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John James HAMILTON, 1st Marquess of Abercorn

John James HAMILTON, 1st Marquess of Abercorn

Male 1756 - 1818  (61 years)

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  1. 1.  John James HAMILTON, 1st Marquess of Abercorn was born in Jul 1756 (son of John HAMILTON and Harriet CRAGGS); died on 27 Jan 1818.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Education: Pembroke College, Cambridge
    • Occupation / Profession: Member of Parliament (MP) for East Looe, in Cornwall
    • Academic degree: 1776; Master of Arts (MA) from Pembroke College, Cambridge
    • Occupation / Profession: 1784; Chosen Member of Parliament (MP) for St. Germans at the general election.
    • Title: From 9 Oct 1789 to 27 Jan 1818; 9th Earl of Abercorn, 9th Lord Paisley, Hamilton, Mountcastell and Kilpatrick [Scotland. 1606], 2nd Viscount Hamilton (of Hamilton, in the county of Leicester) [Great Britain. 1786], 4th Baron Mountcastle (County Tyrone) [Ireland. 1701], 4th Viscount Strabane [Ireland. 1701], 5th Baronet (of Donalong, County Tyrone and Nenagh, County Tipperary) [Ireland. 1660], 10th Lord Hamilton, Baron of Strabane (County Tyrone) [Ireland. 1617], 9th Lord Abercorn (County Linlithgow) [Scotland. 1603], 9th Lord Paisley (County Renfrew) [Scotland. 1587]
    • Title: From 15 Oct 1790 to 27 Jan 1818; 1st Marquess of Abercorn [Great Britain. 1790]
    • Occupation / Profession: 7 Feb 1794; Privy Counsellor (PC) of Ireland
    • Honor: 15 Jan 1805; Knight Companion of the Order of the Garter (KG)

    Family/Spouse: Frances HAWKINS. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Arthur FITZJAMES was born in 1799; died in Date of death unknown.

    John married Catherine COPLEY on 20 Jun 1777. Catherine (daughter of Sir Joseph COPLEY, 1st Baronet, of Sprotborough, Yorkshire and Mary BULLER) was born in Date of birth unknown; died on 13 Sep 1791. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Notes:

    Married:
    20 Jun 1779 - The Scots Peerage, Volume I, Page 66

    Children:
    1. Harriet Margaret HAMILTON was born about 1781; died on 30 Apr 1803.
    2. Katherine Constantia HAMILTON was born on 7 Oct 1782; died on 23 May 1783.
    3. Catherine Elizabeth HAMILTON was born on 10 Jan 1784; died on 29 Feb 1812.
    4. Maria HAMILTON was born on 28 Feb 1785; died on 21 Jan 1814.
    5. James HAMILTON, Viscount Hamilton was born on 7 Oct 1786 in Petersham Lodge, London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, England; died on 27 May 1814.
    6. Claud HAMILTON was born on 1 Nov 1787; died in Jun 1808 in Madeira, Portugal.

    John married Cecil HAMILTON on 4 Mar 1792, and was divorced in Apr 1799. Cecil (daughter of Rev. George HAMILTON and Elizabeth ONSLOW) was born on 15 Mar 1770; died on 19 Jun 1819. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Notes:

    Divorced:
    For adultery with Colonel, afterwards Sir Joseph Copley, Baronet, to whom she was married later.

    Children:
    1. Cecil Frances HAMILTON was born on 19 Jul 1795; died on 7 Jul 1860.

    John married Anne Jane GORE on 3 Apr 1800. Anne was born in Apr 1763; died on 8 May 1827. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  John HAMILTON was born on 2 Mar 1714 (son of James HAMILTON, 7th Earl of Abercorn and Anne PLUMER); died on 18 Dec 1755.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Occupation / Profession: - Royal Navy (RN) - Lieutenant of the Louisa - Successively commanded the Kingsdale, the Augusta, the Vanguard, and the Lancaster.
    • Event: Dec 1736; Wrecked in a storm attending George I from Hanover to England. He was the last man who quitted the ship, and on going ashore he was presented to and graciously received by the King, and Queen Caroline complimented his father on his gallant behaviour.
    • Occupation / Profession: 13 Feb 1741; Promoted to the rank of captain of the Royal Navy.

    Notes:

    Died:
    Drowned by the upsetting of his boat, going from his ship to Portsmouth.

    John married Harriet CRAGGS on 13 Oct 1749. Harriet (daughter of James CRAGGS) was born in Date of birth unknown; died on 1 Feb 1769. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Harriet CRAGGS was born in Date of birth unknown (daughter of James CRAGGS); died on 1 Feb 1769.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Married name: Harriet Eliot, Harriet Hamilton

    Children:
    1. Anne HAMILTON was born in Date of birth unknown; died on 4 Nov 1764.
    2. 1. John James HAMILTON, 1st Marquess of Abercorn was born in Jul 1756; died on 27 Jan 1818.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  James HAMILTON, 7th Earl of Abercorn was born on 22 Mar 1685/6 (son of James HAMILTON, 6th Earl of Abercorn and Elizabeth READING); died on 11 Jan 1744 in Cavendish Square, London, England.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Membership: 1715; Fellow, Royal Society
    • Published work: 1729; Author - Calculations and Tables relating to the Attractive Power of Loadstones
    • Title: From 28 Nov 1734 to 11 Jan 1744; 7th Earl of Abercorn, 7th Lord Paisley, Hamilton, Mountcastell and Kilpatrick [Scotland. 1606], 2nd Baron Mountcastle (County Tyrone) [Ireland. 1701], 2nd Viscount Strabane [Ireland. 1701], 3rd Baronet (of Donalong, County Tyrone and Nenagh, County Tipperary) [Ireland. 1660], 8th Lord Hamilton, Baron of Strabane (County Tyrone) [Ireland. 1617], 7th Lord Abercorn, (County Linlithgow) [Scotland. 1603], 7th Lord Paisley, (County Renfrew) [Scotland. 1587]
    • Occupation / Profession: 20 Jul 1738; Privy Counsellor (PC) of England
    • Occupation / Profession: 26 Sep 1739; Privy Counsellor (PC) of Ireland

