Submitted by Leo van de Pas
corrections/additions are welcome
with special thanks to Ian Fettes
Descendants of
Gilbert de Hamilton
(gen 1-9 of of 12 generations)
Gilbert de Hamilton
Married Isabella Randolph, daughter
of Thomas Randolph, of
Strathdon, Chamberlain of Scotland
and NN Bruce
Children, Generation I
Generation I
1 Walter FitzGilbert Hamilton, 1st of Cadzow
mentioned 1294 and 1323
Died before 1346
Married (1) Helen
Married (2) before 1315
Mary Gordon, daughter of Sir Adam Gordon, Lord of Gordon
Children, Generation II-1
II-1 (I-1)
(2) 1 David FitzWalter
FitzGilbert Hamilton, 2nd of Cadzow
Died circa 1374 /1378
Married Margaret Ross, daughter of William de Ross, 5th
Earl of Ross and Mary Macdonald
Children, Generation III-1
2
John FitzWalter Hamilton
mentioned 1369 and 1381
Married Elizabeth Stewart, daughter of Sir Alan Stewart, of
Darnley, Crookston and Dreghorn and NN
Children, Generation III-2
III-1 (II-1-1)
1 Sir David Hamilton, 3rd of Cadzow
Died before 14 May 1392
Married Jonetta Keith, daughter of Sir William Keith, of
Galston
Children, Generation IV-1
2
Sir John Hamilton, of Fingaltoun
Married (1) Jane Lyddell, daughter of Sir James Lyddell, of
Preston
Married (2) Anna Seton, daughter of Sir William Seton, of
That Ilk
Children, Generation IV-2
3
(?) Walter Hamilton
4
(?) Alan Hamilton, of Larbert
5
NN Hamilton
Married Simon Robertson, of Earnock
III-2 (II-1-2)
1 Sir Alexander Hamilton, of Ballencrieff
and Innerwick
mentioned 1389
Died circa 1406
Married 15 September 1381 *
Elizabeth Stewart, daughter of Thomas Stewart, 2nd Earl of
Angus, Lord of Abernethy and Margaret Sinclair
Children, Generation IV-3
IV-1 (III-1-1)
1 Sir John Hamilton, 4th of Cadzow
Died circa 14 September 1402 (before 1410)
Married Janet (Jacoba) Douglas, daughter of Sir James
Douglas, of Dalkeith and Agnes Dunbar
Children, Generation V-1
2
Sir William Hamilton
3
Andrew Hamilton
4
John Hamilton, of Bardowie
5
Elizabeth Hamilton
Married 1400
Alexander Fraser, 1st of Philorth, Sheriff of Aberdeen, son
of Sir William Fraser, of Cowie and Durris and Margaret
Moray
Died circa 1411
6
(?) George Hamilton
IV-2 (III-1-2)
1 NN Hamilton
IV-3 (III-2-1)
1 Sir Archibald Hamilton, of Innerwick
and Ballencrieff
mentioned 10 April 1458
Died circa 1482 /July 1488
Married Margaret Montgomerie, daughter of John Montgomerie,
of Thornton
Children, Generation V-2
V-1 (IV-1-1)
1 Sir James Hamilton, 5th of Cadzow
Died before May 1441
Married Janet Livingston, daughter of Sir Alexander
Livingston, of Calendar, Justiciary of Scotland and NN
Dundas, of Dundas
Children, Generation VI-1
2
David Hamilton
Married NN
Children, Generation VI-2
3
Catherine Hamilton
Married Sir William Baillie, of Lamington, son of Sir
William Baillie, of Lamington and Marion Seton
4
Walter Hamilton
mentioned 1441
Married Helen Douglas, daughter of Sir Henry Douglas, of
Lochleven and Elizabeth Erskine
Children, Generation VI-3
V-2 (IV-3-1)
1 Alexander Hamilton, of Innerwick
Died circa 1505
Married Isobel Schaw
Children, Generation VI-4
2
Alison Hamilton
Married John Montgomerie, of Thornton
VI-1 (V-1-1)
1 Mary Hamilton
Married Sir William de Keith, Marshal of Scotland, son of
Sir Robert de Keith and Janet Seton, of Seton
Died October 1444 ?
