Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors

Sir James Hamilton 5th Lord of Cadzow and Janet Livingston

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Husband Sir James Hamilton 5th Lord of Cadzow [17781] ¹

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           Born: Abt 1395 - Cadzow, Lanarkshire, Scotland 1
     Christened: 
           Died: May 1444 - Kinnell House, Stirling, Scotland 1
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: LTY1-9QL

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         Father: Sir John Hamilton 4th Laird of Cadzow [17783] (1371-1402) 2
         Mother: Mary Janet Douglas [17784] (1375-1410) 2

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       Marriage: 20 Oct 1422 - Stirlingshire, Scotland 2

Events

• MilitaryService: He was held as a hostage for the ransom of King James I of Scotland, Between 1424 and 1426.

• TitleOfNobility: 5th Feudal Baron of Cadzow, Cadzow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

• TitleOfNobility: Laird of Cadzow, Scotland.

• TitleOfNobility: appointed Knight, 1430.

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Wife Janet Livingston [17782] ¹

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           Born: 1399 - Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 31 Jul 1439 - Cadzow, Lanarkshire, Scotland 1
         Buried:  - Bowden, Roxburghshire, Scotland 1
FamilySearch ID: L6FH-RWC

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Children

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1 M Sir James Hamilton of Cadzow, 1st Lord Hamilton [17779] ³

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           Born: 16 May 1415 - Cadzow, Lanarkshire, Scotland 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 6 Nov 1479 - Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom 3
         Buried: 12 Nov 1479 - Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom 3
FamilySearch ID: L1CV-VWY

         Spouse: Princess Mary Stewart Countess of Arran 3 [17780] (1453-1488)
           Marr: 1474 - Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom 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 James Hamilton, person ID L1CV-VWY.

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 LTY1-9QL.

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 James Hamilton, person ID LBRD-MGY.