Biography of James Hamilton 1st Duke Abercorn 1811-1885

On 25 Nov 1809 [his father] James Hamilton (age 23) and [his mother] Harriet Douglas Countess Aberdeen 1792-1833 (age 17) were married. He the son of John Hamilton 1st Marquess Abercorn (age 53) and Catherine Moyle Marchioness Abercorn.

On 21 Jan 1811 James Hamilton 1st Duke Abercorn was born to James Hamilton (age 24) and Harriet Douglas Countess Aberdeen 1792-1833 (age 18) at Seymour Place.

On 27 May 1814 [his father] James Hamilton (age 27) died.

On 08 Jul 1815 [his step-father] George Hamilton-Gordon 4th Earl Aberdeen (age 31) and [his mother] Harriet Douglas Countess Aberdeen 1792-1833 (age 23) were married. She by marriage Countess Aberdeen.

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Before 16 Oct 1819 [his future brother-in-law] George Russell (age 29) and Elizabeth Anne Rawdon were married. He the son of John Russell 6th Duke Bedford (age 53) and Georgiana Elizabeth Byng. He a great x 3 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

In 1832 James Hamilton 1st Duke Abercorn (age 20) and Louisa Jane Russell Duchess Abercorn 1812-1905 (age 19) were married. She by marriage Duchess Abercorn. She the daughter of John Russell 6th Duke Bedford (age 65) and Georgiana Gordon Duchess Bedford 1781-1853 (age 50). He the son of James Hamilton and Harriet Douglas Countess Aberdeen 1792-1833 (age 39). She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

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On 26 Aug 1833 [his mother] Harriet Douglas Countess Aberdeen 1792-1833 (age 41) died.

In 1834 [his daughter] Harriet Georgiana Louisa Hamilton Countess Lichfield 1834-1913 was born to James Hamilton 1st Duke Abercorn (age 22) and [his wife] Louisa Jane Russell Duchess Abercorn 1812-1905 (age 21).

In 1835 [his daughter] Beatrix Frances Hamilton Countess Durham 1835-1871 was born to James Hamilton 1st Duke Abercorn (age 23) and [his wife] Louisa Jane Russell Duchess Abercorn 1812-1905 (age 22).

On 26 Aug 1836 [his daughter] Louisa Jane Hamilton Duchess Buccleuch and Queensbury was born to James Hamilton 1st Duke Abercorn (age 25) and [his wife] Louisa Jane Russell Duchess Abercorn 1812-1905 (age 24).

On 24 Aug 1838 [his son] James Hamilton 2nd Duke Abercorn was born to James Hamilton 1st Duke Abercorn (age 27) and [his wife] Louisa Jane Russell Duchess Abercorn 1812-1905 (age 26).

In 1840 [his daughter] Katherine Elizabeth Hamilton Countess Mount Edgcumbe 1840-1874 was born to James Hamilton 1st Duke Abercorn (age 28) and [his wife] Louisa Jane Russell Duchess Abercorn 1812-1905 (age 27).

In 1841 [his daughter] Georgiana Susan Hamilton Countess Winterton 1841-1913 was born to James Hamilton 1st Duke Abercorn (age 29) and [his wife] Louisa Jane Russell Duchess Abercorn 1812-1905 (age 28).

On 20 Feb 1843 [his son] Claud Hamilton was born to James Hamilton 1st Duke Abercorn (age 32) and [his wife] Louisa Jane Russell Duchess Abercorn 1812-1905 (age 30).

1844 Appointment of Garter Knights

In 1844 Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom (age 24) appointed Knights of the Garter:

694th. King Louis Philippe I of France (age 70).

695th. Ernest Saxe Coburg Gotha II Duke Saxe Coburg Gotha (age 25).

696th. Thomas de Grey 2nd Earl de Grey (age 62).

697th. James Hamilton 1st Duke Abercorn (age 32).

698th. Charles Chetwynd-Talbot 2nd Earl Talbot (age 66).

699th. Edward Herbert 2nd Earl Powis (age 58).

In 1845 [his son] George Hamilton was born to James Hamilton 1st Duke Abercorn (age 33) and [his wife] Louisa Jane Russell Duchess Abercorn 1812-1905 (age 32).

On 16 Jul 1846 [his brother-in-law] George Russell (age 56) died.

In 1847 [his daughter] Albertha Frances Anne Hamilton Duchess Marlborough 1847-1932 was born to James Hamilton 1st Duke Abercorn (age 35) and [his wife] Louisa Jane Russell Duchess Abercorn 1812-1905 (age 34).

In 1849 [his son] Ronald Douglas Hamilton was born to James Hamilton 1st Duke Abercorn (age 37) and [his wife] Louisa Jane Russell Duchess Abercorn 1812-1905 (age 36).