    James + Anne PLUMER. Anne (daughter of Colonel John PLUMER and Mary HALE) was christened on 3 Jul 1690; died on 7 Aug 1776 in London, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Anne PLUMER was christened on 3 Jul 1690 (daughter of Colonel John PLUMER and Mary HALE); died on 7 Aug 1776 in London, England.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Married name: Anne Hamilton
    • Title: From 28 Nov 1734 to 7 Aug 1776; Countess of Abercorn

    Children:
    1. William HAMILTON
    2. Plumer HAMILTON
    3. James HAMILTON, 8th Earl of Abercorn was born on 22 Oct 1712; died on 9 Oct 1789.
    4. 2. John HAMILTON was born on 2 Mar 1714; died on 18 Dec 1755.
    5. Anne HAMILTON was born on 12 Jun 1715; died on 14 Dec 1792 in London, England.
    6. Rev. George HAMILTON was born on 11 Aug 1718; died on 26 Nov 1787 in Taplow, Buckinghamshire, England.
    7. William HAMILTON was born on 18 Feb 1721; died in 1744.
    8. Xy HAMILTON was born on 27 Feb 1736; died in Date of death unknown.

  3. 6.  James CRAGGS

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Occupation / Profession: - Privy Counsellor (PC) - Secretary of State

    Children:
    1. 3. Harriet CRAGGS was born in Date of birth unknown; died on 1 Feb 1769.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  James HAMILTON, 6th Earl of Abercorn was born about 1661 (son of James HAMILTON and Elizabeth COLEPEPER); died on 28 Nov 1734.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Occupation / Profession: Privy Counsellor (PC) of Ireland
    • Title: From 1679 to 28 Nov 1734; 2nd Baronet (of Donalong, County Tyrone and Nenagh, County Tipperary) [Ireland. 1660]
    • Event: Between 18 Apr 1689 and 1 Aug1689; Took part in defence of Londonderry during Siege by James II of England.
    • Occupation / Profession: 1692; Member of Parliament (MP) (Ireland) for Tyrone
    • Occupation / Profession: 1695; Member of Parliament (MP) (Ireland) for Tyrone
    • Title: From Jun 1701 to 28 Nov 1734; 6th Earl of Abercorn, 6th Lord Paisley, Hamilton, Mountcastell and Kilpatrick [Scotland. 1606], 7th Lord Hamilton, Baron of Strabane (County Tyrone) [Ireland. 1617], 6th Lord Abercorn (County Linlithgow) [Scotland. 1603], 6th Lord Paisley (County Renfrew) [Scotland. 1587]
    • Title: From 2 Sep 1701 to 28 Nov 1734; 1st Baron Mountcastle (County Tyrone) [Ireland. 1701], 1st Viscount Strabane [Ireland. 1701]

    Notes:

    Title:
    Did not take the title on grandfather's death.

    James married Elizabeth READING on 24 Jan 1683/4. Elizabeth (daughter of Sir Robert READING, 1st Baronet, of Dublin and Jane HANNAY) was born about 1668; died on 19 Mar 1754. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Elizabeth READING was born about 1668 (daughter of Sir Robert READING, 1st Baronet, of Dublin and Jane HANNAY); died on 19 Mar 1754.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Married name: Elizabeth Hamilton
    • Title: From Jun 1701 to 26 Mar 1711; Countess of Abercorn
    • Title: From 26 Mar 1711 to 19 Mar 1754; Dowager Countess of Abercorn

    Children:
    1. Robert HAMILTON
    2. George HAMILTON
    3. George HAMILTON was born in Date of birth unknown; died on 3 May 1775.
    4. Elizabeth HAMILTON
    5. Jane HAMILTON
    6. Mary HAMILTON
    7. Philippa HAMILTON was born in Date of birth unknown; died on 27 Jan 1767 in Paris, France.
    8. Jane HAMILTON was born in Date of birth unknown; died on 6 Dec 1753 in Paris, France.
    9. 4. James HAMILTON, 7th Earl of Abercorn was born on 22 Mar 1685/6; died on 11 Jan 1744 in Cavendish Square, London, England.
    10. Robert HAMILTON was christened on 12 Jul 1687; died before 1688.
    11. John HAMILTON was born about 1694; died in 1714.
    12. Francis HAMILTON was born in 1700 in Dublin, Ireland; died on 20 May 1746.
    13. William HAMILTON was christened on 20 Oct 1703; died on 10 Nov 1721.
    14. Charles HAMILTON was christened on 13 Nov 1704; died on 11 Sep 1786.

  3. 10.  Colonel John PLUMER

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Residence: Blakesware, in Hertfordshire

    John + Mary HALE. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 11.  Mary HALE (daughter of William HALE).

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Married name: Mary Plumer

    Children:
    1. 5. Anne PLUMER was christened on 3 Jul 1690; died on 7 Aug 1776 in London, England.



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