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HAMILTON, Gavin 1st of Haggs
(About 1456-Before 1545)
HYNDE, Janet
(About 1470-)
MAXWELL, Robert 5th of Calderwood, Sir
(About 1472-About 1510)
CARMICHAEL, Sibella 'of Hyndford'
(About 1475-)
HAMILTON, John of Kirklie, then 2nd of Haggs
(About 1495-)
MAXWELL, Janet
(About 1505-)
HAMILTON, Janet
(About 1535-)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. HAMILTON, John 3rd of Orbiston

HAMILTON, Janet 2 3

  • Born: About 1535
  • Marriage (1): HAMILTON, John 3rd of Orbiston 1

   Another name for Janet was HAMILTON, Margaret.1 4

   User ID: P607.


Janet married John HAMILTON 3rd of Orbiston, son of Gavin HAMILTON 2nd of Orbiston and Marion WALLACE 'of Cairnhill'.1 (John HAMILTON 3rd of Orbiston was born about 1528 and died on 14 May 1568 in Battle of Langside, near Glasgow, Scotland 1.)


  Marriage Notes:

"John Hamilton, 3rd of Orbiston was the son of Gavin Hamilton, 2nd of Orbiston and Marion Wallace of Cairnhill. He married Margaret (see Note below) Hamilton, daughter of John Hamilton, 2nd of Haggs and Janet Maxwell. He died on 14 May 1568, killed fighting for Mary, Queen of Scots.

He fought in the Battle of Langside on 14 May 1568. In 1570 his estates were confiscated by the Regent Moray and Orbieston House was burned by the English."

from thepeerage.com

Note:

Her name was Janet, as appears in other sources.




"(179) John Hamilton of Orbiston, killed at battle of Langside, 13th May 1568. He married Janet Hamilton of Haggs. Her Will recorded 22nd July 1596 (Edinburgh). He had : -

(a) John (No. 180).

(b) Gavin Hamilton, Bishop of Galloway. His Will recorded 16th June 1612 (Hamilton and Campsie). He married Alison, daughter of James Hamilton of Bothwellhaugh, and had : -

(1) John Hamilton of Inchgottrick."

from The Heraldry of the Hamiltons




"Hammiltoun
Jonet
22 / 7 / 1596
relict of John Hamilton of Orbestoun, sheriffdom of Lanark
Testament Testamentar and Inventory
Edinburgh Commissary Court
CC8/8/29"

from Wills and Testaments 1 2 3

Sources


1 Internet Site, http://www.thepeerage.com/p39270.htm#i392697 John Hamilton, 3rd of Orbiston.

2 National Records of Scotland, https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ Legal records - Wills and testaments.

3 e-books, The Heraldry of the Hamiltons by G. Harvey Johnston (1909).

4 Internet Site, http://www.thepeerage.com/p20883.htm#i208824 Christian Dalzell.

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