Claud Hamilton 
Claud was born in September 1543 in Hamilton, Lanarkshrire, Scotland. Claud's father was James Hamilton and his mother was Margaret Douglas. His paternal grandparents were James Hamilton and Janet Beaton; his maternal grandparents were James Douglas and Catherine Stewart. He had four brothers and two sisters, named James, John, Gavin, David, Barbara and Anne. He was the second youngest of the seven children. He had a half-brother named James. He died at the age of 78 in 1621 in Scotland.General Notes
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Claud Hamilton (1st Lord Paisley)
1543 - 1621
Politician and Com mendator of Paisley Abbey. Born at Hamilton, the fourth
son of James Hamilton (1516-75), 2nd Earl of Arran and 1st Duke
Châtelherault and younger brother of the 3rd Earl of Arran.
Hamilton was known as an unscrupulous schemer and su pporter of Mary,
Queen of Scots, who plotted for foreign intervention in her favour.
Having been appointed Commendator of Paisley Abbey at a young age, he
fell heir to the extensive land-holdings of the abbey following the
Reform ation. These were erected into a Temporal Lordship and Hamilton was
created t he 1st Baron Paisley in 1587. In 1574, he married Margaret Seton
at Niddry Ca stle (West Lothian) and their son became the 1st Earl of
Abercorn.
He was bu ried at Paisley Abbey.
Claud Hamilton, 1st Lord Paisley1 (M)
b. circa June 15 46, d. before 3 May 1621, #109519
Pedigree
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Claud Hamilton, 1st Lord Paisley was the son of James Hamilton , 2nd
Earl of Arran and Lady Margaret Douglas.2 He was born circa June 1546.3
He was also reported to have been born in 1543. He was baptised on 9 June
1546 at Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland.3 He married
Margare t Seton, daughter of George Seton, 5th Lord Seton and Isabel
Hamilton, on 1 A ugust 1574 at Niddry Castle, Scotland.4 He died before 3
May 1621.5
He held the office of Commendator of the Abbey of Paisley,
Renfrewshire on 5 December 1553.3 From April 1560 to February 1562 he was
one of the hostages in Englan d for the Treaty of Berwick.3 He met Queen
Mary at Queensferry on her escape from Loch Leven, signed the Hamilton
bond, 8, commanded the van at Langside, 13, and landed with the Queen at
Workington on her flight to England, 16 May 1568.3 On 19 August 1568 , as
a consequence, he was declared a traitor and fo rfeit.3 In June 1571 he
was present at the 'Marian' Parliament in Edinburgh.3 He fought in the
attack on Stirling and the murder of the Regent Lennox on 4 September
1571.3 On 23 February 1572/73 he was admitted to the Pacification, and
was restored.3 On 10 November 1579 he was again forfeited.3 He was
inv ested as a Privy Counsellor (P.C.) [Scotland] on 10 December 1585.3 On
10 Dec ember 1585 he was again restored, under the Act of Restitution.3 He
was creat ed 1st Lord Paisley, co. Renfrew [Scotland] on 29 July 1587.3
From March 1589 to August 1589 he was imprisoned in Edinburgh Castle for
actively engaging i n plots against Queen Mary and the King of Spain.3 He
was suffered from a sev ere religious madness (apparently a hereditary
malady of his family) in Novem ber 1590.3
Children of Claud Hamilton, 1st Lord Paisley and Margaret Seton:
J ames Hamilton, 1st Earl of Abercorn+ b. 12 Aug 1575, d. 23 Mar 1618
Hon. Sir John Hamilton+ b. a 1576, d. b 1604
Hon. Margaret Hamilton+ b. c 1585, d. 11 Sep 1623
Sir Frederick Hamilton+ b. b 1600
Citations
[S6] G.E. Cokayne ; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White,
Duncan Warrand and Lo rd Howard De Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage
of England, Scotland, Irel and, Great Britain and the United Kingdom,
Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed ., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint
in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume X,
page 289. Hereinafter cited as The Comple te Peerage.
[S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume I, page 4.
[S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume X, page 290.
[S6] Coka yne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume X, page 291.
[S6] Cokayne, and o thers, The Complete Peerage, volume X, page 292.
