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Families covered: Baillie-Hamilton of Jerviswood (or Jerviswoode), Baillie-Hamilton of Mellerstain, Hamilton of Haddington

Thomas Hamilton, 1st Earl of Haddington (originally Earl of Melrose) (b 1563, d 29.05.1637)
m1. (c1588) Margaret Borthwick (d 12.1596, dau of James Borthwick of Newbyres / Glengelt)
1. Christian Hamilton (b before 1594, bur 06.02.1646)
  m1. (mcrt 26.01.1610) Sir Robert Lindsay of Orkie, 9th Lord of the Byres (d 09.07.1616)
  m2. (mcrt 09.12.1617) Robert Boyd, 7th Lord (b 11.1595, d 28.08.1628)
2. Isabel Hamilton (b 18.02.1595-6)
  m. (mcrt 22.11.1610) James Ogilvy, 1st Earl of Airlie (b 1586, d c1648)
m2. (by 08.1597) Margaret Foulis (d 31.05.1609, dau of James Foulis of Colinton by Anne Heriot)
3. Thomas Hamilton, 2nd Earl of Haddington (b 25.05.1600, d 30.08.1640)
  m1. (mcrt 27.02.1622) Catherine Erskine (d 05.02.1635, dau of John Erskine, 2nd or 23rd Earl of Mar, 1st Lord Cardross)
  A. Thomas Hamilton, 3rd Earl of Haddington (dsp 08.02.1645)
m. (08.1643) Henrietta de Coligny (d 10.03.1673, dau of Gaspard de Coligny, Lord of Chatillon, Marshal of France)
  B. John Hamilton, 4th Earl of Haddington (b 1626, d 31.08.1669)
  m. (mcrt 01.01.1648) Christian Lindsay (d 26.10.1704, dau of John Lindsay, Earl of Crawford and Lindsay)
  i. Charles Hamilton, 5th Earl of Haddington (b c1650, d 05.1685)
  m. (08.10.1674) Margaret Leslie, (8th) Countess of Rothes (dau of John Leslie, 7th Earl of Rothes, Duke of Rothes)
a. John Hamilton, later Leslie, 9th Earl of Rothes (bpt 21.08.1679, d 19.05.1722)
  m. (29.04.1697) Jean Hay (b before 15.12.1670, d 04.09.1731, dau of John Hay, 2nd Marquess of Tweeddale)
  b. Thomas Hamilton, 6th Earl of Haddington (bpt 05.09.1680, d 28.11.1735)
  m. (1696) Helen Hope (b c1677, d 19.04.1768, dau of John Hope of Hopetoun)
  (1) Charles Hamilton, Lord Binning (b 1697, dvp 27.12.1732)
  m. (by 1720) Rachel Baillie (d 24.03.1773, dau of George Baillie of Jerviswood and Mellerstain)
  (A) Thomas Hamilton, 7th Earl of Haddington (b 1721, d 19.05.1794)
  m1. (28.10.1750) Mary Holt (d 07.09.1785, dau of Rowland Holt of Redgrave)
  (i) Charles Hamilton, 8th Earl of Haddington (b 05.07.1753, d 17.03.1828)
  m. (30.04.1779) Sophia Hope (d 08.03.1813, dau of John Hope, 2nd Earl of Hopetoun)
  (a) Thomas Hamilton, 9th Earl of Haddington, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (b 21.06.1780, dsp 01.12.1858)
  m. (13.10/11.1802) Maria Parker (d 11.02.1861, dau of George Parker, 4th Earl of Macclesfield)
(ii) Thomas Hamilton (b 23.09.1758, d 01.08.1774)
  m2. (06.03.1786) Anne Gascoigne (d 21.06.1840, dau of Sir Charles Gascoigne)
  (iii) Charlotte Hamilton (b 14.03.1790, d 03.05.1793)
  (B) George Baillie-Hamilton of Jerviswood and Mellerstain (b c1723, d 16.04.1797)
  m. (by 1759) Eliza or Elizabeth Andrews (b c1737, d 24.04.1799, dau of John Andrews)
  (i) George Baillie-Hamilton of Jerviswood and Mellerstain (b 07.10.1763, d 11.12.1841)
 

m. (13.07.1801) Mary Pringle (d 23.10.1865, dau of Sir James Pringle, Bart)

