James HAMILTON, 7th Earl of Abercorn^{[1, 2]}

1686 - 1744  (57 years)

• Birth	22 Mar 1685/6
  Occupation / Profession	Author
  Membership	1715 (28 years old)
  	Fellow, Royal Society
  Published work	1729 (42 years old)
  	Author of Calculations and Tables relating to the Attractive Power of Loadstones
  Title	From 28 Nov 1734 to 11 Jan 1744 (48 years old)
  	- 7th Earl of Abercorn and Lord Paisley, Hamilton, Mountcastell, and Kilpatrick [Scotland. 1606] - 2nd Viscount Strabane and Baron Mountcastle (County Tyrone) [Ireland. 1701] - 3rd Baronet (of Donalong, County Tyrone and Nenagh, County Tipperary) [Ireland. 1660] - 8th Baron Hamilton 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 (52 years old)
  	Privy Counsellor (PC) of England
  Occupation / Profession	26 Sep 1739 (53 years old)
  	Privy Counsellor (PC) of Ireland
  Death	11 Jan 1744	Cavendish Square, London, England
  Siblings	8 brothers and 5 sisters
  	01. Robert HAMILTON   02. George HAMILTON + 03. George HAMILTON           b. Date of birth unknown             d. 3 May 1775 └─ Bridget COWARD           b. Date of birth unknown             d. 24 Aug 1775  ,  m. Oct 1719     04. Elizabeth HAMILTON └─ William BROWNLOW           b. Date of birth unknown             d. 27 Aug 1739  ,  m. 2 Jan 1711   └─ Martin, Comte de Kearnie,  ,  m. 1741     05. Jane HAMILTON   06. Mary HAMILTON └─ Henry COLLEY,  ,  m. Jan 1719   + 07. Philippa HAMILTON           b. Date of birth unknown             d. 27 Jan 1767, Paris, France └─ Benjamin PRATT           b. Date of birth unknown             d. 6 Dec 1721  ,  m. 1710   └─ Michael O'CONNELL,       08. Jane HAMILTON           b. Date of birth unknown             d. 6 Dec 1753, Paris, France └─ Lord Archibald HAMILTON,     + 09. James HAMILTON, 7th Earl of Abercorn           b. 22 Mar 1685/6             d. 11 Jan 1744, Cavendish Square, London, England  (Age 57 years) └─ Anne PLUMER           c. 3 Jul 1690             d. 7 Aug 1776, London, England  (Age ~ 86 years)     10. Robert HAMILTON           c. 12 Jul 1687             d. Bef 1688  (Age ~ 0 years)   11. John HAMILTON           b. Abt 1694             d. 1714  (Age 20 years) + 12. Francis HAMILTON           b. 1700, Dublin, Ireland           d. 20 May 1746  (Age 46 years) └─ Dorothy FORTH,  ,  m. 20 Oct 1733     13. William HAMILTON           c. 20 Oct 1703             d. 10 Nov 1721  (Age ~ 18 years) + 14. Charles HAMILTON           c. 13 Nov 1704             d. 11 Sep 1786  (Age ~ 81 years)
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Gilbert DE HAMILTON   (12 x Great Grandfather)  Jane STEWART           b. Abt 1668             d. 16 Mar 1754  (Age 86 years)  (Great Grandmother)
  Person ID	P641	Europe
  Links To	This person is also James Hamilton, 7th Earl of Abercorn at Wikipedia
  Last Modified	31 Oct 2024

  
  

  Father	James HAMILTON, 6th Earl of Abercorn           b. Abt 1661             d. 28 Nov 1734 (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth READING           b. Abt 1668             d. 19 Mar 1754 (Age 86 years)
  Marriage	24 Jan 1683/4  [1]
  Age at Marriage	James was ~ 23 years and 1 month old. Elizabeth was ~ 16 years and 1 month old. Their age difference is 7 years. They were married for 50 years and 10 months.
  Family ID	F233	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Wife	Anne PLUMER           c. 3 Jul 1690             d. 7 Aug 1776, London, England (Age ~ 86 years)
  Marriage licence	26 Mar 1711  [1]
  Children	1. William HAMILTON     2. Plumer HAMILTON     3. James HAMILTON, 8th Earl of Abercorn           b. 22 Oct 1712             d. 9 Oct 1789 (Age 76 years) +   4. John HAMILTON           b. 2 Mar 1714             d. 18 Dec 1755 (Age 41 years) └─ Harriet CRAGGS  m. 13 Oct 1749 +   5. Anne HAMILTON           b. 12 Jun 1715             d. 14 Dec 1792, London, England (Age 77 years) └─ Sir Henry MACKWORTH, Baronet  m. 16 Aug 1746 +   6. Rev. George HAMILTON           b. 11 Aug 1718             d. 26 Nov 1787, Taplow, Buckinghamshire, England (Age 69 years) └─ Elizabeth ONSLOW     7. William HAMILTON           b. 18 Feb 1721             d. 1744 (Age 22 years)     8. Xy HAMILTON           b. 27 Feb 1736             d. Date of death unknown
  Family ID	F236	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Jun 2023

  
  

• Sources

  [S1] Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage: 107th Edition, Page 5 - Column 2 (Reliability: 3). [S4] The Scots Peerage, Volume I, Page 59 and 62 (Reliability: 3).