HAMILTON, James 4th of Woodhall, Captain of the Island of Arran ^{2 3}

   Another name for James was HAMMILTOUN, James of Wodhall.⁴

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James married Margaret MUIRHEAD, daughter of James MUIRHEAD 5th of Lauchope and Jean FLEMING.^{1 2} (Margaret MUIRHEAD was born about 1511.)

  Marriage Notes:

"Margaret, the daughter of James and Jean (Fleming) Muirhead, married James Hamilton, 5th of Woodhall. James bore the title 'Captain of Arran.' The couple gave birth to a son: John, 6th of Woodhall"

from Mother Bedford website

Note:

The numbering of the lairds of Woodhall is uncertain, probably because there is not yet general agreement on the flow of generations.

thepeerage.com, based on http://www.clanmacfarlanegenealogy.info, adds a extra generation before this couple, whereas stirnet.com, based on 'Hamilton History ('Woodhall' p888+), reduces the number of generations by one so that Margaret Muirhead is the wife of Thomas Hamilton, the 3rd laird according to that reckoning.




"(412) James Hamilton of Woodhall, who, according to the House of Hamilton, married Margaret, daughter of James Muirhead of Lauchope.... He was father of: -

(413) John Hamilton of Woodhall"

from The Heraldry of the Hamiltons ^{1 2}