  (a) George Baillie-Hamilton, 10th Earl of Haddington (b 14.04.1802, d 25.06.1870) had issue
  m. (16.09.1824) Georgina Markham (d 26.02.1873, dau of Robert Markham, Archdeacon of York)
  (b) Charles Baillie-Hamilton (b 03.11.1804, d 23.07.1879, Lord of Session as Lord Jerviswoode) had issue
  m. (27.12.1831) Anne Scott (d 15.08.1880, dau of Hugh Scott, 6th Lord Polwarth)
  (c) John Baillie-Hamilton (03.10.1810, d 07.08.1888, Canon at York, 5th son) had issue
 

m. (04.04.1837) Cecilia Mary Hawkins (d 23.09.1903, dau of Rev. Charles Hawkins)

  (d) Elizabeth Baillie-Hamilton (d 28.08.1861)
  m. (23.11.1821) John Campbell, 2nd Marquess of Breadalbane (dsp 08.11.1862)
  (e) Mary Baillie-Hamilton (03.04.1900)
  m. (05.11.1840) George John James Gordon, 5th Earl of Aberdeen (b 28.09.1816, d 22.03.1864)
(f) Georgina Baillie-Hamilton (d 02.04.1859)
  m. (11.11.1835) Henry Francis Hume, Lord Polwarth (d 16.08.1867)
  (g) Catherine Charlotte Baillie-Hamilton (b 10.05.1819, d 06.02.1894)
  m. (08.01.1840) Bertram Ashburnham, 4th Earl of Ashburnham (b 23.11.1797, d 22.06.1878)
  (h)+ other issue (d unm) - James Pringle (d 30.01.1806, d 14.05.1842), Robert (25.06.1807, d 28.08.1888, Major), Thomas (b 30.05.1811, d 31.07.1888, Admiral), Grisell (b 1822, d 20.12.1891, Deaconess)
  (ii) Charles Baillie-Hamilton of Rumbletonlaw, Archdeacon of Cleveland (b 27.11.1764, d 19.06.1820)
  m. (16.04.1797) Charlotte Home (b 20.07.1773, d 04.12.1866, dau of Alexander Home, 9th Earl of Home)
  (a) Sir George Baillie-Hamilton (b 04.10.1798, d 03.09.1850)
  (b) Charles John Baillie-Hamilton (b 04.01.1800, d 25.08.1865) had issue
  m. (23.01.1821) Caroline Bertie (d 12.03.1870, dau of Willoughby Bertie, 4th Earl of Abingdon)
  (c) William Alexander Baillie-Hamilton (b 06.06.1803, d 01.10.1881, Admiral) had issue
  m. (15.05.1836) Harriet Hamilton (b c1812, d 19.03.1884, dau of James, Viscount Hamilton, younger of Abercorn)
  (d) Ker Baillie-Hamilton, Governor of Newfoundland (b 13.07.1804, d 06.02.1889) had issue
  m. (19.04.1834) Emma Blair (d 29.10.1890, dau of Charles Blair)
(e) Thomas Baillie-Hamilton (b 1805, dsp 30.10.1838)
  m. (18.04.1838) Anne Maria Reynolds (dau of William Reynolds of Milford House)
  (f) Gerard Baillie-Hamilton (b 17.03.1808, d 02.02.1886) had issue
  m. (23.09.1833) Augusta Morshead (d 08.04.1880, dau of Col. Anderson Morshead of Widley Court)
  (g) Cospatrick Baillie-Hamilton (b 27.02.1817, d 27.01.1892, Admiral)
  m. (10.04.1849) Mary Grove (d 17.11.1897, dau of Thomas Grove of Ferne)
  (h) Eleanor Baillie-Hamilton (d 08.09.1853)
  m. (07.1833) William Hugh Scott (d 17.04.1868, of Polwarth family)
  (i) Charlotte Augusta Baillie-Hamilton (dsp 1822)
  m. (09.08.1821) Evan Baillie of Dochfour (d 04.1883)
(j) Clementina Baillie-Hamilton (d 12.05.1894)
