'Hamilton35'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Hamilton of Dechmont, Hamilton of Inchmachan, Hamilton of Kinkell, Hamilton of Kirktounholme, Hamilton of Newton, Hamilton of Shawtoun, Hamilton of Spittell
[Parts of the lower section below were previously within Hamilton05. It was moved here to facilitate review & expansion of both pages.]
John Hamilton of Shawtoun (d before 23.02.1546/7) | |||||||||||||||
1. | John Hamilton of Shawtoun & Newtoun (d c1588) | ||||||||||||||
A. | John Hamilton of Shawtoun, Spittell & Newtoun (d 10.1621) | ||||||||||||||
m1. (sps?) ?? | |||||||||||||||
i.+ | issue (dvp?) - James, Claud, William, son | ||||||||||||||
m2. Jonet Hamilton (d 01.1611) | |||||||||||||||
v. | Claud Hamilton (a 1613, dsp, minister of Monktoun) | ||||||||||||||
m. Isobel (Hamilton?) | |||||||||||||||
vi. | James Hamilton of Newton & Spittell (d 1623) | ||||||||||||||
m. (mcrt 12.10.1611) Mary Wallace (dau of John Wallace of Corsflat, m2. James Stewart of Christwell) | |||||||||||||||
a.+ | issue - John (b 1613, d young), Rebecca, Elizabeth, Isobel (b 1624) | ||||||||||||||
vii. | William Hamilton (minister of Mouswald) | ||||||||||||||
a.+ | issue - John, Jonet | ||||||||||||||
viii. | Isobell Hamilton | ||||||||||||||
m. (before 1611) Hew Hamilton in/of Redlaw | |||||||||||||||
ix. | Margaret Hamilton (d 02.1660) | ||||||||||||||
m. John Hamilton of Carrisland | |||||||||||||||
B.+ | other issue - Thomas (a 1579), Robert (a 1601) | ||||||||||||||
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Anderson (p432) first suggests that Thomas's father was Mathew but 'corrects' that ("This appears to be an error") to James. The connection shows him to be a natural son of James of Torrance, as reported by 'HamiltonHistory'. | |||||||||||||||
Thomas Hamilton of Quhitebanks (d 1547 (Pinkie?)) | |||||||||||||||
m. (c1526) Agnes (or Mary) Edmonstone (a 1549, dau of Sir William (not James) Edmonstoun of Duntreath) | |||||||||||||||
1. | Robert Hamilton of Inchmachan (Eaglesmachane) (d 02.11.1585) | ||||||||||||||
m1. (sp) Marjory Wetherspune (dau of Robert Wetherspune of Brighouse) | |||||||||||||||
m2. (div c1576) Margaret Bellenden (dau of Thomas Bellenden of Auchnoule and/or Broucton, sister of Sir Lewis (Justice Clerk), Sir John of Auchinoul & Sir Patrick) | |||||||||||||||
A. | Robert Hamilton of Inchmachan & Strafuthie (d before 12.06.1640) | ||||||||||||||
m1. Grizel Cunningham (d 03.1621, dau of William Cunningham of Craigends) | |||||||||||||||
i. | Robert Hamilton of Inchmachan & Kinkell & Strathevie (Fife) (a 1610, d before 12.06.1640) | ||||||||||||||
m1. Agnes Aytoun (d before 31.08.1627, dau of John Aytoun of Kinnaldie) | |||||||||||||||
a. | Robert Hamilton of Kinkell (dsp 06.1643) | ||||||||||||||
HJHeraldry suggests that Robert m. Elizabeth Auchmoutie (d before 08.1652) and had a son James (a 1652, d young). This may be confusion with his grandfather Robert. | |||||||||||||||
b. | John Hamilton of Kinkell (dsp before 01.05.1666) | ||||||||||||||
c. | (Elizabeth?) Hamilton (bur 01.09.1666) | ||||||||||||||
m2. Agnes Spens (a 12.1636, dau of Sir James Spens of Wormestoun, widow of Thomas Spence of St. Andrews) | |||||||||||||||
d. | Alexander Hamilton of Kinkell (d 03.1702) | ||||||||||||||
m. (mcrt 10.12.1669) Margaret Pitcairn (a 1702, dau of Henry Pitcairn of Laureston and/or Pitlour) | |||||||||||||||
(1) | Andrew Hamilton of Kinkell (b c1673, d 24.02.1714, minister) not mentioned by Anderson, shown as 3rd son by HJHeraldry | ||||||||||||||
(2) | Henry Hamilton of Kinkell (b 1677, d 20.05.1754, minister of Glenbervie) had issue | ||||||||||||||
m. (28.10.1726) Grizel Haldane (d 30.10.1772, dau of John Haldane of Myrtoun) | |||||||||||||||
(3) | Alexander Hamilton (surgeon) | ||||||||||||||
m. (1723) Jean Valentine (dau of David Valentine of Wester Pitgarvie) | |||||||||||||||
(A) | Alexander Hamilton (b 1739, d 1802, professor of midwifery at Edinburgh University) | ||||||||||||||
m. (1765) Katherine Reid (b c1748, d 1827, dau of James Reid of Gorgie) | |||||||||||||||
(i) | James Hamilton (b 1767, d 1839, professor of midwifery at Edinburgh University) had issue (3 daughters) | ||||||||||||||
