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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, Lord of Session as Lord Drumcairn) | |||||||||||||||
m1. (c1588) Margaret Borthwick (b c1573, d 12.1596, dau of James Borthwick of Newbyres or 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, a 1645) | ||||||||||||||
m. (mcrt 22.11.1610) James Ogilvy, 1st Earl of Airlie (b 1586, d c1648) | |||||||||||||||
m2. (before 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 (bpt 29.03.1626, 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 1650, d 05.1685) | ||||||||||||||
m. (08.10.1674) Margaret Leslie, (8th) Countess of Rothes (d 1700, 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 09.05.1722) | ||||||||||||||
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 & 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 (by Elizabeth Washington), widow of Gresham Lloyd) | |||||||||||||||
(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, m2. James Dalrymple) | |||||||||||||||
(iii) | Charlotte Hamilton (b 14.03.1790, d 03.05.1793) | ||||||||||||||
(B) | George Hamilton, later Baillie-Hamilton of Jerviswood & 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 & Mellerstain (b 07.10.1763, d 11.12.1841, MP) | ||||||||||||||
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 (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 (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 (d 28.08.1861) | ||||||||||||||
m. (23.11.1821) John Campbell, 2nd Marquess of Breadalbane (dsp 08.11.1862) | |||||||||||||||
(e) | Mary Baillie (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 (d 02.04.1859) | ||||||||||||||
m. (11.11.1835) Henry Francis Hume, Lord Polwarth (d 16.08.1867) | |||||||||||||||
(g) | Catherine Charlotte Baillie (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 (b 27.11.1764, d 19.06.1820, Archdeacon of Cleveland) | ||||||||||||||
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, m2. Joseph Scott Phillipps) | |||||||||||||||
(f) | Gerard Baillie-Hamilton (b 17.03.1808, d 02.02.1886) had issue | ||||||||||||||
m. (23.09.1833) Augusta Anderson-Morshead (d 08.04.1880, dau of Col. (Henry) 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) Hon. Rev. 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) | Grizel Hamilton (d 28.12.1811) | ||||||||||||||
m. (25.07.1745) Philip Stanhope, 2nd Earl Stanhope (b 15.08.1714, d 07.03.1786) | |||||||||||||||
(D)+ | other issue - Charles James (b 03.10.1727, d unm 28.09.1806, Lt. Colonel), John (b 1726, d 1730), Rachel (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. (1753) 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.+ | other issue - Charles (d young), Anna (bpt 25.08.1676) | ||||||||||||||
ii. | Margaret Hamilton (b 1649, d 12.1711) | ||||||||||||||
m. (31.12.1668) John Hope of Hopetoun (d 05.05.1682) | |||||||||||||||
iii. | Helen Hamilton (b 1655, 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, a 12.1702) | ||||||||||||||
m. (mcrt 13.03.1679) Adam Cockburn of Ormiston | |||||||||||||||
v.+ | other issue (d young) - Thomas (b 1661), John (b 1663), William (b 1669), Catherine (b 1652), Anna (b 1653), Christian (b 1659), Elizabeth (b 1667), Mary (a 1686, d unm?) | ||||||||||||||
partner unknown | |||||||||||||||
xiii. | James Hamilton | ||||||||||||||
C.+ | other issue (d young) - Alexander (d 13.12.1629), son (b 11.1630), Robert (b 06.04.1633), James (b 24.09.1634), Mary (b 1629, d not young), Margaret (b 17.07.1632) | ||||||||||||||
m2. (14.01.1640) Jean Gordon (d 1655, dau of George Gordon, 2nd Marquess of Huntly) | |||||||||||||||
I. | Margaret Hamilton (b 15.01.1641) | ||||||||||||||
m. (24.04.1662) John Keith, 1st Earl of Kintore (d 12.04.1715) | |||||||||||||||
partner unknown | |||||||||||||||
J. | Thomas Hamilton of Parkley or Parklie (d 17.05.1668) | ||||||||||||||
m1. Helen Stewart (dau of William, 2nd Lord Blantyre) | |||||||||||||||
i. | child (bur 1660) | ||||||||||||||
m2. (28.04.1657) Jonet Foulis (b 1637, d 02.1688, dau of George Foulis of Ravenstoun) | |||||||||||||||
ii.+ | other issue - George (b 1658, d 1668), John (b 1660, d Malplaquet 01.09.1709, Lt. Colonel), Jean (b 1659, d 1668) | ||||||||||||||
4. | Sir James Hamilton of Priestfield & Drumcorce (d before 05.01.1666) | ||||||||||||||
m. (31.12.1623, div 19.09.1633) Anna Hepburn (dau of Sir Patrick Hepburn of Waughton) | |||||||||||||||
A.+ | issue - Thomas, (b 1627, dvpsp 1636), Sir James of Priestfield (a 1691), Patrick (b 1629), Alexander (b 1613, a 11.1660, Captain), John (a 1648),Margaret (b 1626), Anna (b 1631) | ||||||||||||||
partner unknown | |||||||||||||||
H. | Jean Hamilton | ||||||||||||||
5. | Sir John Hamilton of Traboun or Trabroun (b 03.11.1605, dvp before 24.02.1638 | ||||||||||||||
m. (07.08.1621) Katherine Peebles (dau/heir of Alexander Peebles of Middleton & Skirling) | |||||||||||||||
A.+ | issue (d by 1638) - Thomas (b 1623, a 07.1629), Jean (b 1624) | ||||||||||||||
6. | Margaret Hamilton (b 05.04.1598, d 1652) | ||||||||||||||
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. (mcrt 21.12.1621) 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, widow of Sir Patrick Home of Polwarth) | |||||||||||||||
10.+ | other issue - Robert of Wester Binning (b 14.05.1615, d unm 30.08.1640), son | ||||||||||||||
partner unknown | |||||||||||||||
12. | Patrick Hamilton in Edinburgh (d 30.08.1640) | ||||||||||||||
Main source(s) (see here): TSP (Haddington), BP1934 (Haddington), 'HamiltonHistory' ('Haddington, Earls of", p420+)
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