John James HAMILTON, 1st Marquess of Abercorn^{[1, 2]}

1756 - 1818  (61 years)

• Birth	Jul 1756
  Education	Pembroke College, Cambridge
  Academic degree	1776 (19 years old)
  	Master of Arts (MA) from Pembroke College, Cambridge
  Occupation / Profession	Member of Parliament (MP) for East Looe, in Cornwall
  Occupation / Profession	1784 (27 years old)
  	Chosen Member of Parliament (MP) for St. Germans at the general election.
  Title	From 9 Oct 1789 to 27 Jan 1818 (33 years old)
  	- 9th Earl of Abercorn and Lord Paisley, Hamilton, Mountcastell, and Kilpatrick [Scotland. 1606] - 2nd Viscount Hamilton (of Hamilton, in the county of Leicester) [Great Britain. 1786] - 4th Viscount Strabane and Baron Mountcastle (County Tyrone) [Ireland. 1701] - 5th Baronet (of Donalong, County Tyrone and Nenagh, County Tipperary) [Ireland. 1660] - 10th Baron Hamilton 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 (34 years old)
  	1st Marquess of Abercorn [Great Britain. 1790]
  Occupation / Profession	7 Feb 1794 (37 years old)
  	Privy Counsellor (PC) of Ireland
  Honor	15 Jan 1805 (48 years old)  [3]
  	Knight Companion of the Order of the Garter (KG)
  Death	27 Jan 1818
  Siblings	1 brother
  	01. Anne HAMILTON           b. Date of birth unknown             d. 4 Nov 1764 + 02. John James HAMILTON, 1st Marquess of Abercorn           b. Jul 1756             d. 27 Jan 1818  (Age 61 years) └─ Frances HAWKINS,     └─ Catherine COPLEY           b. Date of birth unknown             d. 13 Sep 1791  ,  m. 20 Jun 1777   └─ Cecil HAMILTON           b. 15 Mar 1770             d. 19 Jun 1819  (Age 49 years),  m. 4 Mar 1792,  div. Apr 1799   └─ Anne Jane GORE           b. Apr 1763             d. 8 May 1827  (Age 64 years),  m. 3 Apr 1800
  Half-siblings	1 half brother (family of Richard Eliot and Harriet Craggs)
  	01. Edward CRAGGS-ELIOT
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Gilbert DE HAMILTON   (14 x Great Grandfather)  Harriet CRAGGS           b. Date of birth unknown             d. 1 Feb 1769  (Mother)
  Person ID	P652	Europe
  Links To	This person is also John Hamilton, 1st Marquess of Abercorn at Wikipedia
  Last Modified	20 Aug 2024

  
  

  Father	John HAMILTON           b. 2 Mar 1714             d. 18 Dec 1755 (Age 41 years)
  Mother	Harriet CRAGGS           b. Date of birth unknown             d. 1 Feb 1769 Other Partners: └─Richard ELIOT           b. Date of birth unknown             d. 1748  m. 4 Mar 1726
  Marriage	13 Oct 1749  [4]
  Age at Marriage	John was 35 years and 7 months old. Harriet was ?? old. They were married for 6 years and 2 months.
  Family ID	F241	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Wife 1	Frances HAWKINS
  Marriage	Type: Not married. With illegitimate child.
  Children	1. Arthur FITZJAMES           b. 1799             d. Date of death unknown
  Family ID	F249	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Sep 2023

  
  

  Wife 2	Catherine COPLEY           b. Date of birth unknown             d. 13 Sep 1791
  Marriage	20 Jun 1777  [4]
  	20 Jun 1779 - The Scots Peerage, Volume I, Page 66
  Age at Marriage	John was 20 years and 11 months old. Catherine was ?? old. They were married for 14 years and 3 months.
  Children	1. Harriet Margaret HAMILTON           b. Abt 1781             d. 30 Apr 1803 (Age 22 years)     2. Katherine Constantia HAMILTON           b. 7 Oct 1782             d. 23 May 1783 (Age 0 years) +   3. Catherine Elizabeth HAMILTON           b. 10 Jan 1784             d. 29 Feb 1812 (Age 28 years) └─ George HAMILTON-GORDON, 4th Earl of Aberdeen  (Age 76 years)  m. 28 Jul 1805     4. Maria HAMILTON           b. 28 Feb 1785             d. 21 Jan 1814 (Age 28 years) +   5. James HAMILTON, Viscount Hamilton           b. 7 Oct 1786, Petersham Lodge, London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, England           d. 27 May 1814 (Age 27 years) └─ Harriet DOUGLAS  m. 25 Nov 1809     6. Claud HAMILTON           b. 1 Nov 1787             d. Jun 1808, Madeira, Portugal (Age 20 years)
  Family ID	F245	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Jun 2023

  
  

  Wife 3	Cecil HAMILTON           b. 15 Mar 1770             d. 19 Jun 1819 (Age 49 years)
  Marriage	4 Mar 1792  [5]
  Age at Marriage	John was 35 years and 8 months old. Cecil was 22 years old. Their age difference is 13 years and 8 months. They were married for 7 years and 1 month.
  Divorce	Apr 1799  [5]
  	For adultery with Colonel, afterwards Sir Joseph Copley, Baronet, to whom she was married later.
  Children	1. Cecil Frances HAMILTON           b. 19 Jul 1795             d. 7 Jul 1860 (Age 64 years)
  Family ID	F246	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Sep 2023

  
  

  Wife 4	Anne Jane GORE           b. Apr 1763             d. 8 May 1827 (Age 64 years)  Other Partners: └─Henry HATTON  m. Oct 1783
  Marriage	3 Apr 1800  [6]
  Age at Marriage	John was 43 years and 9 months old. Anne was 37 years old. Their age difference is 6 years and 9 months. They were married for 17 years and 9 months.
  Family ID	F247	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Jun 2023

  
  

• Sources

  [S1] Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage: 107th Edition, Page 5 - Column 2 to Page 6 - Column 1 (Reliability: 3). [S4] The Scots Peerage, Volume I, Page 63-64,66 and 95 (Reliability: 3). [S5] The London Gazette, Issue: 15772 Page: 79 (Reliability: 3). https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/15772/page/79 [S1] Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage: 107th Edition, Page 5 - Column 2 (Reliability: 3). [S1] Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage: 107th Edition, Page 6 - Column 1 (Reliability: 3). [S1] Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage: 107th Edition, Page 6 - Column 1 and Page 146 - Column 1 (Reliability: 3).