m1. Isabella (b 1770, d 1809) | |||||||||||||||
m2. Mary Anne (b 1775, d 1837) | |||||||||||||||
(ii) | Henry Parr Hamilton (b 1794, d 07.02.1830, Dean of Salisbury) had issue (1 daughter) | ||||||||||||||
m. Ellen Mason (dau of Thomas Mason) | |||||||||||||||
(iii) | Isabella Hamilton (b 1782, d 1818) | ||||||||||||||
m. (1806) Thomas Hodgson (Captain) | |||||||||||||||
(iv)+ | other issue - Jean Reid (d 1842), Margaret (d 1845) | ||||||||||||||
(4) | Agnes Hamilton | ||||||||||||||
m1. Robert Hamilton (of Northbank) in Bathgate | |||||||||||||||
m2. (30.04.1732) George Fleming (minister of Lundie & Foulis) | |||||||||||||||
(5) | Marion Hamilton | ||||||||||||||
m. (1722, sp) William Trail (minister of Benholme) | |||||||||||||||
(6)+ | other issue - Katherine (a 1725), Helen, child (d 1685), Margaret (d 1685) | ||||||||||||||
e.+ | other issue - James (a 1675), Eleaser (b 1635) | ||||||||||||||
ii. | Elizabeth Hamilton | ||||||||||||||
m. Eleazer Borthwick of Nether Lang | |||||||||||||||
iii. | Margaret Hamilton (d 08.1627) | ||||||||||||||
m. Lewis Menteith of Ballelie (brother of the Laird of Carss?) | |||||||||||||||
iv.+ | daughter | ||||||||||||||
m2. (before 12.12.1636) Elizabeth Auchmoutie | |||||||||||||||
B. | James Hamilton of Kirktoun of Kilbryde (d 02.1632/3) | ||||||||||||||
The following comes from 'HamiltonHistory' ('Kirtoun of Kilbryde and Kirktounholme', p543+). | |||||||||||||||
m1. ?? | |||||||||||||||
i. | Archibald Hamilton of Kirktounholme (d before 27.06.1651) | ||||||||||||||
m. Janet Hamilton (dau of Robert Hamilton of Barncluith) | |||||||||||||||
a. | Archibald Hamilton of Kirktounholme, later of Dechmont (d 03.1683, Major) | ||||||||||||||
m1. Margaret Maxwell (dau/coheir of Alexander Maxwell of Kirtounholme) assumed mother of all the children | |||||||||||||||
(1) | John Hamilton of Dechmont (d before 20.11.1717) | ||||||||||||||
(2) | Elizabeth Hamilton | ||||||||||||||
m. John Montgomery of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||
(3)+ | other issue - James (a 1685), William (a 1691), Robert (a 1680) | ||||||||||||||
m2. (by 1680) Anne | |||||||||||||||
b. | Archibald Hamilton | ||||||||||||||
c. | Margaret Hamilton | ||||||||||||||
m. (mcrt 26.05.1634) John Hamilton of Glasgow | |||||||||||||||
m2. (mcrt 10.09.1591) Agnes Crawfurd (dau of Patrick Crawfurd of Cartsburn, relict of Andrew Hamilton, younger of Peill) | |||||||||||||||
ii. | William Hamilton (a 1619) | ||||||||||||||
iii. | Robert Hamilton of Pittarthie (d 03.1679) | ||||||||||||||
m1. (by 1622) Isobel Wood (a 1635) | |||||||||||||||
m2. Christian Aytoun (d 1686, dau of John Aytoun of Kinnaldie) | |||||||||||||||
Not clear which wife was mother of ... | |||||||||||||||
a. | Isobel Hamilton | ||||||||||||||
b. | Agnes Hamilton | ||||||||||||||
m. (mcrt 1666) George Millar of Kirkcaldy | |||||||||||||||
Not clear which wife was mother of ... | |||||||||||||||
iv. | Elizabeth Hamilton (d 19.04.1635) | ||||||||||||||
m. Hew Mitchel of Kincarroquhy | |||||||||||||||
C. | daughter (d before 1589) | ||||||||||||||
m. Robert Hamilton of Bathgate | |||||||||||||||
D. | Katherine Hamilton (d before 13.03.1632) | ||||||||||||||
m. Robert Bruce, younger of Bynnie | |||||||||||||||
E. | Isobel Hamilton | ||||||||||||||
m. Robert Stewart of Culbeg (Killbige) | |||||||||||||||
F. | Christian Hamilton | ||||||||||||||
m3. (mcrt 1580, sp) Margaret Cunninghame (dau of William Cunninghame of Cunninghamehead, widow of William Cuninghame of Craigends) | |||||||||||||||
2. | William Hamilton (a 1592, 3rd son) | ||||||||||||||
A. | William Hamilton (a 1624) | ||||||||||||||
3.+ | other issue - James (a 1569), Elizabeth | ||||||||||||||
Main Sources (see here):
(1) For upper section : 'HamiltonHistory' ('Shawtoun', p795+)
(2) For lower section : 'HamiltonHistory' ('Inchmauchan (with Stravithie, Kirktonholme and Kinkell)', p480+) with support from 'AndersonMemoirs' ('Kinkell', Supplement, p432+ (which superseded 'Inchmachan' on p306+)) and HJHeraldry (Hamilton, 'Inchmachan', p93+)
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