James HAMILTON, 2nd Earl of Abercorn^{[1, 2]}

Abt 1604 - Abt 1670  (66 years)

• Birth	Abt 1604
  Title	From 23 Mar 1617 to 1670 (13 years old)
  	2nd Earl of Abercorn, 2nd Lord Paisley, Hamilton, Mountcastell and Kilpatrick [Scotland. 1606], 2nd Lord Abercorn (County Linlithgow) [Scotland. 1603]
  Title	From 8 May 1617 to 1670 (13 years old)
  	1st Lord Hamilton, Baron of Strabane (County Tyrone) [Ireland. 1617]
  Title	From 3 May 1621 to 1670 (17 years old)
  	2nd Lord Paisley (County Renfrew) [Scotland. 1587]
  Event	Abt 1651 (47 years old)
  	Succeeded his cousin 2nd Duke of Hamilton as heir male of the House of Hamilton.
  Death	Abt 1670
  Siblings	4 brothers and 4 sisters
  	01. Sir William HAMILTON, 1st Baronet             d. 25 Jun 1681 └─ Jean COLQUHOUN,  ,  m. Bef 1 Apr 1656   + 02. Sir Alexander HAMILTON           b. Date of birth unknown             d. Bef 4 May 1669 └─ Elizabeth BEDINGFIELD,       03. Anne HAMILTON   04. Margaret HAMILTON └─ Sir William CUNNINGHAM,       05. Isobel HAMILTON   06. Lucy HAMILTON + 07. James HAMILTON, 2nd Earl of Abercorn           b. Abt 1604             d. Abt 1670  (Age 66 years) └─ Catherine CLIFTON           b. Abt 1592             d. 17 Sep 1637  (Age 45 years),  m. Abt 1632   + 08. Claud HAMILTON, 2nd Lord Hamilton, Baron of Strabane           b. Abt 1605             d. 14 Jun 1638  (Age 33 years) └─ Jean GORDON,  ,  m. 28 Nov 1632   + 09. Sir George HAMILTON, 1st Baronet           b. Abt 1608             d. 1679  (Age 71 years) └─ Mary BUTLER           b. Date of birth unknown             d. Aug 1680
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Gilbert DE HAMILTON   (9 x Great Grandfather)  Marion BOYD           b. Date of birth unknown             d. 20 Aug 1632  (Mother)
  Person ID	P616	Europe
  Links To	This person is also James Hamilton, 2nd Earl of Abercorn at Wikipedia
  Last Modified	1 Sep 2023

  
  

  Father	James HAMILTON, 1st Earl of Abercorn           b. 1575             d. 23 Mar 1617/8 (Age 43 years)
  Mother	Marion BOYD           b. Date of birth unknown             d. 20 Aug 1632
  Family ID	F224	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Wife	Catherine CLIFTON           b. Abt 1592             d. 17 Sep 1637 (Age 45 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1632  [1]
  Age at Marriage	James was ~ 28 years old. Catherine was ~ 40 years old. Their age difference is 12 years. They were married for ~ 5 years and 9 months.
  Children	+   1. James HAMILTON, Lord Paisley           b. Date of birth unknown             d. Bef 1670 └─ Catherine LENTHALL  m. 28 Apr 1653     2. William HAMILTON           b. Date of birth unknown             d. Bef 1670     3. George HAMILTON, 3rd Earl of Abercorn           b. Abt 1636             d. Abt 1683 (Age 47 years)
  Family ID	F225	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Jun 2023

  
  

• Sources

  [S1] Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage: 107th Edition, Page 5 - Column 1 (Reliability: 3). [S4] The Scots Peerage, Volume I, Page 47-48 (Reliability: 3).