Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors

Sir James Hamilton 2nd Earl of Arran Duke of Chatellerault Regent of Scotland and Margaret Douglas Countess of Arran

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Husband Sir James Hamilton 2nd Earl of Arran Duke of Chatellerault Regent of Scotland [17775] ¹

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           Born: 1 Jan 1515 - Brodick Castle, Arran Island, Firth of Clyde, Buteshire, Scotland 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 22 Jan 1575 - Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom 1
         Buried: Jan 1575 - Kinneil Castle Burial Vault and Kirkyard Bo'ness, Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland, United Kingdom 1
FamilySearch ID: LY28-WB7

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         Father: Sir James Hamilton 1st Earl of Arran [17777] (1475-1529) 2
         Mother: Janet Bethune Countess of Arran [17778] (1485-1529) 2

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       Marriage: 

Events

• TitleOfNobility: 2nd Earl of Arran, .

• TitleOfNobility: 6th of Raploch, .

• TitleOfNobility: Duke of Chatelherault, Chatel herault, France.

• TitleOfNobility: 3rd Lord Hamilton, .

• TitleOfNobility: Duke of Châtellerault, Between 1516 and 1575, Scotland.

• He worked as a Regent for Mary Queen of Scots (1542–1554) on an unknown date.

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Wife Margaret Douglas Countess of Arran [17776] ¹

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           Born: 11 Jan 1511 - Morton, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, United Kingdom 1
     Christened: 18 Oct 1515 - Harbottle, Northumberland, England 1
           Died: 24 May 1579 - Morton, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, United Kingdom 1
         Buried: May 1579 - Bo'ness, Falkirk, Scotland, 1
FamilySearch ID: LYBZ-FND

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         Father: James Douglas 3rd Earl of Morton [17895] (1487-1548) 3
         Mother: Catherine Stewart Countess of Morton [17896] (1491-1554) 3

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Children

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1 M Claud Hamilton 1st Lord Paisley [17773] ⁴

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           Born: 9 Jun 1546 - Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom 4
     Christened: 19 Jun 1546 - Paisley, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom 4
           Died: 3 May 1621 - Paisley, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom 4
         Buried: 1621 - Paisley, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom 4
FamilySearch ID: LHCZ-91G

         Spouse: Margaret Seton 4 [17774] (1550-1616)
           Marr: 1 Aug 1574 - Niddry Castle, Linlithgowshire, Scotland 1

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Sources

1 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 13 Nov 2025), entry for Claud Hamilton, person ID LHCZ-91G.

2 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 13 Nov 2025), entry for James Hamilton, person ID LY28-WB7.

3 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 13 Nov 2025), entry for Margaret Douglas, person ID LYBZ-FND.

4 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 13 Nov 2025), entry for Claud Hamilton, person ID GP1M-2NT.