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 James Hamilton 1st Duke of AbercornBorn 21 JanUARY 1811 London (Middlesex) England, died 31 OctOBER 1885 Baronscourt, age 74 years, buried County Tyrone, Northern Ireland
Matric. Fell.-Com. from TRINITY, Easter, 1847; LL.D. (Com. Reg.) 1847. S. of James, Viscount Hamilton. B. Jan. 21, 1811. School, Harrow. Matric. from Christ Church, Oxford, July 2, 1829. D.C.L. (Oxford) 1856. LL.D. (Dublin) 1868. Lord Lieut. of Co. Donegal, 1844. K.G., 1844. P.C., 1846. Groom of the Stole to the Prince Consort, 1846-59. Lord Lieut. of Ireland, 1866-8 and 1874-6. Succeeded his grandfather John James (1773) as 10th Earl of Abercorn, Jan. 27, 1818. Created Marquess of Hamilton of Strabane, Co. Tyrone, and Duke of Abercorn (Ireland), Aug. 10, 1868. Grand Master of Freemasons of Ireland, 1874-85. Chancellor of the University of Ireland, 1881. Envoy Extraordinary to Italy for the investiture of King Humbert with the Order of the Garter, 1878. Married, Oct. 25, 1832, Louisa Jane, dau. of John (Russell), Duke of Bedford. Died Oct. 31, 1885, at Barons Court. Brother of Lord Claude (1832). (Scots Peerage, I. 68; G.E.C., ed. Gibbs; Al. Oxon.; Burke, P. and B.)
Married 25 Oct 1832 Gordon Castle, age 21 years (married 53 years) to:  Lady Louisa Jane Russell Marchioness of Abercorn, Duchess of Abercorn, VA, Dowager Duchess of Abercornchess of Abercorn,, age by marriage 20 years, daughter of John Russell 6th Duke of Bedford and Georgina Gordon.Born 8 JulY 1812 London (Middlesex) England, died 31 MarCH 1905 Coates Castle, Pullborough, Gb, age 92 years, buried 1905 Chenies, Chiltern District, Buckinghamshire, England Lady Jane and the Duke had issue. , the 4 x great Grandaughter of the Duke, via his daughter Lady Louisa Jane was Lady Diana Spencer,princess of Wales.
Children:
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Lady Harriett Georgiana Louisa HamiltonBorn 6 Jul 1834 St James, Middlesex, England, baptised 1834 St. Martin In The Fields, died 23 Apr 1913 Middlesex, England, age 78 years, buried 1913 Rugeley, Staffordshire, England 2.
Lady Beatrix Frances HamiltonBorn 21 Jul 1835, died 21 Jan 1871, age 35 years 3.
Lady Louisa Jane HamiltonBorn 16 AugUST 1836 Brighton (Sussex) Gb, died 17 MarCH 1912 Dalkeith (Midlothian) Scotland, age 75 years, buried Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland 4.
James Hamilton 2nd Duke of AbercornBorn 24 AugUST 1838 Brighton (Sussex) Gb, died 3 JanUARY 1913 London (Middlesex) England, age 74 years, buried County Tyrone, Northern Ireland 5.
Lady Katherine Elizabeth HamiltonBorn 9 JanUARY 1840, died 3 SepTEMBER 1874 Mount Edgcumbe, age 34 years 6.
Lady Georgiana Susan Hamilton countess WintertonBorn 7 JulY 1841 London, Middlesex, England, died 23 MarCH 1913 London (Middlesex) England, age 71 years 7.
Lord Claud John HamiltonBorn 20 FebRUARY 1843 Stanmore Priory, died 26 JanUARY 1925 London (Middlesex) England, age 81 years 8.
Lord George Francis HamiltonBorn 17 DecEMBER 1845 Duddingstone House Near Edinburgh, died 22 SepTEMBER 1927 London (Middlesex) England, age 81 years 9.
Lady Albertha HamiltonBorn 29 JulY 1847 London (Middlesex) England, died 7 JanUARY 1932 Westminster Gb, age 84 years 10.
Lord Ronald Douglas HamiltonBorn 17 Mar 1849, died Nov 1867, age 18 years 11.
Lady Maud Evelyn HamiltonBorn 17 DecEMBER 1850 Duddingstone House Near Edinburgh, died 21 OctOBER 1932, age 81 years 12.
Lord Cosmo HamiltonBorn 16 Apr 1853, died 16 Apr 1853 13.
Lord Frederick Spencer HamiltonBorn 13 Oct 1856, died 11 Aug 1928, age 71 years 14.
Lord Ernest William HamiltonBorn 5 Sep 1858, died 14 Dec 1939, age 81 years | |||
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