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William Hamilton 1608–1681 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1608

Birth Location: Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Death Date: 25 June 1681

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

Father: James Hamilton

Mother: Marion Abercorn

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William Hamilton was born in 1608 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland, the child of James Markgraaf Hamilton And Marion Boyd Countess Of Abercorn. William Hamilton passed away in 1681 in South Shields, Metropolitan Borough of South Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, England.

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Biography

  • William Hamilton was born in 1608 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland, the child of James Markgraaf Hamilton And Marion Boyd Countess Of Abercorn.
  • William Hamilton passed away in 1681 in South Shields, Metropolitan Borough of South Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, England.

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William Hamilton's Ancestors

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William Hamilton
1608–1681
Birth Place: Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Parents
James Markgraaf Hamilton
1575–1618
Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Marion (Boyd, Countess of) Abercorn
1583–1632
Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland
Grandparents
John (Markgraaf) Hamilton
1532–1604
Arran, Bute, Scotland
Margaret (Lyon) Dame
1547–1626
Castle Lyon Glamis Angusshire
Thomas Boyd
1544–1611
Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
Margaret Campbell
1550–1597
Loudon, Ayrshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
James Châtellerault
1515–1575
Margaretha Douglas
1510–1580
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Hamilton
1475–1529
Janet Bethune
1486–1522
James ^1514
1500–1548

William Hamilton's Timeline

2 Records

1608
1608
Birth of William Hamilton in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
1681
25 June 1681
Age 73
Death of William Hamilton in South Shields, Durham, England
South Shields, Durham, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1608
    Event Place: Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 June 1681
    Event Place: South Shields, Durham, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave 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

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