'Hamilton19'
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Families covered: Hamilton of Belhaven, Hamilton of Wishaw

William Hamilton, 1st of Wishaw (d c1642)
m. (08.1621) Beatrix Douglas (dau of James Douglas of Morton)
1. James Hamilton, 2nd of Wishaw (dsp by 1654)
2. William Hamilton, 3rd of Wishaw (d c1726, 3rd son)
  m1. (1660) Anne Hamilton (dau of John Hamilton, 7th of Udston)
  A. Robert Hamilton, younger of Wishaw (b 06.07.1664, dvp)
  m. (1668) Jean Hamilton (dau of Robert Hamilton of Brownmuir)
i. William Hamilton, 4th of Wishaw (b 02.02.1690, d 16.04.1756)
  m. (16.12.1726) Bethia Hamilton (b 31.01.1702, d 02.10.1785, dau of Charles Hamilton of Weatherley) @1@ below
  a. Charles Hamilton, 5th of Wishaw (b 19.09.1727, d unm 15.05.1763)
  b. Robert Hamilton, 6th of Wishaw, de jure 6th Lord Belhaven (b 03.05.1731, 3rd son)
  m. (11.02.1764) Susan Balfour (d 09.01.1789, dau of Sir Michael Balfour, Bart of Denmiln)
  (1) William Hamilton, 7th Lord Belhaven (b 13.01.1765, d 29.10.1814)
  m. (02.03.1789) Penelope Macdonald (d 05.05.1816, dau of Ranald Macdonald of Clanranald)
  (A) Robert Montgomerie Hamilton, 8th Lord Belhaven, Lord Hamilton of Wishaw (b 1793, dsp 22.12.1868)
  m. (16.12.1815) Hamilton Campbell (d 08.09.1873, dau of Walter Frederick Campbell of Shawfield and Islay)
  (B) William Hamilton (b 1797, dspm 03.07.1838, Captain)
  m. (25.09.1834) Marcellina Antonia _ (d 22.10.1858, widow of P. Mendes)
  (C) Susan Mary Hamilton (d 30.12.1856)
  m. (17.11.1820) Peter Ramsay in Edinburgh (d 31.08.1855, banker)
  (D) Jean Hamilton (d 12.09.1820)
  m. (15.02.1819) Charles Southeby (d 20.01.1854, Rear Admiral, son of William of Fairmead Lodge)
  (E)+ other issue - Penelope, Flora (d 1810), Bethia
(2) Jean Hamilton (b 26.01.1769, d 09.10.1841)
  m. (24.02.1791) George Ramsay of Barnton (d 02.1810)
  (3) Betty Hamilton (b 24.12.1770, d 30.08.1809)
  m. (09.12.1791) William Ramsay in Edinburgh (banker)
  (4)+ other issue - Robert (b 17.04.1767, d unm 27.11.1835), Charles (b 16.12.1769, d before 181.05.1778), Michael (b 08.07.1772, d before 18.05.1778), Peter/Patrick Douglas (bur unm 19.08.1827), Mary (b 14.12.1765, d unm 04.06.1793), Susannah (b 01.09.1773, d 12.1828), Euphame (b 17.02.1775, d unm)
  c. James Hamilton (b 08.06.1734, d 14.08.1787)
  m. Anne Bowie (dau of James Bowie of Holehouse)
d. John Hamilton (b 05.11.1737)
  m1. (15.06.1762) Isabella Stirling (dau of Sir Henry Stirling, Bart of Ardoch)
  (1)+ issue (dspm) - William (to Jamaica), Henry (a 1800, to Jamaica)
  m2. _ Graham
  (3) Alexander Hamilton
  a.+ other issue - William (b 25.10.1728, dspm), Archibald (b 10.10.1739, d unm)
  ii. Robert Hamilton (b 03.03.1691, d 13.07.1765, minister of Hamilton)
  m. (09.03.1721) Cecil Borland (dau of Rev. Francis Borland, minister of Glassford)
  a. James Hamilton (b 19.12.1721, dsp 14.03.1782, minister in Paisley)
  m. (03.08.1761) Elizabeth Millar (d 25.09.1798. dau of Rev. Robert Millar)
  b.+ other issue - Robert (b 20.08.1723, dvpsp), Francis (b 08.04.1727, d unm), Anne, Rachel
  iii. James Hamilton, 1st of Stevenston (b 25.09.1700, bur 28.11.1769, 5th son)
  m1. (10.11.1736) Helen or Nellie Baillie (bur 22.04.1758, dau of Andrew Baillie of Parbroath) @2@ below
  a. James Hamilton, 2nd of Stevenston (b 10.06.1745, a 1783, 4th son)
  m. Mary Nisbet (d 30.03.1812, dau of Archibald Nisbet of Carfin)
  (1) James Hamilton (dvmsp, Captain)
  (2) Archibald Hamilton (b 19.09.1774, d 23.02.1823, surgeon)
  m. Mary Clarke
  (A) James Hamilton, 9th Lord Belhaven (d 06.09.1893) had issue (daughters)
  m. (30.10.1877) Georgina Watson (dau of Sir John Watson, Bart of Earnock and Neilsland)
  (B) Mary Nisbet Hamilton (d 28.02.1883)
  m. (1840) Frederick Chapman (d 13.09.1852)
(C)+ other issue - Archibald (b 29.08.1822, d 30.09.1839), Jessie
  (3) Francis Hamilton (d 10.12.1869, Captain) had issue
  b. William Hamilton (b 06.1748, d 15.12.1802) had issue
  m. Elizabeth Nisbet (dau of Archibald Nisbet of Carfin)
  c.+ other issue - John (b 09.11.1738, dspm before 16.10.1772), Robert (b 14.02.1740, dspm before 16.10.1772), Andrew (b 30.11.1743, d 20.05.1744), others
  m2. Elizabeth Cunningham (dau of William Cunningham of Brownhill)
  iv.+ other issue - William (d young), John (b 27.09.1692, dspms?)