2
Sir James Hamilton
1st Baron Hamilton, 6th of Cadzow
Born circa 1415
Died 6 November 1479
Married (1) 1440
Lady Euphemia Graham, daughter of Sir Patrick Graham, of
Kilpont & Illieston, Earl of Strathearn (jure uxoris) and
Euphemia Stewart, Countess Palatine of Strathearn, Cts. of
Caithness
Died circa 1 August 1468 /1 November 1468
Married (2) April 1474
Mary of Scotland, daughter of James II, King of Scots
1437-1460 and Marie van Egmond
Born before 16 May 1452
Died May 1488
Child by (a) NN
Child by (b) Janet Calderwood
Child by (c) NN
Child by (d) NN
Children, Generation VII-1
3
Gavin Hamilton
Died before 29 May 1493
Children by Jean Muirhead
Children, Generation VII-2
4
Alexander Hamilton
5
John Hamilton
Died before 1455
Married NN
Children, Generation VII-3
6
Agnes Hamilton
Married Sir James Hamilton, of Preston
7
Elizabeth Hamilton
Married NN Chalmers, of Gadgirth
VI-2 (V-1-2)
1 John Hamilton, of Dalserf
Married NN
Children, Generation VII-4
VI-3 (V-1-4)
1 James Hamilton, of Raploch
Married NN
Children, Generation VII-5
VI-4 (V-2-1)
1 Hugh Hamilton, of Innerwick
2
John Hamilton
3
Alexander Hamilton
mentioned 1503
4
Thomas Hamilton, of Priestfield
and Orchardfield
Died circa 1537
Married Margaret Cant
Children, Generation VII-6
5
Alison Hamilton
VII-1 (VI-1-2)
(1) 1 Lady Elizabeth
Hamilton
Married (1) 1459 Div. circa 1484
David Lindsay, 5th Earl of Crawford, Duke of Montrose, son
of Alexander Lindsay, 4th Earl of Crawford and Margaret
(Marjorie) Dunbar
Born 1440
Died 1495
Married (2) John Forrester, of Niddrie
(2) 2 James Hamilton
1st Earl of Arran, 2nd Lord Hamilton
Born circa 1475
Died before 21 July 1529
Married (1) before April 1490 Div.16-11-1504
Elizabeth Home, daughter of Alexander Home, 2nd Lord Home
and Nichole Ker
Died 1544
Married (2) circa 23 November 1516
Janet Beaton, daughter of Sir David Beaton, 1st of Creich
and Janet Duddingston
Died circa 1522
Children by (a) Mary Boyd
Children by (b) Elizabeth Lindsay
Child by (c) Beatrix Drummond, daughter of John Drummond,
1st Baron Drummond and Lady Elizabeth Lindsay
Children by (d) NN
Children, Generation VIII-1
3
Elizabeth Hamilton
Died after April 1531
Married 9 April 1494 * College of Bothwell
Matthew Stewart, 11th Earl of Lennox, son of Sir John
Stewart, of Darnley, 10th Earl of Lennox and Margaret
Montgomerie
Died 9 September 1513 Flodden (in battle)
(a) 4 James Hamilton
Died before 1473
(b) 5 John Hamilton,
of Broomhill
Died circa 1550
Married (1) Janet Hamilton
Married (2) Margaret Dalziel, daughter of Robert Dalziel,
of That Ilk
Children, Generation VIII-2
(c) 6 Sir Patrick Hamilton,
of Kincavel
Died 30 April 1520 Edinburgh (killed)
Married Margaret Stewart, daughter of Alexander Stewart,
Duke of Albany, Earl of March, and NN
Died after 5 July 1542
Children, Generation VIII-3
(d) 7 David Hamilton
Died 1523
VII-2 (VI-1-3)
1 John Hamilton, of Orbiston
Married Jean Hamilton, of Woodhall
Children, Generation VIII-4
2
Thomas Hamilton
Canon of Dunkeld
3
Robert Hamilton
Canon of Glasgow
4
Archibald Hamilton
5
David Hamilton
Rector of Carstairs
6
Gavin Hamilton
7
James Hamilton
8
Eupham Hamilton
VII-3 (VI-1-5)
1 William Hamilton
Died s.p.
2
Robert Hamilton
Died s.p.
