'Hamilton04'Index
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Families covered:
Hamilton of Belhaven, Hamilton of Broomhill, Hamilton of Goslington, Hamilton
of Silverton Hill (Silvertonhill)
Note: We intend to redo this page in due course to see if we can 'sort out' more clearly the inconsistencies found in our sources.
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| John Hamilton, 1st of Broomhill (a 1512) | |||||||||||||
| For John's descendants we follow 'Heraldry of the Hamiltons'. TSP (Belhaven), which generally does not identify as many children as 'Heraldry', reports that, although he did have issue by Elizabeth, his eldest son was John whom we identify as 3rd of Broomhill. | |||||||||||||
| m1. Elizabeth Hamilton (dau of Patrick Hamilton, 3rd of Udston) | |||||||||||||
| 1. | David Hamilton, 2nd of Broomhill (d Pinkie 10.09.1547) | ||||||||||||
| m. (before 07.10.1545) Margaret Sempill (d 11.1580, dau of Robert Sempill, 3rd Lord) | |||||||||||||
| A. | John Hamilton, 3rd of Broomhill (a 1560) | ||||||||||||
| TSP (Belhaven) does not report John's second marriage but reports that Margaret bore John's children rather than Janet. | |||||||||||||
| m1. Margaret Hamilton (dau of James Hamilton of Kilbrachmont) | |||||||||||||
| m2. Janet Hamilton (dau of Sir Robert Hamilton of Fingalton and Preston) | |||||||||||||
| i. | Sir James Hamilton, 4th of Broomhill (d 1658) | ||||||||||||
| TSP identifies Sir James's wife as daughter of William Hamilton of Udston but TCP (Belhaven) names her father John, son of that William. The reports on the Broomhill & Udston branches within 'Heraldry of the Hamiltons' & 'The House of Hamilton' are not consistent with each other. We provisionally follow TCP in showing her as ... | |||||||||||||
| m. Margaret Hamilton (dau of John Hamilton of Udston) | |||||||||||||
| a. | Sir John Hamilton, 1st Lord Belhaven (d 17.06.1679) | ||||||||||||
| m. Margaret Hamilton (dau of James Hamilton, 2nd Marquess of Hamilton) | |||||||||||||
| (1) | son (d 1661) | ||||||||||||
| (2) | Margaret Hamilton (d 18.03.1674) | ||||||||||||
| m. (1650) Sir Samuel Baillie, younger of Lamington (d 08.03.1668) | |||||||||||||
| (3) | Anne Hamilton | ||||||||||||
| m. Sir Robert Hamilton, 1st Bart of Silvertonhill | |||||||||||||
| Their daughter Margaret married Sir John Hamilton, 2nd Lord Belhaven. | |||||||||||||
| b. | James Hamilton, Bishop of Galloway | ||||||||||||
| m. Margaret Thomson | |||||||||||||
| (1) | Margaret Hamilton (eldest daughter) | ||||||||||||
| m. (c1668) John Barns, Provost of Glasgow | |||||||||||||
| c. | Claud Hamilton | ||||||||||||
| d. | Margaret Hamilton | ||||||||||||
| m. Sir Walter Steuart of Allanton (b 1606, d 1672) | |||||||||||||
| e. | Jean Hamilton | ||||||||||||
| m. John Porterfield of that ilk | |||||||||||||
| f. | daughter | ||||||||||||
| m. Sir William Semple of Cathcart | |||||||||||||
| g. | Anne Hamilton | ||||||||||||
| m. James Hamilton of Woodhall (a 1655) | |||||||||||||
| h. | Henry Hamilton of Swanston | ||||||||||||
| Henry was identified in Crawfurd's Renfrewshire, in the article on the Steuarts of Goodtrees, as "brother of Lord Belhaven". | |||||||||||||
| (1) | Margaret Hamilton | ||||||||||||
| m. Robert Steuart of Newmains | |||||||||||||
| ii. | Susan Hamilton | ||||||||||||
| m. William Murray | |||||||||||||
| iii. | Elizabeth Hamilton | ||||||||||||
| m. John (Borbane ?) | |||||||||||||
| iv. | Isabella Hamilton | ||||||||||||
| m. John Hamilton (of Neilston ?) | |||||||||||||
| v.+ | other issue - Claud, David | ||||||||||||
| B. | Catherine Hamilton |
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| m. James Hamilton, 7th of Torrance, Provost of Glasgow (a 1574, 1624) |
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| C.+ | 2 daughters | ||||||||||||
| 2.+ | 3 sons - John, Gavin, Patrick | ||||||||||||
| 5. | Margaret Hamilton | ||||||||||||
| m. Gavin Hamilton, 6th of Raploch (d 28.06.1571, Commendator of Kilwinning) | |||||||||||||
| 6. | Isabella Hamilton | ||||||||||||
| m1. Cuthbert Hamilton (of Canda ?) | |||||||||||||
| m2. Robert Hamilton of Dalserf | |||||||||||||
| m2. Margaret Dalzell (daughter of Robert Dalzell of that ilk) | |||||||||||||
| 7. | Robert Hamilton of Allanshaw | ||||||||||||
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| Alexander Hamilton, 1st of Silvertonhill (a 1455) | |||||||||||||
| 1. | James Hamilton, 2nd of Silvertonhill (a 1513) | ||||||||||||
| m. _ Douglas of Newton | |||||||||||||
| A. | John Hamilton of Newton, 3rd of Silvertonhill (d 1535) | ||||||||||||