In 1850 [his daughter] Maud Evelyn Hamilton Marchioness Lansdowne 1850-1932 was born to James Hamilton 1st Duke Abercorn (age 38) and [his wife] Louisa Jane Russell Duchess Abercorn 1812-1905 (age 37).

In 1853 [his son] Cosmo Hamilton was born to James Hamilton 1st Duke Abercorn (age 41) and [his wife] Louisa Jane Russell Duchess Abercorn 1812-1905 (age 40).

On 23 May 1854 [his son-in-law] George Frederick D'Arcy Lambton 2nd Earl Durham 1828-1879 (age 25) and [his daughter] Beatrix Frances Hamilton Countess Durham 1835-1871 (age 19) were married at St George's Church, Hanover Square. She the daughter of James Hamilton 1st Duke Abercorn 1811-1885 (age 43) and Louisa Jane Russell Duchess Abercorn 1812-1905 (age 41). He the son of John "Radical Jack" Lambton 1st Earl Durham and Louisa Elizabeth Grey Countess Durham 1797-1841. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 10 Apr 1855 [his son-in-law] Thomas George Anson 2nd Earl Lichfield (age 29) and [his daughter] Harriet Georgiana Louisa Hamilton Countess Lichfield 1834-1913 (age 21) were married. She by marriage Countess Lichfield. She the daughter of James Hamilton 1st Duke Abercorn 1811-1885 (age 44) and Louisa Jane Russell Duchess Abercorn 1812-1905 (age 42). He the son of Thomas William Anson 1st Earl Lichfield and (age 55). She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

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On 13 Oct 1856 [his son] Frederick Spencer Hamilton was born to James Hamilton 1st Duke Abercorn (age 45) and [his wife] Louisa Jane Russell Duchess Abercorn 1812-1905 (age 44).

In 1858 [his son-in-law] William Henry Edgecumbe 4th Earl of Mount Edgcumbe 1833-1917 (age 24) and [his daughter] Katherine Elizabeth Hamilton Countess Mount Edgcumbe 1840-1874 (age 18) were married. She the daughter of James Hamilton 1st Duke Abercorn 1811-1885 (age 46) and Louisa Jane Russell Duchess Abercorn 1812-1905 (age 45). He the son of Ernest Augustus Edgecumbe 3rd Earl of Mount Edgcumbe 1797-1861 (age 60). She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 05 Sep 1858 [his son] Ernest Hamilton was born to James Hamilton 1st Duke Abercorn (age 47) and [his wife] Louisa Jane Russell Duchess Abercorn 1812-1905 (age 46).

On 22 Nov 1859 [his son-in-law] William Scott 6th Duke Buccleuch 8th Duke Queensberry (age 28) and [his daughter] Louisa Jane Hamilton Duchess Buccleuch and Queensbury (age 23) were married. She the daughter of James Hamilton 1st Duke Abercorn 1811-1885 (age 48) and Louisa Jane Russell Duchess Abercorn 1812-1905 (age 47). He the son of Walter Scott 5th Duke Buccleuch 7th Duke Queensberry and Charlotte Anne Thynne Duchess Buccleuch Duchess Queensbury 1811-1895 (age 48). She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

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In 1867 [his son] Ronald Douglas Hamilton (age 18) died.

On 22 Mar 1867 [his brother-in-law] Georgiana Elizabeth Russell died.

On 10 Aug 1868 James Hamilton 1st Duke Abercorn (age 57) was created 1st Duke Abercorn, 1st Marquess Hamilton.

In 1869 [his son-in-law] George Charles Spencer-Churchill 8th Duke Marlborough 1844-1892 (age 24) and [his daughter] Albertha Frances Anne Hamilton Duchess Marlborough 1847-1932 (age 22) were married. She the daughter of James Hamilton 1st Duke Abercorn 1811-1885 (age 57) and Louisa Jane Russell Duchess Abercorn 1812-1905 (age 56). He the son of John Winston Spencer-Churchill 7th Duke Marlborough 1822-1883 (age 46) and Frances Anne Emily Vane Duchess Marlborough (age 46). They were third cousin once removed. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

In 1869 [his son-in-law] Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice 5th Marquess Lansdowne (age 23) and [his daughter] Maud Evelyn Hamilton Marchioness Lansdowne 1850-1932 (age 19) were married. She by marriage Marchioness Lansdowne. She the daughter of James Hamilton 1st Duke Abercorn 1811-1885 (age 57) and Louisa Jane Russell Duchess Abercorn 1812-1905 (age 56). He the son of Henry Thomas Petty-Fitzmaurice 4th Marquess Lansdowne and (age 49). They were fourth cousins. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

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In 1869 [his son] James Hamilton 2nd Duke Abercorn (age 30) and [his daughter-in-law] Mary Anna Curzon Howe Duchess Abercorn 1848-1929 (age 21) were married. She by marriage Duchess Abercorn. She the daughter of Richard William Penn Curzon Howe 1st Earl Howe (age 72) and Anne Gore Countess Howe -1877. He the son of James Hamilton 1st Duke Abercorn 1811-1885 (age 57) and Louisa Jane Russell Duchess Abercorn 1812-1905 (age 56). He a great x 4 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

In 1875 [his brother-in-law] Cosmo Russell (age 58) died.

