Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors

Claud Hamilton 1st Lord Paisley and Margaret Seton

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Husband Claud Hamilton 1st Lord Paisley [17773] ¹

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           Born: 9 Jun 1546 - Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom 1
     Christened: 19 Jun 1546 - Paisley, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom 1
           Died: 3 May 1621 - Paisley, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom 1
         Buried: 1621 - Paisley, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom 1
FamilySearch ID: LHCZ-91G

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         Father: Sir James Hamilton 2nd Earl of Arran Duke of Chatellerault Regent of Scotland [17775] (1515-1575) 2
         Mother: Margaret Douglas Countess of Arran [17776] (1511-1579) 2

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       Marriage: 1 Aug 1574 - Niddry Castle, Linlithgowshire, Scotland 2

Events

• TitleOfNobility: Sir Lord Admiral, .

• TitleOfNobility: 1st Lord Paisley, .

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Wife Margaret Seton [17774] ¹

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           Born: 1 Jan 1550 - Seton, Haddingtonshire, Scotland 1
     Christened: 1 Jan 1554 - Haddingtonshire, Scotland 1
           Died: 10 Feb 1616 - Paisley, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom 1
         Buried: 12 Feb 1616 - Abbey, Renfrewshire, Scotland 1
FamilySearch ID: LRK1-S6S

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Children

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1 M Claud Hamilton of Shawfield [17772] ³

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           Born: 1580 - Paisley, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 19 Oct 1614 - Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland 3
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: GP1M-2NT

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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 GP1M-2NT.

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 Claud Hamilton, person ID LHCZ-91G.

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 Grizel Hamilton, person ID K8X3-LLT.