VII-4 (VI-2-1)
1 Robert Hamilton, of Dalserf
Married NN
Children, Generation VIII-5
VII-5 (VI-3-1)
1 William Hamilton, of Raploch
Married NN
Children, Generation VIII-6
VII-6 (VI-4-4)
1 Thomas Hamilton, of Priestfield
Died 10 September 1547 Pinkie (in battle)
Married Elizabeth Leslie, daughter of Robert Leslie, of
Innerpeffer
Children, Generation VIII-7
2
George Hamilton
29 April 1541 enrolled as a burgess of Edinburgh
VIII-1 (VII-1-2)
(2) 1 James Hamilton
2nd Earl of Arran, Duc de Chatellerault
Born circa 1517
Died 22 January 1575 Hamilton
Married circa 23 September 1532
Lady Margaret Douglas, daughter of James Douglas, 3rd Earl
of Morton and Lady Katherine Stewart
Died after 24 May 1579 , before 6 December 1580
Children, Generation IX-1
2
Gavin Hamilton
Died before 1549
Child by NN
Children, Generation IX-2
3
Lady Helen Hamilton
Married before 26 March 1529
Archibald Campbell, 4th Earl of Argyll, son of Colin
Campbell, 3rd Earl of Argyll and Lady Jean Gordon
Born 1508 in Argyllshire
Died 2 December 1558 Dulnynn
Buried Kilmun
(a) 4 Sir James Hamilton,
of Finnart
Died 16 August 1540 executed
Married Margaret Livingston, of Drumry, daughter of Sir
Robert Livingston, of Drumry and Janet Beaton
Children by (a) Mariota Stewart
Child by (b) Elizabeth Murray
Child by (c) Elizabeth Elphinstone
Children, Generation IX-3
5
John Hamilton
Archbishop of St. Andrews
Born circa 1510
Children by (a) Grizel Sempill
Children by (b) NN
Children, Generation IX-4
6
Anne Hamilton
Died 1516 (smallpox)
Married 20 December 1510 Hamilton Castle
Hugh Somerville, 4th Lord Somerville, son of William
Somerville, Master of Somerville and Jean Douglas
Born circa 1484
Died 1549
Buried Carnwath
(b) 7 Sir John Hamilton,
of Clydesdale
Died before 1574
Married Janet Home, daughter of Alexander Home, 3rd Lord
Home and Agnes Stewart
Children, Generation IX-5
8
James Hamilton, of Parkhill
Died 29 October 1585
Married 14 September 1551 *
Marie/Marion Hepburn, daughter of Patrick Hepburn, of
Bolton
Children, Generation IX-6
(c) 9 Margaret Hamilton
Married before 22 August 1515
Andrew Stewart, 1st Baron Stewart of Ochiltree, son of
Andrew Stewart, 2nd Lord Avondale and Margaret Kennedy
Died circa 1548
(d) 10 James Hamilton, of
Kinnell
Died 6 January 1579 / 1580 Old Monkland
Married Janet Murray
Children, Generation IX-7
11
Joan/Janet Hamilton
Married circa 26 November 1526 Div.11-7-1545
Alexander Cunningham, 5th Earl of Glencairn "the Good
Earl", son of William Cunningham, 4th Earl of Glencairn and
Katherine Borthwick
Born circa 1510
Died 23 December 1574
12
Jean Hamilton
Married before 26 March 1529
James Somerville, 5th Lord Somerville, son of Hugh
Somerville, 4th Lord Somerville and Jean Maitland
Born circa 1518
Died December 1569 Cowthally
Buried Carnwath
S.P.
13
Jean Hamilton
Married (1) 15 February 1531 / 1532
David Boswell, 2nd of Auchinleck
Died circa 1556 /1561
Married (2) before June 1563
John Hamilton, of Auchingemmill
Married (3) John Crawford, of Shaw
14
Jean/Janet or Jane Hamilton
Married after 18 June 1547
William Stewart, of Grange
15
Isabelle Hamilton
Died circa January 1570 /1571
Married circa 1530
John Ballantyne, of Corehouse
Died 21 July 1529
16
Elizabeth Hamilton
Married circa 27 June 1543
Robert Sempill, Master of Sempill, son of Robert Sempill,
3rd Lord Sempill and Isabel Hamilton
Died before 16 December 1569
S.P.