On 20 Jul 1878 [his son] Claud Hamilton (age 35) and [his daughter-in-law] Caroline Chandos-Pole (age 21) were married. He the son of James Hamilton 1st Duke Abercorn 1811-1885 (age 67) and Louisa Jane Russell Duchess Abercorn 1812-1905 (age 66). He a great x 4 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

In 1882 [his son-in-law]  (age 44) and [his daughter] Georgiana Susan Hamilton Countess Winterton 1841-1913 (age 41) were married. She the daughter of James Hamilton 1st Duke Abercorn 1811-1885 (age 70) and Louisa Jane Russell Duchess Abercorn 1812-1905 (age 69). She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 31 Oct 1885 James Hamilton 1st Duke Abercorn (age 74) died. His son [his son] James Hamilton 2nd Duke Abercorn (age 47) succeeded 2nd Duke Abercorn, 2nd Marquess Hamilton.

On 31 Mar 1905 [his former wife] Louisa Jane Russell Duchess Abercorn 1812-1905 (age 92) died.

Wriothesley Russell and Elizabeth Laura Henrietta Russell were married. He the son of John Russell 6th Duke Bedford and Georgiana Gordon Duchess Bedford 1781-1853. They were first cousins. He a great x 3 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

James Wandesford Butler and Rachel Evelyn Russell were married. She the daughter of John Russell 6th Duke Bedford and Georgiana Gordon Duchess Bedford 1781-1853. He the son of James Wandesford Butler 1st Marquess Ormonde and Grace Louisa Staples Marchioness Ormonde. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

Family Trees of James Hamilton 1st Duke Abercorn 1811-1885

Paternal Family Tree: Hamilton

Royal Ancestors of James Hamilton 1st Duke Abercorn 1811-1885

Kings Wessex: Great x 22 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 19 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd 1100-1170

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 25 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 20 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys 1047-1132

Kings England: Great x 14 Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 15 Grand Son of Robert "The Bruce" I King Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 20 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 16 Grand Son of Philip "The Fair" IV King France

Royal Descendants of James Hamilton 1st Duke Abercorn 1811-1885

Diana Spencer Princess Wales 1961-1997 x 1

William Windsor Prince of Wales 1982- x 1

Ancestors of James Hamilton 1st Duke Abercorn 1811-1885

Great x 4 Grandfather: James Hamilton 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: James Hamilton 6th Earl Abercorn 1661-1734 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Culpepper

Great x 2 Grandfather: James Hamilton 7th Earl Abercorn 1686-1744 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Reading 1st Baronet

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Reading

Great x 4 Grandmother: Jane Hannay

Great x 1 Grandfather: John Hamilton 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Plumer

Great x 2 Grandmother:

GrandFather: John Hamilton 1st Marquess Abercorn 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: James Craggs

Great x 2 Grandfather: James Craggs

Great x 1 Grandmother: Harriot Craggs

Father: James Hamilton 14 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Joseph Moyle

Great x 1 Grandfather: Joseph Moyle aka Copley 1st Baronet 15 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Godfrey Copley 1st Baronet 12 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Godfrey Copley 2nd Baronet 13 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Catherine Copley 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Catherine Purcell Lady Copley Sprotborough

GrandMother: Catherine Moyle Marchioness Abercorn 16 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England

James Hamilton 1st Duke Abercorn 1811-1885 14 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Douglas 7th Earl Morton 1582-1648 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: James Douglas 10th Earl Morton -1686 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Keith Countess Morton 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: George Douglas 13th Earl Morton 1662-1738 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: James Douglas 14th Earl Morton 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

GrandFather: John Douglas 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Gilbert Heathcote

Great x 2 Grandfather: Gilbert Heathcote 1st Baronet

Great x 3 Grandmother: Ann Dickens

Great x 1 Grandmother: Bridget Heathcote Countess Morton -1805

Mother: Harriet Douglas Countess Aberdeen 1792-1833 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Francis Lascelles

Great x 3 Grandfather: Daniel Lascelles

Great x 4 Grandmother: Frances St Quintin

Great x 2 Grandfather: Edward Lascelles

Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Lascelles

Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Lascelles

Great x 1 Grandfather: Edward Lascelles 1st Earl Harewood

GrandMother: Frances Lascelles

Great x 2 Grandfather: William Chaloner

Great x 1 Grandmother: Anne Chaloner Baroness Harewood