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Sir John Hamilton 1700 – 1776 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Jul 1700

Birth Location: Blackwoodyard, Lanark, Scotland

Death Date: 20 Mar 1776

Death Location: Newton, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Father: Richard Hamilton

Mother: Jane\Jean\Joan Hamilton

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In 1700, Sir John Hamilton entered the world in Blackwoodyard, Lanark, Scotland, born to Richard Robert (Balnevis) Hamilton and Jane\Jean\Joan Weir, Hamilton. Sir John Hamilton passed away in 1776 in Newton, Stirlingshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1700, Sir John Hamilton entered the world in Blackwoodyard, Lanark, Scotland, born to Richard Robert (Balnevis) Hamilton and Jane\Jean\Joan Weir, Hamilton.
  • Sir John Hamilton passed away in 1776 in Newton, Stirlingshire, Scotland.

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Sir Hamilton's Ancestors

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Sir Hamilton
1700 – 1776
Birth Place: Blackwoodyard, Lanark, Scotland
Parents
Richard Robert (Balnevis) Hamilton
1679 – 1722
Avondale, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Jane\Jean\Joan (Weir,) Hamilton
1682 – 1740
Avondale, Lanarkshire, Scotland or Surrey, England
Grandparents
Lt (Gen Richard) Hamilton
1655 – 1717
Strabane, Tyrone, Northern Ireland
Susannah Riddle
1660 – 1702
Minto, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Sir Hamilton
1607 – 1679
Mary Thurles
1605 – 1680
Walter Riddell
1636 – 1703
Catherine Nisbet
1623 – 1710
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Riddell
1601 – 1664
Margaret Scot
1617 – 1682

Sir Hamilton's Timeline

2 Records

1700
14 Jul 1700
Birth of Sir John Hamilton in Blackwoodyard, Lanark, Scotland
Blackwoodyard, Lanark, Scotland
1776
20 Mar 1776
Age 76
Death of Sir John Hamilton in Newton, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Newton, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Jul 1700
    Event Place: Blackwoodyard, Lanark, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Mar 1776
    Event Place: Newton, Stirlingshire, Scotland

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