2nd Earl of Arran James Hamilton

1515 - 1575  (60 years)

• Name	James Hamilton  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Title	2nd Earl of Arran
  Birth	1515	Arran Island, Firth Clyde, Bute, Scotland   [8]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	14-00905-01
  Reference Number	15-02025-01
  Death	22 Jan 1575	Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland   [7, 8]
  Person ID	I5529	MontyHistNotes_II
  Last Modified	6 Sep 2025

  
  

  Father	1st Earl of Arran James Hamilton,   b. 1477, Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland d. 1529, West Lothian, Scotland (Age 52 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Janet Bethune,   b. Abt 1486, Creich, Sutherland, Scotland d. Abt 1522 (Age 36 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F735	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Countess of Arran Margaret Douglas,   b. 1511, Morton, Dumfries-shire, Scotland d. Aft 24 May 1579, Scotland (Age > 68 years)
  Marriage	Bef 23 Sep 1532	Abercorn, West Lothian, Scotland   [5]
  Children	+ 1. 1st Marquess of Hamilton John Hamilton,   b. 1535, Arron, Butshire, Scotland d. 6 Apr 1604, England (Age 69 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 2. 1st Lord Paisley Claud Hamilton,   b. Abt Jun 1546, Scotland d. 15 Jan 1622, Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland (Age 75 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F2813	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Sep 2025

  
  

• Event Map		Marriage - Bef 23 Sep 1532 - Abercorn, West Lothian, Scotland  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

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