'Hamilton31'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Hamilton of Bathgate, Hamilton of Boghead

                               
Sir William Hamilton of Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (d 1433)
m. Agnes de Erth (a 1458, dau/coheir of Sir William de Erth of Plane, m2. John Livingston of Manerstoun)
1. William Hamilton (dvpsp 1423?) possibly of an earlier marriage
2. Patrick Hamilton of Bathgate (d before 1479)
  m. Margaret Lauder (a 01.1462, dau of Sir George Lauder of Haltoun) wife of Patrick, presumed mother of ...
  A. Alexander Hamilton of Bathgate (d before 05.1502)
  i. William Hamilton of Bathgate (d 1535, d before 1542)
  a. Alexander Hamilton of Bathgate (d before 1557)
  m1. ??
  (1) Peter Hamilton of Bathgate (d before 26.04.1566)
  m1. Elizabeth Cochrane (a 1530, probably dau of George Cochrane of Barbachlaw) presumed mother of all Peter's children
(A) Robert Hamilton of Bathgate (d 26.10.1567)
  m1. _ Cochran (d c1557?, sister of James Cochran of Barbachlaw)
  (i) Robert Hamilton of Bathgate (b c1557, d before 26.11.1615)
  'HamiltonHistory' (p129+) reports that "Anderson only gives two Robert Hamiltons in the direct succession, whereas there were four."
m1. ?? Hamilton (dau of Robert Hamilton of Inchmanchan)
  (a) Robert Hamilton of Bathgate (d before 08.09.1619)
m. (mcrt 17.11.1598) Elizabeth Ross (dau of James Ross (Treasurer of Edinburgh) by Marion, dau of Thomas Hamilton of Priesfield)
  ((1)) Robert Hamilton of Bathgate (d 18.12.1635)
  m. (mcrt 08.09.1619) Elizabeth Hamilton (dau of John Hamilton of Magdalens)
  ((A)) Thomas Hamilton of Bathgate (a 1675)
  m. (mcrt 02.09.1662) Marion Nesbit (dau of Sir Henry Nesbit of Craigentinnie)
  ((i)) Thomas Hamilton of Bathgate (d before 14.11.1707, Captain)
  ((ii))+ other issue - Henry (b 1663), Isobel (b 1669)
  ((B)) Agnes Hamilton
  m. (after 13.07.1647) James Muirhead of Bridesholm
  ((C))+ other issue - John (d before 1643), Alexadner (a 1663), Robert (a 1663), Christian (a 1664)
  ((2)) Isobel Hamilton (a 1643)
  (b) Hary Hamilton (a 10.1603)
  (c) Margaret Hamilton (a 1637, d before 1662)
  m. James Cochran of Barbachlaw
  m2. (mcrt 21.08.1589) Katherine Bruce (a 1619)
  (d) William Hamilton in Quhytelaw, later of Kirkton of Bathgate, later in Boghall (a 1642)
  m. (before 13.11.1616) Jean Hamilton
  (e) Anna Hamilton (a 1612)
  m2. (mcrt 27.05.1557) Barbara Wetherspune (d 06.11.1567, dau of James Wetherspune of Brighons)
  (ii)+ other issue - Charles, James, Alexander (d infant?), Alexander, Barbara
  (B) George Hamilton (a 1590)
m. Agnes Johnstoun (dau of William Johnstoun of Edinburgh)
  (i) Agnes Hamilton
  m. John Tailzeour of Edinburgh
  (ii)+ other issue - William (a 1599), Elizabeth
  (C) Janet Hamilton
  m1. (before 04.1551) James Hamilton of Sandiehill
  m2. (mcrt 25.09.1563) Robert Bruce (son of David of Kinnaird)
  (D) Margaret Hamilton
  m. (mcrt 29.11.1566) Alexander Tindall (son/heir of Cuthbert of Torbane)
  (E) Isobel Hamilton
  m. (?) John Ewing in Easter Strabrock
  (F)+ other issue - Peter (d 05.11.1567), John, Agnes
  m2. (by 27.05.1557) Janet Hamilton
  (2) Alexander Hamilton in Bathgate (d before 03.1587/8)
  The following comes from 'HamiltonHistory' ('Northbank', p626+).
  m. Cristine (a 1580)
  (A) James Hamilton ((d 1616)
  m. Barbara Hopper
  (i) Robert Hamilton (d before 1673, 2nd son)
  (a) James Hamilton (a 03.1678)
  m. (c1673) Susanna Binning
  ((1)) Robert Hamilton of Northbank & Edinburgh (d before 25.03.1725)
  m. Agnes Hamilton (dau of Alexander Hamilton of Kinkell, m2. Rev. George Fleeming of Lundie & Fowlis)
  ((2)) Patrick Hamilton
  (ii)+ other issue - Alexander (dsp beofre 1673), Katherine, Agnes
  (B) Robert Hamilton
  (C) Rolland (or Rowy) Hamilton possibly the Rolland (a 1584) who married ...
  m. Katherine Halero (a 1584)
  (3) William Hamilton of Muir of Bathgate, later called Shielhill then Boghead (d by 1570)
  The following comes from 'HamiltonHistory' ('Boghead (Linlithgowshire)', p164+).
m. Margaret Heriot
  (A) Alexander Hamilton of Boghead (d 18.10.1618)
  (i) William Hamilton of Boghead
  m. Beatrice Cochrane
  (a) Robert Hamilton of Boghead
  m. (1637) Elizabeth Baillie (dau of Thomas Baillie of Polkemmet)
  ((1)) Thomas Hamilton of Boghead (d 11.1661)
  m. (mcrt 01.06.1660) Jean Watt (a 1680, dau of Hew Watt of Foulshiels)
  ((A)) Thomas Hamilton of Boghead & Foulshiels (d before 10.09.1702)
  ((2)) Catherine Hamilton of Boghead
  (b) daughter
  m. John Duncan
  (ii)+ other issue - Patrick, Marion
  (B) Marion Hamilton
  m. William Ramsay (son of David in Bangourlaw)
  (C) Jean Hamilton (d before 05.04.1598)
  (4) George Hamilton (a 1546)
  m2. (after 1541) Cristine
3. Margaret Hamilton
  m. Patrick Colquhoun of Kenmore

Main source(s) (see here): 'HamiltonHistory' ('Bathgate', p124+)
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