PAISLEY, CLAUD HAMILTON, LORD (c. 1543-1622), Scot-tish politician, was a
younger son of the 2nd earl of A rran. In 1553 he received the lands of
the abbey of Paisley, and in 1568 he a ided Mary Queen of Scots to escape
from Lochleven castle, afterwards fighting for her at the battle of
Langside. His estat
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)
- b.~ 1361 in Cadzow Castle, Lanarkshire, Scotland d.14 Sep 1402 in Homildon Hill, Lancashire, England
- b.1398 in Cadzow Castle, Lanarkshire, Scotland d.1460 in Scotland
- b.~ 1367 in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland
- b.1415 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland d.12 Nov 1479 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
- b.1375 in Callendar, Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland d.<06 Nov 1451
- b.~ 1399 in Callendar House, Stirlingshire, Scotland
- b.~ 1375 in Dundas, Scotland
- b.1476 in Brodick Castle, Arran, Scotland d.26 Mar 1529 in Kinneil, Lothian, Scotland
- b.Dec 1394 in Dumferline, Fifeshire, Scotland d.20 Feb 1437 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
- b.16 Oct 1430 in Edinburgh, MIdlothian, Scotland d.03 Aug 1460 in Roxburgh Castle, Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland
- b.1398 in Westiminster, Middlesex, England d.15 Jul 1445 in Dunbar Castle, East Lothian, Scotland
- b.<16 May 1452 in Scotland d.May 1488
- b.1409 in Slot O D Hoef, Egmond-Binnen, Noord-Holland d.23 Feb 1473 in Slot Grave, Grave, Noord Brabant, Netherlands
- b.1432 in Grave, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands d.16 Nov 1463 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
- b.25 May 1417 in Kleve, North Rein-Westphalia, Prussia d.10 Feb 1479
- b.1517 in Brodick Castle, Arran, Scotland d.22 Jan 1575 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
- b.~ 1415 in Holkettle, Fifeshire, Scotland d.1499 in Balfour, Fifeshire, Scotland
- b.1440 in Raith, Fifeshire, Scotland d.1507 in Balfour, Fifeshire, Scotland
- b.~ 1418 in Kennoway, Fifeshire, Scotland
- b.~ 1456 in Holkettle, Fifeshire, Scotland d.1505 in Creich, Fifeshire, Scotland
- b.~ 1398 in Balmuto, Fifeshire, Scotland d. in Balmuto, Fifeshire, Scotland
- b.~ 1443 in Balmuto, Fifeshire, Scotland d. in Balfour, Fifeshire, Scotland
- b.~ 1413 in Raith, Fifeshire, Scotland d.1507 in Scotland
- b.~ 1483 in Creich, Fifeshire, Scotland d.~ 1522 in Scotland
- b.~ 1405
- b.< 1440
- b.~ 1465 in Sandford, Kilconquahar Parish, Fifeshire, Scotland
- b.Sep 1543 in Hamilton, Lanarkshrire, Scotland d.1621 in Scotland
- b.1403 in Scotland d.1452 in Scotland
- b.1441 in Scotland d.1493
- b.1418 in Argyll, Scotland d.1485
- b.~ 1459 in Morton, Dumfrieshire, Scotland d.~ 1512 in Scotland
- b.Dec 1394 in Dumferline, Fifeshire, Scotland d.20 Feb 1437 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
- b.1431 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland d.>16 Oct 1486 in Scotland
- b.1398 in Westiminster, Middlesex, England d.15 Jul 1445 in Dunbar Castle, East Lothian, Scotland
- b.~ 1487 in Scotland d.Dec 1548
- b.~ 1405 in Ruthvendenny, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland d.> 1483
- b.~ 1435 in Cranstoun, Midlothian, Scotland
- b.~ 1415 in Hailes Castle, Prestonkirk, East Lothian, Scotland
- b.1461 in Cranstound, Midlothian, Scotland d.1540 in Scotland
- b.~ 1520 in Morton, Dumfrieshire, Scotland d.>24 May 1579 in Scotland
- b.16 Oct 1430 in Edinburgh, MIdlothian, Scotland d.03 Aug 1460 in Roxburgh Castle, Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland
- b.1451 in Stirling, Scotland d.1488
- b.1432 in Grave, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands d.16 Nov 1463 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
- b.17 Mar 1473 in Edinburgh, MIdlothian, Scotland d.09 Sep 1513 in Flodden Field, Branxton, Northumberland, England
- b.~ 1430 in Denmark
- b.23 Jun 1456 in Kobenhavn, Denmark d.14 Jul 1485 in Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland
- b.~ 1432 in Denmark
- b.~ 1491 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland d.>05 Jul 1554 in Scotland
- b.1420 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland d.>Apr 1481 in Alnwick, Northumberland, England
- b.~ 1454 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland d.<04 May 1507
- b.~ 1430 in Calderwood, Lanarkshire, Scotland d.> 1472
- b.~ 1477 in Bonshaw, Dumfrieshire, Scotland d.<Aug 1559
- b.~ 1456 in Kilmarnock, Renfrew, Scotland d.28 Jan 1523
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Claud and Margaret were married in a religious ceremony in 1574. They had six sons and two daughters, named James, George, John, Alexander, Anthony, Frederick, Marion and Margaret.
Family Notes
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Children
James Hamilton
James was born on August 12th, 1575 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland. He died at the age of 42 on March 23rd, 1618 in Monkton, Lanarkshire, Scotland. He was buried on April 29th, 1618 in Church, Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland.
Frederick Hamilton
Frederick was born about 1600 in Dromahaire, Leitrum, Scotland. He died on March 31st, 1647 in Edinburgh, MIdlothian, Scotland.
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