James HAMILTON, 2nd Duke of Abercorn (b. 24 Aug 1838 - d. 3 Jan 1913): The Royals and Nobles Ancestry

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

1838 - 1913 (74 years)

Birth 24 Aug 1838

Education 28 May 1857 (18 years old)

Christ Church Oxford

Also known as 1860 (21 years old)

Bachelor of Arts (BA)

Education Harrow

Occupation / Profession 1860 (21 years old)

Appointed Honorary Colonel Donegal Militia

Occupation / Profession From 1860 to 1880 (21 years old)

Member of Parliament (MP) for County Donegal

Occupation / Profession 1863 (24 years old)

High Sheriff of the county Tyrone

Academic degree 1865 (26 years old)

Master of Arts (MA) from Christ Church Oxford

Occupation / Profession Brigadier of the Royal Company of Archers

Occupation / Profession From 1866 to 1886 (27 years old)

Lord of Bedchamber to His Majesty King Edward VII (the then Prince of Wales).

Occupation / Profession 1885 (46 years old)

Lieutenant and custos rotulorum of County Donegal.

Honor 15 Jun 1885 (46 years old) [3]

Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB)

Title From 31 Oct 1885 to 3 Jan 1913 (47 years old)

- 2nd Duke of Abercorn and Marquess of Hamilton (of Strabane, in the County Tyrone) [Ireland. 1868]
- 3rd Marquess of Abercorn [Great Britain. 1790]
- 11th Earl of Abercorn and Lord Paisley, Hamilton, Mountcastell, and Kilpatrick [Scotland. 1606]
- 4th Viscount Hamilton (of Hamilton, in the county of Leicester) [Great Britain. 1786]
- 6th Viscount Strabane and Baron Mountcastle (County Tyrone) [Ireland. 1701]
- 7th Baronet (of Donalong, County Tyrone and Nenagh, County Tipperary) [Ireland. 1660]
- 12th Baron Hamilton of Strabane (County Tyrone) [Ireland. 1617]
- 11th Lord Abercorn (County Linlithgow) [Scotland. 1603]
- 11th Lord Paisley (County Renfrew) [Scotland. 1587]

Occupation / Profession From 1886 to 1901 (47 years old)

Groom of the Stole

Event 1886 (47 years old)

Grand master of the Freemasons of Ireland

Occupation / Profession 21 Oct 1887 (49 years old)

Privy Counsellor (PC) of Ireland

Honor 10 Aug 1892 (53 years old) [4]

Knight Companion of the Order of the Garter (KG)

Occupation / Profession 1901 (62 years old)

Special Envoy to Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Russia, Germany and Saxony to announce accession of His Majesty King Edward VII.

Occupation / Profession From 1908 to 1912 (69 years old)

Ensign Royal Company Archerts

Occupation / Profession 22 Jun 1911 (72 years old)

High Constable of Ireland on Coronation of His Majesty King George V.

Honor - Honorary Colonel of North Irish Horse and of the 5th Battalion Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers
- Knight of the Dannebrog Order of Denmark, St. Anne of Russia, the Iron Crown, and order of Leopold of Austria.

Death 3 Jan 1913 London, England

Siblings 6 brothers and 7 sisters

	01. Harriet Georgiana Louisa HAMILTON b. 6 Jul 1834 d. 23 Apr 1913 (Age 78 years)
	02. Beatrix Frances HAMILTON b. 21 Jul 1835 d. 21 Jan 1871 (Age 35 years)
	03. Louisa Jane HAMILTON b. 16 Apr 1836, Brighton, East Sussex, England d. 17 Mar 1912, Dalkeith Castle, Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland (Age 75 years)
+	04. James HAMILTON, 2nd Duke of Abercorn b. 24 Aug 1838 d. 3 Jan 1913, London, England (Age 74 years) └─ Mary Anna CURZON-HOWE b. 23 Jul 1848 d. 10 May 1929 (Age 80 years), m. 7 Jan 1869
	05. Katherine Elizabeth HAMILTON b. 9 Jan 1840 d. 3 Sep 1874 (Age 34 years)
	06. Georgiana Susan HAMILTON b. 7 Jul 1841 d. 23 Mar 1913 (Age 71 years)
+	07. Claud John HAMILTON b. 20 Feb 1843 d. 26 Jan 1925 (Age 81 years) └─ Carolina CHANDOS-POLE b. Date of birth unknown d. 21 Sep 1911 , m. 20 Jul 1878
+	08. George Francis HAMILTON b. 17 Dec 1845 d. 22 Sep 1927 (Age 81 years) └─ Maud Caroline LASCELLES b. Date of birth unknown d. 14 Apr 1938 , m. 28 Nov 1871
	09. Albertha Frances Anne HAMILTON b. 29 Jul 1847 d. 7 Jan 1932 (Age 84 years)
	10. Ronald Douglas HAMILTON b. 17 Mar 1849 d. 6 Nov 1867 (Age 18 years)
	11. Maud Evelyn HAMILTON b. 17 Dec 1850 d. 21 Oct 1932 (Age 81 years)
	12. Cosmo HAMILTON b. 16 Apr 1853 d. 16 Apr 1853 (Age 0 years)
	13. Frederick Spencer HAMILTON b. 13 Oct 1856 d. 11 Aug 1928 (Age 71 years)
+	14. Ernest William HAMILTON b. 5 Sep 1858 d. 14 Dec 1939 (Age 81 years) └─ Pamela Louisa Augusta Ambrose CAMPBELL b. Date of birth unknown d. 11 May 1931 , m. 2 Jun 1891

