothian, Schotland
Prestfield, Mid-Lothian, Schotland
1637
29 May 1637
Age 74
Death of Sir Thomasof Haddington Hamilton in Holyrood, Southampton, Southamptonshire, England
Holyrood, Southampton, Southamptonshire, England
1637
May 1637
Age 74
Burial of Sir Thomasof Haddington Hamilton in Wiltshire, England
Wiltshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jan 1563
    Event Place: Prestfield, Mid-Lothian, Schotland
    Record Source: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 May 1637
    Event Place: Holyrood, Southampton, Southamptonshire, England
    Record Source: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: May 1637
    Event Place: Wiltshire, England

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