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William deStuart Sir Hamilton 1579 – 1638 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1579

Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Death Date: Abt. 1638

Death Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Father: Sir Hamilton

Mother: Lady Stuart

Spouse(s): Janet Fithie

Children(s): Sir DeFithieHamilton

William deStuart Sir Hamilton was born in 1579 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, the child of Sir William T. Hamilton and Lady Agnes Elvira Stuart. William deStuart Sir Hamilton married Janet Fithie, and had children including Sir Alexander DeFithieHamilton. William deStuart Sir Hamilton passed away in 1638 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • William deStuart Sir Hamilton was born in 1579 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, the child of Sir William T. Hamilton and Lady Agnes Elvira Stuart.
  • William deStuart Sir Hamilton married Janet Fithie, and had children including Sir Alexander DeFithieHamilton.
  • William deStuart Sir Hamilton passed away in 1638 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Hamilton's Ancestors

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William Hamilton
1579 – 1638
Birth Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Parents
Sir William T. Hamilton
1535 – 1599
Sanquhar, Ayrshire, Scotland
Lady (Agnes Elvira) Stuart
1535 – 1581
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland ?
Grandparents
Mary (Queen of Scotland, Marie Princess de Lorraine de) Guise
1515 – 1560
Bar-le-Duc, Meuse, Lorraine, France
Great-Grandparents
Claude Lorraine
1496 – 1550
Antoinette Bourbon-Vendome
1493 – 1583
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Francois Bourbon-Vendome
1470 – 1495
Marie Luxembourg
1472 – 1546

William Hamilton's Descendants

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William (deStuart Sir) Hamilton (Abt. 1579 – Abt. 1638) m. Janet Fithie (1579 – 10 Apr 1639)
  1. 1. Sir (Alexander) DeFithieHamilton (6 Apr 1602 – Abt. 1670) m. Bessie (Deelsing) Englishe (27 Feb 1614 – Abt. 1679)
    1. 1. Elizabeth (de) Inglis (11 Oct 1641 – abt 1720) m. John (Sir) Bell (22 Aug 1633 – 1700)
      1. 1. Elizabeth (Bessie) Bell (20 Mar 1665. (or 8 Apr 1666 ?) – 1 Jan 1740) m. George (Henry III) Black (19 Dec 1641 – 1740)
        1. 1. Mary BLACK (1682 – 1750) m. Alexander (Sanders "the Scot") McKnight (21 Dec 1680 – Aft. 1725)

William Hamilton's Timeline

5 Records

1579
Abt. 1579
Birth of William deStuart Sir Hamilton in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
1579
Abt. 1579
Birth of William deStuart Sir Hamilton in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
1599
28 Nov 1599
Age 20
William deStuart Sir Hamilton was married in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
1638
Abt. 1638
Age 59
Death of William deStuart Sir Hamilton in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
1638
Abt. 1638
Age 59
Death of William deStuart Sir Hamilton in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1579
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1579
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 28 Nov 1599
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Abt. 1638
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Abt. 1638
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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