Sir Thomas Hamilton, 1st Earl of Haddington

1563 - 1637  (~ 74 years)

• Name	Thomas Hamilton  [1]
  Prefix	Sir
  Suffix	1st Earl of Haddington
  Birth	Jan 1563	Prestfield, MidLothian, Scotland   [1]
  Gender	Male
  FamilySearch ID	L1DP-L21
  Occupation	[2]
  	His Majesty's Lord Advocate
  Occupation	[2]
  	Keeper of the Seal of Scotland for King James VI
  Occupation	Scotland   [2]
  	Lord Advocate
  Occupation	[2]
  	Lord Clerk Register to the Privy Council
  Occupation	[2]
  	Lord Justice General of Scotland
  Occupation	[2]
  	Lord President of the Court of Session
  Occupation	Between 1612 and 1626	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland   [2]
  	Secretary of State for Scotland
  _UID	A95C09A236794BC2970D4D0B7CB77364729E
  Death	29 May 1637	Southampton, Hampshire, England   [1]
  Burial	29 May 1637	Holyrood Abbey, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland   [1]
  Person ID	I71502	Lanark County Origins
  Last Modified	24 Sep 2024

  
  

  Father	Sir Thomas Hamilton, 3rd Laird and Lord of Priestfield, Lord Prestonfield, Lord Drumcairn, Earl of Melrose,   b. Jan 1538, Prestfield, Duddington, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland d. 30 May 1608, Dunlop, Ayrshire, Scotland (Age ~ 70 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Heriot, of Trabroun, Haddingtonshire,   b. Jan 1540, Trabroun, Gladsmuir, East Lothian, Scotland d. Nov 1612, Priestfield, Duddington, Midlothian, Scotland (Age ~ 72 years)
  Marriage	1558	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
  Family ID	F13046	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Margaret Borthwick, of Newbyres,   b. 1567, Borthwick, Midlothian, Scotland d. Dec 1596, Glengelt, Channelkirk, Midlothian, Scotland (Age 29 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1588	Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland   [2]
  Children	1. Lady Christian Hamilton, Countess of Kilmarnock,   b. 1590, Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland d. 22 Jan 1645/46, Ardross Castle, Fife, Scotland (Age 56 years)   2. Lady Isabel Hamilton,   b. 18 Feb 1594/95, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland d. 1665, Elie, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom (Age 69 years)   3. John Hamilton,   b. 1596, Trabraun, East Lothian, Scotland d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F24657	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Sep 2024

  
  

  Family 2	Margaret Foulis, of Colinton,   b. Jan 1576, Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland d. 17 Jun 1609, Binnie Sovereign Lord, Midlothia, Scotland (Age ~ 33 years)
  Marriage	Aug 1597	Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland   [2]
  Children	1. Lady Jean Hamilton,   b. 5 Feb 1606/07, Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland d. 15 Dec 1642, Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland (Age 35 years)   2. John Hamilton, of Haddington - 8th of Trabroun,   b. 3 Feb 1603/04, Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland d. 22 Apr 1636, Scotland (Age 32 years)   3. James Hammiltonn,   b. 29 May 1603, Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland d. Yes, date unknown   4. Thomas Hamilton, Second Earl of Haddington,   b. 25 May 1600, Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland d. 30 Aug 1670, Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland (Age 70 years)   5. Lady Margaret Hamilton,   b. 5 Apr 1598, Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland d. Bef Aug 1652 (Age 54 years)
  Family ID	F24661	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Sep 2024

  
  

  Family 3	Julian Ker, of Ferniehirst,   b. 1572, Ferniehirst Castle, Scottish Borders (Roxburgh), Scotland d. 30 Mar 1637, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland (Age 65 years)
  Marriage	Sep 1613	Ferniehirst Castle, Scottish Borders (Roxburgh), Scotland   [2]
  	Event Description: by Contract
  Children	1. Robert Hamilton, of Haddington,   b. 14 May 1615, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland d. 30 Aug 1640, Dunglass Castle (Age 25 years)
  Family ID	F24662	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Sep 2024

  
  

• Event Map

  Occupation - Lord Advocate - - Scotland Marriage - Abt 1588 - Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland Occupation - Secretary of State for Scotland - Between 1612 and 1626 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Death - 29 May 1637 - Southampton, Hampshire, England  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S16] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch, Family Trees, ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 24 Sep 2024), entry for Christian Hamilton, person ID MQD3-PMV. (Reliability: 3). [S16] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch, Family Trees, ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 24 Sep 2024), entry for Thomas Hamilton, person ID L1DP-L21. (Reliability: 3).