Origins

Patriarch & Matriarch

Gilbert DE HAMILTON (17 x Great Grandfather)

Louisa Jane RUSSELL
b. 8 Jul 1812, London, England

d. 31 Mar 1905 (Age 92 years) (Mother)

Person ID P681 Europe

Links To This person is also James Hamilton, 2nd Duke of Abercorn at Wikipedia

Last Modified 20 Aug 2024

Father	James HAMILTON, 1st Duke of Abercorn b. 21 Jan 1811 d. 31 Oct 1885 (Age 74 years)
Mother	Louisa Jane RUSSELL b. 8 Jul 1812, London, England d. 31 Mar 1905 (Age 92 years)
Marriage	25 Oct 1832 [5]
Age at Marriage	James was 21 years and 9 months old. Louisa was 20 years and 3 months old. Their age difference is 1 years and 6 months. They were married for 53 years.
Family ID	F254	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Wife Mary Anna CURZON-HOWE
b. 23 Jul 1848
d. 10 May 1929 (Age 80 years)

Marriage 7 Jan 1869 [6]

Age at Marriage James was 30 years and 5 months old. Mary was 20 years and 6 months old.
Their age difference is 9 years and 11 months.
They were married for 44 years.

Divorce Y [6]

Children

+	1. James Albert Edward HAMILTON, 3rd Duke of Abercorn b. 30 Nov 1869 d. 12 Sep 1953 (Age 83 years) └─ Rosalind Cecilia Caroline BINGHAM (Age 88 years) m. 1 Nov 1894
	2. Claud Penn Alexander HAMILTON b. 18 Oct 1871 d. 18 Oct 1871 (Age 0 years)
	3. Charles HAMILTON b. 10 Apr 1874 d. 10 Apr 1874 (Age 0 years)
	4. Alexandra Phyllis HAMILTON b. 23 Jan 1876 d. 10 Oct 1918 (Age 42 years)
	5. Claud Francis HAMILTON b. 25 Oct 1878 d. 25 Dec 1878 (Age 0 years)
	6. Gladys Mary HAMILTON b. 10 Dec 1880 d. 12 Mar 1917 (Age 36 years)
	7. Arthur John HAMILTON b. 20 Aug 1883 d. 6 Nov 1914 (Age 31 years)
	8. Xy HAMILTON b. 31 Oct 1886 d. 31 Oct 1886 (Age 0 years)
	9. Claud Nigel HAMILTON b. 10 Nov 1889 d. 22 Aug 1975 (Age 85 years) └─ Violet Ruby ASHTON m. 11 Jul 1933

Family ID F278 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 4 Jun 2023

Sources

[S1] Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage: 107th Edition, Page 6 - Column 1 and Column 2 (Reliability: 3).
[S4] The Scots Peerage, Volume I, Page 70 and 72 (Reliability: 3).
[S5] The London Gazette, Issue: 25480 Page: 2753 (Reliability: 3).
https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/25480/page/2753
[S5] The London Gazette, Issue: 26318 Page: 4743 (Reliability: 3).
https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/26318/page/4743
[S1] Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage: 107th Edition, Page 6 - Column 1 and Page 321 - Column 1 (Reliability: 3).
[S1] Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage: 107th Edition, Page 6 - Column 2 and Page 1,987 - Column 2 (Reliability: 3).

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