| m. ?? Somerville (dau of Sir John Somerville, 1st of Cambusnethan) | |||||||||||||
| i. | Andrew Hamilton (dvp) | ||||||||||||
| a. | Andrew Hamilton, 4th of Silvertonhill (a 1541) | ||||||||||||
| m. _ Hamilton (dau of James Hamilton of Stanehouse) | |||||||||||||
| (1) | Andrew Hamilton, 5th of Silvertonhill | ||||||||||||
| m. Elspeth Baillie (dau of _ Baillie of Carfin) | |||||||||||||
| (A) | Francis Hamilton, 6th of Silvertonhill (dsp) | ||||||||||||
| ii. | Alexander Hamilton, 1st of Goslington | ||||||||||||
| m. Catherine Hamilton | |||||||||||||
| a. | Sir Andrew Hamilton, 2nd of Goslington (d 1592) | ||||||||||||
| (1) | Sir Robert Hamilton, 3rd of Goslington (d 1642) | ||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth Baillie (dau of Sir William Baillie of Provan) | |||||||||||||
| (A) | Edward Hamilton of Balgray, 7th of Silvertonhill (d 1649) | ||||||||||||
| m. Margaret Mure (dau of James Mure of Caldwell) | |||||||||||||
| (i) | Sir Robert Hamilton, 1st Bart of Silvertonhill (a 1646) | ||||||||||||
| m. Anne Hamilton (dau of John Hamilton, 1st Lord Belhaven) | |||||||||||||
| (a) | Sir Robert Hamilton, 2nd Bart of Silvertonhill (d 1708) | ||||||||||||
| m1. Aurelia Katherine Van Hettingen | |||||||||||||
| ((1)) | Sir Robert Hamilton, 3rd Bart of Silvertonhill (d 1748, 2nd son) | ||||||||||||
| m1. Mary Lewers | |||||||||||||
| m2. Rachel Lempriere | |||||||||||||
| Uncertain which wife was mother of which child. | |||||||||||||
| ((A)) | Sir Robert Hamilton, 4th Bart of Silvertonhill (d 10.08.1786, Lt. General) | ||||||||||||
| m1. Mary Williams (d 15.01.1777, dau of William Peere Williams) | |||||||||||||
| ((i)) | John William Hamilton (dvp 1779) | ||||||||||||
| m. Mary Anne St. George (dau of Richard St. George of Kilrush) | |||||||||||||
| ((a)) | Sir Frederic Hamilton, 5th Bart of Silvertonhill (b 14.12.1777, d 14.08.1853) had issue | ||||||||||||
| m. (20.02.1800) Eliza Ducarel Collie (d 11.02.1841, dau of John Collie of Calcutta) | |||||||||||||
| ((b)) | Charlotte Hamilton (dsp 23.06.1793) | ||||||||||||
| m. (29.09.1792) Sir Charles Drake Dillon, 2nd Bart | |||||||||||||
| ((c)) | Frances Hamilton (d 24.02.1834) | ||||||||||||
| m. (1800) Sir George Anson (d 04.11.1849, Lt. General) | |||||||||||||
| m2. (06.02.1778) Anne Heathcote (dau of Sir John Heathcote, Bart of Normanton) | |||||||||||||
| ((B))+ | other issue - George (dsp, Captain RN), Mary, Aurelia | ||||||||||||
| ((2)) | William Hamilton | ||||||||||||
| m. ?? (dau of Athinscuby) | |||||||||||||
| ((A))+ | issue - John (Lt. Colonel), Robert (Captain), William (Major) | ||||||||||||
| ((3))+ | other issue - James (dvp), George | ||||||||||||
| m2. Isabel Hamilton (dau of John Hamilton of Boggs) | |||||||||||||
| (b) | Margaret Hamilton (d 04.01.1717) | ||||||||||||
| m. Sir John Hamilton of Biel, 2nd Lord Belhaven (b 05.07.1656, d 21.06.1708) | |||||||||||||
| (c) | Anne Hamilton | ||||||||||||
| m. Sir William Craigie of Garnie | |||||||||||||
| (d) | Elizabeth Hamilton | ||||||||||||
| m. John Livingstone (Captain) | |||||||||||||
| (e)+ | other issue - Thomas (dsp), Mary | ||||||||||||
| (ii) | Jean Hamilton | ||||||||||||
| m. _ Stewart of Minto | |||||||||||||
| (B) | James Hamilton (d 1655) ancestor of Hamilton of Newton | ||||||||||||
| (C) | daughter presumably the Mary Hamilton who married ... | ||||||||||||
| m. Sir John Somerville of Cambusnethan | |||||||||||||
| iii. | Margaret Hamilton |
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| m. Archibald Hamilton, 5th of Raploch |
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| B. | daughter | ||||||||||||
| m. James Livingston of Newbigging and Jerviswood (a 12.1526) | |||||||||||||
| 2. | William Hamilton of Belsyde and Westport (a 10.1487) | ||||||||||||
Main sources:
(1) For Hamilton of Broomhill : TSP (Belhaven) with input from the sources mentioned
in (3) below.
(2) For Hamilton of Silvertonhill : BP1934 (Hamilton of Silverton Hill) with
support from the sources mentioned in (3) below.
(3) 'Heraldry of the Hamiltons' by G. Harvey Johnston (published by W&AK
Johnston Ltd, Edinburgh, 1909) and 'The House of Hamilton' by Lt. Col. George
Hamilton (Edinburgh 1933). Notes were taken from these
sources, some in pencil, whilst in a Library at a time when the editor was focusing
mainly on his own ancestors. Particularly for people who were not his ancestors,
the majority shown above, some of those notes are not clear.
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