James Hamilton, 1st Earl of Arran - Wives, Partners and Children

Started by Debbie Gambrell on Sunday, June 27, 2021
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6/27/2021 at 7:47 AM

This was a busy man as far as wives, partners and children went, but I'm not sure he actually had as many as connected to him. The Peerage doesn't list but 8 children by 3 different women and Wikipedia lists 9 children, 2 wives, a mistress and of his listed children who were illegitimate it just doesn't mention who their mother(s) were.

At any rate, it seems to be a stretch to connect him to over twenty children and the majority of them undocumented.

6/27/2021 at 7:54 AM

I agree

1/9/2023 at 1:25 AM

Seems to have 3 children called James and 4 called Jean.

Seems like there are quite a few too many children connected to James, 1st Earl.

I dont know who feels like they have sufficient know-how to sort these out?

1/9/2023 at 1:26 AM

There's actually 4 James, with 2 of them designated as "of Finnart:....

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1/10/2023 at 2:11 AM

James Hamilton III, Clan Hamilton (@)Sir Lord Admiral, High Sheriff of Lanarkshire, Lord High Admiral of Scotland, Lieutenant General of Scotla
James Hamilton III, Clan Hamilton (@)Sir Lord Admiral, High Sheriff of Lanarkshire, Lord High Admiral of Scotland, Lieutenant General of Scotla
1475–1529

Birth 25 APR 1475 • Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death 21 JUL 1529 • Kinneil, West Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Spouse and children

Margaret ( Marion per Peerage)(Mary) Boyd (@) of Bonshaw,

1477–1559
James Hamilton (@)(U) of Finnart

1495–1540
Spouse and children

Beatrix Drummond (A)(mistress of James Hamilton)
Margaret Hamilton (A)

1505–
John “Clydesdale John” Hamilton (U)(AH) of Samuelston

1512–1558
Spouse and children

Beatrix Drummond (A)(mistress of James Hamilton)
Margaret Hamilton (A)

1505–
John “Clydesdale John” Hamilton (U)(AH) of Samuelston

1512–1558
Spouse and children

Janet (Beaton) Bethune (@)"Countess of Arran", of Creich, Fife Scotland

1486–1522
Helen Hamilton (A) Countess Argyll,

1515–1590
James Hamilton , Clan Hamilton(@) 2nd Earl of Arran, Duc de Châtellerault

1516–1575
Jean Janet Hamilton (@) "Countess Glencairn", 13th great-grandmother

1517–1579
are all I have found so far.

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