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Sir William Hamilton 1605–1681 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1605

Birth Location: Paisley, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 25 June 1681

Death Location: South Shields, Metropolitan Borough of South Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, England

Father: James Paisley

Mother: Countess Hamilton

Spouse(s): Jean Cathcart

Children(s):

In 1605, Sir William Hamilton entered the world in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to James Hamilton Sir 1St Earl And Duke Of Abercorn 2Nd Marquess Of Hamilton 2Nd Earl Paisley And Countess Abercorn Marion Boyd Cuninghame Hamilton. Sir William Hamilton married Jean Colquhoun Baroness Of Cathcart. Sir William Hamilton passed away in 1681 in South Shields, Metropolitan Borough of South Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, England.

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  • In 1605, Sir William Hamilton entered the world in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to James Hamilton Sir 1St Earl And Duke Of Abercorn 2Nd Marquess Of Hamilton 2Nd Earl Paisley And Countess Abercorn Marion Boyd Cuninghame Hamilton.
  • Sir William Hamilton married Jean Colquhoun Baroness Of Cathcart.
  • Sir William Hamilton passed away in 1681 in South Shields, Metropolitan Borough of South Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, England.

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Sir Hamilton's Ancestors

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Sir Hamilton
1605–1681
Birth Place: Paisley, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
James Hamilton Sir 1st Earl And Duke of Abercorn, 2nd Marquess Of Hamilton, 2nd Earl Paisley
1574–1618
Paisley, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Countess (Abercorn Marion Boyd Cuninghame) Hamilton
1578–1632
Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland
Grandparents
Claude (Hamilton Lord van) Paisley
1543–1622
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Margaret (Hamilton Montgomerie Seton) Wintoun
1550–1616
Seton House, Port Seton, East Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Sir (twin)
1515–1575
George Seton
1531–1586
Isabelle Hamilton
1518–1604
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Willem Sanquhar
1500–
Catharina Kennedy
1500–1593

Sir Hamilton's Timeline

2 Records

1605
1605
Birth of Sir William Hamilton in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Paisley, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
1681
25 June 1681
Age 76
Death of Sir William Hamilton in South Shields, County Durham, England, United Kingdom
South Shields, County Durham, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1605
    Event Place: Paisley, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 June 1681
    Event Place: South Shields, County Durham, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: South Shields, Metropolitan Borough of South Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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