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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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