Sir Thomas Hamilton, 3rd Laird and Lord of Priestfield, Lord Prestonfield, Lord Drumcairn, Earl of Melrose

1538 - 1608  (~ 70 years)

• Name	Thomas Hamilton  [1]
  Prefix	Sir
  Suffix	3rd Laird and Lord of Priestfield, Lord Prestonfield, Lord Drumcairn, Earl of Melrose
  Birth	Jan 1538	Prestfield, Duddington, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  FamilySearch ID	LDTP-9TQ
  Occupation	Judge of Court of Sessions
  Occupation	1587	Scotland   [2]
  	Advocate (Lawyer)
  Occupation	1607	Scotland   [2]
  	Lord of Session (Judge)
  _UID	9730EB215146472590B397746EE66826063B
  Death	30 May 1608	Dunlop, Ayrshire, Scotland   [1]
  Person ID	I71511	Lanark County Origins
  Last Modified	24 Sep 2024

  
  

  Father	Thomas Hamilton, Knight, of Orchartfield, Bathgate, and Ballencrietf, 2nd Lord of Priestfield,   b. Abt 1518, Orchard Field, Haddingtonshire, Scotland d. 20 Sep 1547, Battle of Pinkie, Musselburgh, Midlothian, Scotland (Age ~ 29 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Leslie,   b. 1509, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland d. 1550, Pinkie, Midlothian, Scotland (Age 41 years)
  Family ID	F13048	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Elizabeth Marjory Murray,   b. 1551, Midlothian, Scotland d. Nov 1612, Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland (Age 61 years)
  Marriage	1572  [2]
  Children	1. Margaret Hamilton,   b. 1576, Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland d. Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland   2. Sir John Hamilton, of Priestfield - Lord Magdalens,   b. Abt 1561   d. Abt 1632 (Age ~ 71 years)   3. Sir Andrew Hamilton, of Priestfield - Lord Redhouse,   b. Abt 1565   d. 20 Jan 1634/35, Redhouse Castle, Midlothian, Scotland (Age ~ 70 years)   4. Sir Patrick Hamilton, of Priestfield,   b. 1567, Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland d. 1662 (Age 95 years)   5. George Alexander Hamilton,   b. 1573, Midlothian, Scotland d. 26 Nov 1649, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland (Age 76 years)   6. Elizabeth Hamilton,   b. Abt 1575, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F24671	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Sep 2024

  
  

  Family 2	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   [2]
  Children	1. Robert Leslie, of Innerpeffer   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Sir Lewis Hamilton,   b. 1569, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland d. Yes, date unknown   3. Sir Patrick Hamilton, of Priestfield,   b. 1567, Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland d. 1662 (Age 95 years)   4. Jeanette Hay, Lady Bethune of Creich   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Elizabeth Hamilton,   b. 1559, Priesthaugh, Roxburghshire, Scotland d. 1606, Ardross Castle, Saint Monans, Fife, Scotland (Age 47 years)   6. Living   7. Robert Hamilton,   b. Abt 1560, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland d. 9 Mar 1623/24, Glasgow (Glasgow Cathedral or High), Glasgow City, Scotland (Age ~ 64 years)   8. Annas Campbell   d. Oct 1589   9. James Hamilton,   b. Abt 1561, Preston, Berwickshire, Scotland d. Yes, date unknown   10. Living   11. Thomas Hamilton, Knight, of Orchartfield, Bathgate, and Ballencrietf, 2nd Lord of Priestfield,   b. Abt 1518, Orchard Field, Haddingtonshire, Scotland d. 20 Sep 1547, Battle of Pinkie, Musselburgh, Midlothian, Scotland (Age ~ 29 years)   12. George Hamilton,   b. Abt 1564, Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland d. Yes, date unknown   13. Elizabeth Leslie,   b. 1509, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland d. 1550, Pinkie, Midlothian, Scotland (Age 41 years)   14. Christian Hamilton, of Priestfield, latterly of Innerwick,   b. Abt 1565, Orchard Field, East Lothian, Scotland d. Yes, date unknown   15. Robert Hamilton,   b. Abt 1566, Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland d. Yes, date unknown   16. Sir John van Bethune, Lord van Creich   d. Yes, date unknown   17. Sir Thomas Hamilton, 1st Earl of Haddington,   b. Jan 1563, Prestfield, MidLothian, Scotland d. 29 May 1637, Southampton, Hampshire, England (Age ~ 74 years)   18. James Hamilton, 1st Earl of Arran,   b. 1475   d. 1529 (Age 54 years)   19. Margaret Hamilton,   b. 1576, Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland d. Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland   20. David Hamilton,   b. Abt 1568, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland d. Abt 1620, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland (Age ~ 52 years)   21. Andrew Hamilton, Lord Redhouse   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F13046	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Sep 2024

  
  

• Event Map

  Marriage - 1558 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Occupation - Advocate (Lawyer) - 1587 - Scotland Occupation - Lord of Session (Judge) - 1607 - Scotland  = 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 Thomas Hamilton, person ID L1DP-L21. (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 LDTP-9TQ. (Reliability: 3).