VIII-2 (VII-1-5)
1 David Hamilton
2
John Hamilton
Married Elizabeth Hamilton, daughter of Patrick Hamilton,
of Udston
Children, Generation IX-8
3
Margaret Hamilton
VIII-3 (VII-1-6)
1 James Hamilton
VIII-4 (VII-2-1)
1 Gavin Hamilton, 2nd of Orbiston
Born 1512
Died 1540
Married Helen Wallace
Children, Generation IX-9
VIII-5 (VII-4-1)
1 Archibald Hamilton, of Monea
Minister of Kilburnie
Married Anne Kennedy
Children, Generation IX-10
VIII-6 (VII-5-1)
1 James Hamilton, of Raploch
Married Isabel Weir
Children, Generation IX-11
VIII-7 (VII-6-1)
1 Sir Thomas Hamilton, of Prestfield
Died before 1612
Married (1) 1558
Elizabeth Heriot, daughter of James Heriot, of Trabroun
Married (2) Elizabeth Murray, daughter of Sir Andrew
Murray, of Blackbarony
Children, Generation IX-12
2
John Hamilton
Died 1610
3
Marion Hamilton
Married ?
James Makcartney, Lawyer in Edinburgh
4
Oliver Hamilton
Burgess of Hamilton
IX-1 (VIII-1-1)
1 Lady Barbara Hamilton
Died 15 December 1558
Married (1) circa 1546
Alexander Gordon, Lord Gordon, son of George Gordon, 4th
Earl of Huntly and Lady Elizabeth Keith
Died 18 September 1552 / 11 August 1553 Edinburgh
Married (2) 22 December 1553 *
James Fleming, 4th Lord Fleming, son of Malcolm Fleming,
3rd Lord Fleming and Lady Janet Stewart
Born circa 1535
Died 15 December 1558 Paris (prob. poisoned)
2
James Hamilton
3rd Earl of Arran
Born circa 1537 /1538
Died March 1609
3
Gavin Hamilton
Died before August 1547
4
John Hamilton
1st Marquess of Hamilton
Died 6 April 1604
Married 30 December 1577 * Maybole
Margaret Lyon, daughter of John Lyon, 7th Lord Glamis and
Janet Keith
Died December 1625 Evandail
Child by (a) NN
Children, Generation X-1
5
David Hamilton
Died March 1611
6
Lady Anne Hamilton
mentioned 17 April 1574
Married 15 August 1558 *
George Gordon, 5th Earl of Huntly, son of George Gordon,
4th Earl of Huntly and Lady Elizabeth Keith
Died 19 October 1576 Strathbogie
Buried Elgin
7
Lady Jane/Jean Hamilton
Died December 1596
Married 13 February 1555 * Div.1562
Hugh Montgomerie, 3rd Earl of Eglintoun, son of Hugh
Montgomerie, 2nd Earl of Eglintoun and Mariot Seton
Died 3 June 1585
S.P.
8
Lord Claud Hamilton
1st Baron Paisley
baptised 9 June 1546 ? Edinburgh Castle
Died before 3 May 1621
Married 1 August 1574 Niddry Castle
Margaret Seton, daughter of George Seton, 5th Lord Seton
and Isabel Hamilton
Died before 10 February 1616
Children, Generation X-2
IX-2 (VIII-1-2)
1 Gavin Hamilton
IX-3 (VIII-1-4)
1 Grizel Hamilton
Died before October 1573
Married December 1547 ?
