Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors

Sir Walter FitzGilbert De Hameldone 1st Laird of Cadzow and Mary Gordon

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Husband Sir Walter FitzGilbert De Hameldone 1st Laird of Cadzow [17789] ¹

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           Born: 1274 - Balornock, Lanarkshire, Scotland 1
     Christened:  - Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire, Scotland 1
           Died: Bef 1346 - Cadzow, Lanarkshire, Scotland 1
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: LZL1-JTX

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         Father: Gilbert de Hameldone [17791] (1225-1293) 2
         Mother: Isabella Randolph [17792] (Abt 1255-      ) 2

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       Marriage: 

Events

• TitleOfNobility: Founder of the House of Hamilton, and includes the Dukes of Hamilton, Dukes of Abercorn and Earls of Haddington, Scotland.

• He worked as a Constable of Bothwell Castle in Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.

• TitleOfNobility: Baron of Cadzow, Scotland.

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Wife Mary Gordon [17790] ¹

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           Born: Abt 1294 - Gordon, Berwickshire, Scotland 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 1376 - Paisley, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom 1
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: G3P7-NK1

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         Father: Sir Adam de Gordon Of That Ilk 7th Lord Of Gordon [17893] (1273-1333) 3
         Mother: Annabella "Isabella" Dunkeld [17894] (Abt 1267-1320) 3

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Children

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1 M Sir David Fitz Walter De Hameldone 2nd Laird of Cadzow [17787] ⁴

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           Born: Abt 1310 - Cadzow, Lanarkshire, Scotland 4
     Christened: 
           Died: Abt 1374 - Cadzow, Lanarkshire, Scotland 4
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: LKKT-VT5

         Spouse: Margaret De Leslie 4 [17788] (1320-1350)

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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 David Fitz Walter De Hameldone, person ID LKKT-VT5.

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 Walter FitzGilbert De Hameldone, person ID LZL1-JTX.

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 Mary Gordon, person ID G3P7-NK1.

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 David Hamilton, person ID L511-7KV.