James Hamilton 
James was born in 1398 in Cadzow Castle, Lanarkshire, Scotland. James' father was John Hamilton and his mother is Jacoba Douglas. His paternal grandparents were David Hamilton and Janet Keith; his maternal grandparents were James Douglas and Agnes Dunbar. He had two brothers and two sisters, named Thomas, Walter, Mary and Margery Catherine. He was the third oldest of the five children. He died at the age of 62 in 1460 in Scotland.General Notes
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Sir James Hamilton, 5th of Cadzow1 (M)
b. before 1400, d. before May 1441, #109392
Pedigree
Last Edited=1 Oct 2002
Sir James Hamilton, 5th of Cadzow was the son of Sir John Hamilton,
4th of Cadzow and Janet Douglas. He was born before 1400. He married
Janet Livingston, daughter of Sir Alexander Livingston, circa 20 October
1422.2 He died before May 1441.1
Between 1424 and 1426 he was held as a hostage for the ransom of
king James I of Scotland. 1 He was invested as a knight in 1430.1 He lived
at Cadzow, Lanarkshire, Scot land.1
Children of Sir James Hamilton, 5th of Cadzow and Janet Livingston:
Ja mes Hamilton, 1st Lord Hamilton+ b. c 1415, d. 6 Nov 1479
Alexander Hamilton b. a 1415
John Hamilton+ b. a 1416, d. b 23 Oct 1455
Gavin Hamilton+ b . a 1417
Citations
[S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geof frey H. White,
Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard De Walden, editors, The Complet e Peerage
of England, Scotland, Ireland, 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 VI,
pa ge 254. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
[S8] Charles Mosley, editor , Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 106th
edition, 2 volumes (Crans, Switzerlan d: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical
Books) Ltd, 1999), volume 1, page 4. Hereina fter cited as Burke's Peerage
and Baronetage, 106th edition.
James Hamilton of Cadzow, Knight, hostage in 1424 and 1426 for the ransom
of King James I fr om his English captivity, m (contract 20 Oct 1422)
Janet dtr of Sir Alexander Livingston of Callendar and d ante 1441 having
by her had issue:
..A1 James , his heir [see below]
..A2 Alexander Hamilton of Shawfield, probable ancestor of the Hamiltons
of Silvertonhill
..A3 John Hamilton, had charter of Whitec amp and Kirkhope 18 Jun 1449 and
d ante 23 Oct 1455 leaving issue:
....B1 Wi lliam Hamilton
....B2 Robert Hamilton
..A4 Gavin Hamilton, provost of the col legiate church of Bothwell,
ancestor of the Hamiltons of Orbiston and father of a natural son:
....B1 Thomas Hamilton
..A5 James secundus Hamilton
..a1. Agnes Hamilton m Sir James Hamilton of Preston
..a2. Janet Hamilton m Sir John Chalmers of Gaidgirth
..a3. Euphame Hamilton (may be the Euphame Hamilton who m William
Hamilton of Cander).
The heir:
James Hamilton of Cadzow
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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.1220 in Blackball, Renfrewshire, Scotland d. in Baldernock, Stirlingshire, Scotland
- b.~ 1273 in Baldernock, Stirlingshire, Scotland d.< 1346 in Cadzow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
- b.< 1254 in Scotland
- b.1310 in Cadzow Castle, Lanarkshire, Scotland d.1374 in Cadzow Castle, Lanarkshire, Scotland
- b.1273 in Huntley, Aberdeenshire, Scotland d.1333 in Halidon Hill, Northumberland, England
- b.~ 1292 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
- b.1276 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland
- b.1335 in Cadzow Castle, Lanarkshire, Scotland d.<14 May 1392 in Cadzow Castle, Lanarkshire, Scotland
- b.1285 in Cadzow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
- b.1310 in Ross, Scotland
- b.~ 1280 in Cadzow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
- b.~ 1361 in Cadzow Castle, Lanarkshire, Scotland d.14 Sep 1402 in Homildon Hill, Lancashire, England
- b.~ 1236 in Humbie, East Lothian, Scotland d.< 1293 in Humbie, East Lothian, Scotland
- b.~ 1262 in Galston, Ayrshire, Scotland d.17 Oct 1346 in Durham, England
- b.~ 1236 in Seton, East Lothian, Scotland d.~ 1285 in Humbie, East Lothian Scotland
- b.< 1340 in Scotland
- b.1225 in Douglas Castle, Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland d.1302 in Tower of York
- b.~ 1267 in Scotland
- b.~ 1246 in Dundonald, Ayrshire, Scotland d.<24 Jan 1296 in London, Middlesex, England
- b.~ 1340 in Galston, Ayrshire, Scotland d.~ 1406 in Darnley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
- b.~ 1284 in Touch Fraser, Stirlingshire, Scotland d.12 Aug 1332 in Duplin Moor, Perthshire, Scotland
- b.~ 1304 in Touch Fraser, Stirlingshire, Scotland
- b.~ 1285 in Carrick, Argyll, Scotland d.<22 Sep 1323 in Scotland
- b.~ 1321 in Touch Fraser, Stirlingshire, Scotland d.< 1410
- b.~ 1304
- b.1398 in Cadzow Castle, Lanarkshire, Scotland d.1460 in Scotland
- b.1225 in Douglas Castle, Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland d.1302 in Tower of York
- b.< 1300 in Douglas Castle, Lanarkshire, Scotland d.25 Aug 1330 in Santiago De Compostela, Spain
- b.~ 1246 in Dundonald, Ayrshire, Scotland d.<24 Jan 1296 in London, Middlesex, England
- b.1303 in Hermiston, Midlothian, Scotland d.<25 Jan 1350 in Brechin, Scotland
- b.~ 1286 in Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland
- b.~ 1336 in Hermiston, Midlothian, Scotland d.1420 in Dalkeith, MIdlothian, Scotland
- b.~ 1315 in Kinross, Scotland d.<01 Aug 1377
- b.~ 1367 in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland
- b.1213 in Dunbar Castle, East Lorthian, Scotland d.24 Aug 1289
- b.1242 in Dunbar Castle, East Lothian, Scotland d.> 1292
- b.~ 1227 in Touch-Fraser, Stirlingshire, Scotland
- b.1282 in Dunbar Castle, East Lothian, Scotland d.1357 in Candia, Crete, Greece
- b.~ 1217 in Buchan, Aberdeen, Scotland d.1289
- b.~ 1265 in Altyre, Moray, Scotland
- b.~ 1220 in Winchester, Hampshire, England d.12 Apr 1282
- b.~ 1339 in Dunbar Castle, East Lothian, Scotland d.<Oct 1378
- b.~ 1250 in Nithsdales, Scotland d.20 Jul 1332 in Musselburgh, Scotland
- b.1286 in Stranith, Scotland d.20 Jul 1332 in Musselburgh, Scotland
- b.1267 in Carrick, Galloway, Argyll, Scotland
- b.~ 1300 in Stranith, Dumfrieshire, Scotland d.> 1367
- b.~ 1245 in Dundonald Castle, Ayrshire, Scotland d.22 Jul 1298 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland
- b.~ 1282 in Bonkyl, Scotland d.16 Jul 1351 in Kildrummy Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
- b.~ 1249 in Bonkyl, Berwickshire, Scotland
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They had two sons and two daughters, named James, Gavin, Marjory and Mary.
Family Notes
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Children
James Hamilton
James was born in 1415 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland. He died at the age of 64 on November 12th, 1479 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
Gavin Hamilton
Gavin was born about 1426 in Cadzow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. He died before May 29th, 1493.
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