  B. Archibald Hamilton (b 22.01.1667)
  m. _ Hamilton, heiress of Dalserf
C. Margaret Hamilton
  m. Cleland of Cleland
  D.+ other issue - William (b 04.05.1661, dvp unm), James (b 10.01.1666, dsp), John (b 30.11.1667, dsp), Thomas (b 09.10.1669)
  m2. (31.08.1676) Mary Erskine (dau of Sir Charles Erskine of Alva)
  H. Charles Hamilton of Weatherley (b 17.12.1678)
  m. (1699) Euphemia Hamilton (dau of Sir Archibald Hamilton, Bart of Rosehall)
  i. Bethia Hamilton (b 31.01.1702, d 02.10.1785)
  m. (16.12.1726) William Hamilton, 4th of Wishaw (b 02.02.1690, d 16.04.1756) @1@ above
ii.+ other issue - William (b 28.12.1700, d young), Archibald (b 07.01.1703, d young), Charlotte (d unm)
  I. John Hamilton of Newton (b 30.11.1680, d 25.01.1757, WS)
  m. Jean Gartshore (dau of Gartshore of Gartshore)
  i. Helen Hamilton (d 18.07.1773)
  m. (18.02.1741) Sir Patrick Murray, 4th Bart of Ochtertyre (b 21.08.1707, d 09.09.1764)
  ii. Jacobina Hamilton (d 28.01.1792)
  m. Sir George Dunbar, Bart of Mochrum
  J. William Hamilton (b 06.08.1685, d 15.01.1754)
  m. Helen Hay (dau of David Hay of Woodcockdale)
  i.+ issue - Robert (b 1724, d 1737), William (b 27.01.1729, d unm 16.07.1796, MP)
  K. Thomas Hamilton (b 13.08.1687, d unm by 1758)
  L. Alexander Hamilton (b 21.05.1693, d 1781)
  m1. Frances Dalzell
  m2. Barbara Lilley
i. William Hamilton of Lincoln's Inn (dspm 27.04.1811)
  m. Sarah Allan
  ii. Anthony Hamilton (b 05.05.1739, d 04.10.1812)
  m. (12.02.1767) Anne Terrick (dau of Richard Terrick, Bishop of London)
  a. Terrick Hamilton (d infant)
  b. William Richard Hamilton (b 09.01.1777, d 11.07.1859, Ambassador)
  m. (03.09.1804) Juliana Udny (dau of John Udny)
  Ancestors of the 10th and later Lords Belhaven.
  c. Anthony Hamilton (b 12.07.1778, d 10.09.1851, archdeacon of Taunton) had issue
  m. (13.07.1807) Charity Graeme Farquhar (d 09.11.1869, dau of Sir Walter Farquhar, Bart)
iii.+ other issue - John Robert (d young), Alexander (d infant), Alexander Lilley (d young)
  M. Helen Hamilton
  m. (31.03.1694) Andrew Baillie of Parbroath
  i. Helen or Nellie Baillie (bur 22.04.1758)
  m. (10.11.1736) James Hamilton,1st of Stevenston (b 25.09.1700, bur 28.11.1769) @2@ above
  N. Catherine Hamilton (b 13.05.1682, d 03.03.1758)
  m. David Pitcairn (b c1674, d 18.07.1757, minister of Dysart)
  O. Mary Hamilton (dsp)
  m. Dr. David Balfour (son of Sir Michael of Denmiln)
  P. Janet Hamilton (dsp)
  m. Alexander Gartshore of Gartshore
  Q. Christian Hamilton (d young)
  R. Anne Hamilton (b 11.02.1692)
  m. James Bogle
3. Margaret Hamilton
  m. George Cleland of Gartness
4.+ other issue (dsp) - John (d 1666), Quintin

Main source(s): TSP (Hamilton, Lord Belhaven)
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