hamilton08

'Hamilton08'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Hamilton of Ardoch, Hamilton of Craighlaw, Hamilton of Ladyland, Hamilton of Udston

Andrew Hamilton, 1st of Udston (a 1392, 1406)

m. Agnes Crawford (dau of the Sheriff of Ayr)

There is some uncertainty on the identity of this Agnes as the heritable Sheriffdom of Ayr had passed from the Crawford family to the Campbells of Loudon at the beginning of the 14th century. In a web site on Sorn Castle, Agnes is identified as daughter of Sir Hugh Campbell of Loudoun (should be Andrew or George ?) so it is possible that the primary records identify her simply as "dau of the Sheriff of Ayr" and 'Heraldry of the Hamiltons' simply mistook the family name.

Sir Robert Hamilton, 2nd of Udston

m. Elizabeth Crawford (dau of Sir William Crawford of Lochnorris)

'Heraldry of the Hamiltons' identifies Elizabeth as daughter of "Craufurd of Lochnorris, brother of the Sheriff of Ayr". The name Sir William comes from the above-referred web site on Sorn Castle.

John Hamilton

Patrick Hamilton, 3rd of Udston

m. Isabel Lindsay (dau of Robert Lindsay of Dunrod)

There is a query on whether or not this Isabel has been rightly identified. See note in 'Lindsay02'.

Elizabeth Hamilton (dvp)

m1. John Hamilton of Neilsland

Their son John became the 4th of Udston.

m2. John Hamilton of Broomhill (a 1512)

Sir William Hamilton of Sorn

We are investigating the possibility that William of Sorn was of this family rather than that of Cambuskeith which is where he is presently shown in this site.

Andrew Hamilton, 1st of Ardoch

m1. Katherine Park

John Hamilton (dvp 09.1564)

m. (mcrt 17.04.1553) Agnes Blair (dau of John Blair of that ilk)

James Hamilton, 2nd of Ardoch (26.06.1567)

m. Elizabeth Cunninghame

James Hamilton, 3rd of Ardoch (d by14.11.1583)

m2. Margaret Stewart (sister of Robert Stewart of Ardgowan)

Robert Hamilton of Thornton and Neherurd (a 1557)

James Hamilton, 4th of Ardoch (d 02.1628)

m. Elizabeth Hamilton

Gavin Hamilton, 5th of Ardoch (d 04.1636)

m. Margaret Cunninghame (dau of Alexander Cunninghame, Commendator of Kilwinning)

There is some uncertainty as to whether Gavin married Margaret, dau of Alexander Cunninghame, Commendator of Kilwinning, or he had a daughter who married Alexander Cunninghame, Commendator of Kilwinning. Both together is unlikely.

James Hamilton, 6th of Ardoch (sold Ardoch to his brother in 1667)

m. Barbara Mure (dau of James Mure of Caldwell)

(1)

James Hamilton

(2)

Beatrice Hamilton

m. (mcrt 20.03.1677) John Scempill of Balgreen)

William Hamilton of Woodside, 7th of Ardoch, 1st of Ladyland (d 10.07.1689)

m. (1662) Janet Brisbane (dau of John Brisbane of Bishopton)

(1)

John Hamilton, 8th of Ardoch, 2nd of Ladyland

John sold Ardoch and Ladyland c1712, purchased Ballybregach in Northern Ireland and renamed it Ladyland.

m. Margaret Shaw (dau of SIr John Shaw of Greenock)

(A)

William Hamilton, 1st of Craighlaw (in Wigtownshire, Scotland) (dsp 1747)

m. (1739) Isabella McDouall (dau of Patrick McDouall of Culgroats)

(B)

Charles Hamilton, 2nd of Craighlaw (Provost of Irvine) had issue

m1. Sarah McDouall (dau of Patrick McDouall of Culgroats)

m2. Mary Boddie

(C)

Margaret Hamilton probably of this generation

m. (1718) Patrick Bruce (b 11.04.1692, minister of Killeleagh)

(2)

Patrick Hamilton

(3)

William Hamilton of Gilbertfield (d 14.05.1751)

(A)

daughter

Andrew Hamilton (d 1597-8)

m3. Elizabeth Hamilton

Main sources: NB. Notes were taken from sources (1) and (2), 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 so some transciption errors may have arisen.
(1) "Heraldry of the Hamiltons" by G. Harvey Johnston. Published by W&AK Johnston Ltd, Edinburgh, 1909.
(2) "The House of Hamilton" by Lt. Col. George Hamilton, Edinburgh 1933.
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