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Sir James IV Hamilton, 2nd Earl of Arran, Duke of Châtelherault, Governor of Scotland, Knight of the Order of Saint Michael 1515–1575 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 January 1515

Birth Location: Brodick Castle, Arran Island, Firth of Clyde, Bute, Scotland

Death Date: 22 January 1575

Death Location: Bo'ness, Falkirk, Scotland

Father: Sir Arran

Mother: Janet Bethune

Spouse(s): Lady Douglas

Children(s): Claud Hamilton, Johanna Hamilton, Anna Hamilton, James Hamilton, Lady Pethein

In 1515, Sir James IV Hamilton, 2nd Earl of Arran, Duke of Châtelherault, Governor of Scotland, Knight of the Order of Saint Michael entered the world in Brodick Castle, Arran Island, Firth of Clyde, Bute, Scotland, born to Sir Lord Admiral James Iii Hamilton Knight High Sheriff Of Lanarkshire Lord High Admiral Of Scotland Lieutenant General Of Scotland 1St Earl Of Arran And Janet Bethune. Sir James IV Hamilton, 2nd Earl of Arran, Duke of Châtelherault, Governor of Scotland, Knight of the Order of Saint Michael married Lady Margaret Douglas, and had children including Anna Hamilton, Claud Hamilton, James John Hamilton, Johanna Hamilton, Lady Margaret Pethein. Sir James IV Hamilton, 2nd Earl of Arran, Duke of Châtelherault, Governor of Scotland, Knight of the Order of Saint Michael passed away in 1575 in Bo'ness, Falkirk, Scotland.

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  • In 1515, Sir James IV Hamilton, 2nd Earl of Arran, Duke of Châtelherault, Governor of Scotland, Knight of the Order of Saint Michael entered the world in Brodick Castle, Arran Island, Firth of Clyde, Bute, Scotland, born to Sir Lord Admiral James Iii Hamilton Knight High Sheriff Of Lanarkshire Lord High Admiral Of Scotland Lieutenant General Of Scotland 1St Earl Of Arran And Janet Bethune.
  • Sir James IV Hamilton, 2nd Earl of Arran, Duke of Châtelherault, Governor of Scotland, Knight of the Order of Saint Michael married Lady Margaret Douglas, and had children including Anna Hamilton, Claud Hamilton, James John Hamilton, Johanna Hamilton, Lady Margaret Pethein.
  • Sir James IV Hamilton, 2nd Earl of Arran, Duke of Châtelherault, Governor of Scotland, Knight of the Order of Saint Michael passed away in 1575 in Bo'ness, Falkirk, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sir Michael's Ancestors

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Sir Michael
1515–1575
Birth Place: Brodick Castle, Arran Island, Firth of Clyde, Bute, Scotland
Parents
Sir Lord Admiral, James III Hamilton Knight, High Sheriff of Lanarkshire, Lord High Admiral of Scotland, Lieutenant General of Scotland, 1st Earl of Arran
1476–1529
Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Janet Bethune
1486–1522
Creich Castle, Fifeshire, Scotland
Grandparents
James (Hamilton) II
1415–1479
Cadzow Castle, Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Scotland.
Mary (Stewart, Countess of) Arran
1453–1488
Stirling, Stirling, Scotland
John (Beaton Bethune, 6th Lord of Balfour, also referenced as) Bethune
1470–1524
Balfour, Fifeshire, Scotland
Lady (Elizabeth Isobel Monypenny Beaton) Bethune
1471–1541
Kingsbarns, Fifeshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
James Hamilton
1389–1441
Janet Livingston
1395–1439
James Scotland
1430–1460
Mary Scotland
1434–1463
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Scotland
1394–1437
Joan Scots
1404–1445

Sir Michael's Descendants

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Sir (James IV Hamilton, 2nd Earl of Arran, Duke of Châtelherault, Governor of Scotland, Knight of the Order of Saint) Michael (15 January 1515–22 January 1575) m. Lady (Margaret) Douglas (1 January 1511–24 May 1579)
  1. 1. Claud Hamilton 1546–1621 m. Margaret Seton 1550–1616
    1. 1. James Hamilton 1575–1618 m. Marion Boyd 1583–1632
      1. 1. Isobel Hamilton 1598–1696 m. Robert Hamilton 1590–1649
        1. 1. Annabel ("Nelly") Hamilton 1615–1645 m. Andrew (Dugan) Campbell 1609–1689
        2. 2. Marie (Ann) Hamilton 1621–1645
        3. 3. Agnes Hamilton 1614–1654
      2. 2. William Hamilton 1605–1681
      3. 3. Claud Hamilton 1610–1638 m. Agnes Semphill 1607–1651 m. Jane Gordon 1613–1668
        1. 1. James Hamilton 1638–1685
        2. 2. Catherine Hamilton 1623–1671
        3. 3. Cecilia Hamilton 1623–
        4. 4. George Hamilton 1636–1668
        5. 5. Mariana Hamilton 1637–
      4. 4. Lucy Hamilton 1600–1696
      5. 5. William Hamilton 1608–1681
      6. 6. Robert Hamilton 1606–1649
      7. 7. Anne Hamilton 1615–1620
      8. 8. James Hamilton 1603–1667
    2. 2. Margaret (Hamilton (died) young) 1577–1577
    3. 3. Henry Hamilton 1584–1585
    4. 4. Alexander Hamilton 1587–1587
    5. 5. Margaret Hamilton 1585–1623
  2. 2. Johanna Hamilton 1535–1560
  3. 3. Anna Hamilton 1542–1575
  4. 4. James (John) Hamilton 1532–1604
  5. 5. Lady (Margaret) Pethein 1550–1611

Sir Michael's Timeline

2 Records

1515
15 January 1515
Birth of Sir James IV Hamilton, 2nd Earl of Arran, Duke of Châtelherault, Governor of Scotland, Knight of the Order of Saint Michael in Brodick Castle, Arran Island, Firth of Clyde, Bute, Scotland
Brodick Castle, Arran Island, Firth of Clyde, Bute, Scotland
1575
22 January 1575
Age 60
Death of Sir James IV Hamilton, 2nd Earl of Arran, Duke of Châtelherault, Governor of Scotland, Knight of the Order of Saint Michael in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Schotland
Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Schotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 January 1515
    Event Place: Brodick Castle, Arran Island, Firth of Clyde, Bute, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 January 1575
    Event Place: Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Schotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bo'ness, Falkirk, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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