Andrew Leslie, 5th Earl of Rothes, son of George Leslie,
4th Earl of Rothes and Agnes Somerville
Died 1611
2
Sir James Hamilton, of Evandale
Married 9 January 1571
Christian Boyd
Children, Generation X-3
3
Agnes Hamilton
Married after 8 April 1536
James Somerville, 5th Lord Somerville, son of Hugh
Somerville, 4th Lord Somerville and Jean Maitland
Born circa 1518
Died December 1569 Cowthally
Buried Carnwath
4
(?) Cuthbert Hamilton
(a) 5 Alexander Hamilton
6
Andrew Hamilton
7
James Hamilton
(b) 8 James Hamilton,
the younger
(c) 9 Agnes Hamilton
Died after March 1557 /1558
Married Alexander Dalmahoy, of That Ilk
IX-4 (VIII-1-5)
(a) 1 (?) William
Hamilton, of Drumry
2
John Hamilton
3
James Hamilton
(b) 4 David Hamilton
5
Jean Hamilton
Married Robert Bruce, of Blairhall
IX-5 (VIII-1-7)
1 Margaret Hamilton
Married (1) James Johnstone, of Johnstone, son of John
Johnstone, of Johnstone and Elizabeth Jardine
Died 1559
Married (2) 8 May 1552 * Linlithgow
David Douglas, 7th Earl of Angus, son of Sir George
Douglas, of Pittendreich and Elizabeth Douglas
Born circa 1515
Died June 1557 Cockburnspath
Married (3) Sir Patrick Whitelaw
Died before 1571
2
James Hamilton
3
Gavin Hamilton
4
John Hamilton
Rector of Dunbar
5
Alexander Hamilton
IX-6 (VIII-1-8)
1 Alexander Hamilton
2
John Hamilton
Married NN
Children, Generation X-4
3
Patrick Hamilton
4
James Hamilton
5
Andrew Hamilton
6
Thomas Hamilton
7
Marion Hamilton
8
Margaret Hamilton
9
Nicolas Hamilton
10
Jane Hamilton
IX-7 (VIII-1-10)
1 William Hamilton, of Canongate
2
Paul Hamilton
Captain of Arran
IX-8 (VIII-2-2)
1 Claud Hamilton, of Broomhill
Died 1605
Married Margaret Hamilton, daughter of James Hamilton, of
Kilbrackmont
Children, Generation X-5
IX-9 (VIII-4-1)
1 John Hamilton, of Orbiston
Died in the battle of Langsyde
Married Margaret Hamilton
Children, Generation X-6
2
Elizabeth Hamilton
Married James Dunlop, of Dunlop, son of Alexander Dunlop,
of Dunlop and NN
Died 1596
IX-10 (VIII-5-1)
1 Malcolm Hamilton
Archbishop of Cashel 1623-1629
Married Mary Wilkie
Children, Generation X-7
IX-11 (VIII-6-1)
1 John Hamilton, of Neilsland
Married Elizabeth Hamilton, daughter of Patrick Hamilton,
of Udston
Children, Generation X-8
IX-12 (VIII-7-1)
(1) 1 Sir Thomas Hamilton
1st Earl of Haddington
Born 1563
Died 29 May 1637
Married (1) circa 1588
Margaret Borthwick, daughter of James Borthwick, of
Newbyres and Elizabeth Murray
Died December 1596
Married (2) August 1597
Margaret Foulis, daughter of James Foulis, of Colinton and
Anne Heriot
Died 31 May 1609
Married (3) 16 September 1613 *
Julian Ker, daughter of Sir Thomas Kerr, of Ferniehurst and
Janet Kirkaldy
Buried 30 March 1637 Holyrood
Child by (a) NN
Children, Generation X-9
(2) 2 Marion Hamilton
Married 1582
James Ross
3
Christian Hamilton
Married 12 April 1592 *
Sir Alexander Hamilton, of Innerwick, son of Sir Alexander
Hamilton, 7th of Innerwick and Isobel Home
4
Andrew Hamilton
Member Privy Council 1609 and 1616
Died 1634
Married Jean Laing, daughter of John Laing, of Spittals &
Redhouse
Children, Generation X-10
5
Sir John Hamilton, of Magdalens
Died 28 November 1632 Holyrood
Buried Holyrood Abbey
Married 26 June 1602 *
Agnes Hamilton, daughter of William Hamilton
Children, Generation X-11
6
Sir Patrick Hamilton, of Little Preston
Died before February 1622
Married Elizabeth Macmorran, daughter of Ninian Macmorran
Children, Generation X-12
7
Alexander Hamilton
Died after 26 November 1649
Married (1) NN Dalziel, daughter of Thomas Dalziel, of
Binns
Married (2) NN Cochrane
Married (3) 13 January 1649 *
Elizabeth Crichton, daughter of Sir David Crichton, of
Lugton
Children, Generation X-13
8
Elizabeth Hamilton
Married Sir William Scott, of Ardross, co Fife, Clerk of
Chancery
9
Margaret Hamilton
Married William Kircaldy, of Grange
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