  m. (10.07.1845) Edward Denison, Bishop of Salisbury (d 06.03.1854)
  (iii)+ other issue (d unm) - Thomas (d infant), Grisell (d 18.10.1800), Rachel Catherine (d 09.01.1797), Elizabeth (d 03.12.1815)
  (C) Charles Hamilton (b 03.10.1727, d unm 28.09.1806)
(D) Grizel Hamilton (d 28.12.1811)
  m. (25.07.1745) Philip Stanhope, 2nd Earl Stanhope (b 15.08.1714, d 07.03.1786)
  (E) Rachel Hamilton (d unm 20.10.1797)
  (2) John Hamilton (d 11.02.1772)
  m. (08.12.1728) Margaret Home (d 27.12.1779, dau of Sir John Home, 3rd Bart of Blackadder)
  (A) Margaret Hamilton
  m. James Buchanan of Drumpellier
  (B) Catherine Hamilton (d 25.04.1823)
  m. (19.11.1758) Sholto Charles Douglas, 14th Earl of Morton (b 1723, d 25.09.1774)
  (C) Helen Hamilton (d 28.11.1802)
  m. (03.12.1758) Dunbar Hamilton, later Douglas, 4th Earl of Selkirk (b 01.12.1722, d 24.05.1799)
(D) Mary Hamilton (d 03.12.1803)
  m. (1764) Sir John Halkett, 4th Bart (d 07.08.1793)
  (E)+ 2 sons and 2 daughters
  (3) Margaret Hamilton (d unm 22.02.1768)
  (4) Christian Hamilton (d 30.06.1770)
  m. (mcrt 17.12.1725) Sir David Dalrymple, Bart of Hailes (d 24.02.1751)
  c. Anna Hamilton (bpt 25.08.1676)
  ii. Margaret Hamilton (d 12.1711)
  m. (31.12.1668) John Hope of Hopetoun (d 05.05.1682)
  iii. Helen Hamilton (bpt 28.06.1656)
  m. (mcrt 05.07.1677) Sir William Anstruther of Anstruther (d 24.01.1711)
iv. Susannah Hamilton (bpt 28.07.1657)
  m. (mcrt 13.03.1679) Adam Cockburn of Ormiston
  v.+ other issue (d young)
  C.+ other issue (d young) - Alexander (d 13.12.1629), child (b 11.1630), Robert (b 06.04.1633), James (b 24.09.1634), Margaret (b 17.07.1632)
  m2. (14.01.1640) Jean Gordon (d 1655, dau of George Gordon, 2nd Marquess of Huntly)
  H. Margaret Hamilton (b 15.01.1641)
  m. (24.04.1662) John Keith, 1st Earl of Kintore (d 12.04.1715)
4. Sir James Hamilton of Priestfield (d before 1666) had issue
  m. (mcrt 09.1623) Anna Hepburn (dau of Sir Patrick Hepburn of Waughton)
  A.+ 4 sons and 2 daughters
5. Sir John Hamilton of Trabroun (b 03.11.1605, dvp)
  m. (08.1621) Katherine Peebles (dau of Alexander Peebles of Middleton and Skirling)
  A.+ 2 children (d young)
6. Margaret Hamilton (b 05.04.1598)
  m1. (28.09.1613) David, Master of Carnegie (dvp 25.10.1633)
  m2. (30.01.1647, sp) James Johnstone, 1st Earl of Hartfell (d 1653)
7. Jean Hamilton (b 05.02.1607, d 15.12.1642)
  m. John Kennedy, 6th Earl of Cassilis (d 04.1668)
8.+ other issue - Helen (b 16.05.1599, d 11.1619), Anne (b 24.04.1608, d unm)
m3. (09.1613) Julian Ker (d 30.03.1637, dau of Sir Thomas Ker of Ferniehurst)
10. Robert Hamilton of Wester Binning (b 14.05.1615, d unm 30.08.1640)
partner unknown
11. Patrick Hamilton

Main sources: TSP (Haddington), BP1934 (Haddington)
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