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James (Hamilton), 2nd Duke of Abercorn

Male 1838 - 1913  (74 years)

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  1. 1.  James (Hamilton), 2nd Duke of AbercornJames (Hamilton), 2nd Duke of Abercorn was born on 24 Aug. 1838 in Brighton, Sussex, England; died on 3 Jan. 1913 in 61, Green Street, Grosvenor Square, London, England; was buried on 7 Jan. 1913 in Baronscourt, London, Middlesex, England.

    Other Events:

    • Education: Harrow School, Harrow on the Hill, Middlesex, England
    • Occupation: Chairman of the British South Africa Company
    • Graduation: 1860, Christ Church, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
    • Office: 1863; Sheriff of County Tyrone
    • Decoration: 1865; Companion of the Order of the Bath (C.B.)
    • Graduation: 1865, Christ Church, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
    • Hereditary Title: 1839 – 1868; Viscount Hamilton [courtesy title]
    • Office: 1860 – 1880; Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Conservative) for County Donegal
    • Hereditary Title: 1868 – 1885; Marquess of Hamilton [courtesy title]
    • Office: 1885; Lord-Lieutenant of County Donegal
    • Occupation: 1866 – 1885; Lord of the Bedchamber to the Prince of Wales
    • Hereditary Title: 31 Oct. 1885; 11th Earl of Abercorn [S., 1606]
    • Hereditary Title: 31 Oct. 1885; 11th Lord Abercorn, co. Linlithgow [S., 1603]
    • Hereditary Title: 31 Oct. 1885; 11th Lord Paisley, co. Renfrew [S., 1587]
    • Hereditary Title: 31 Oct. 1885; 11th Lord Paisley, Hamilton, Mountcashell and Kirkpatrick [S., 1606]
    • Hereditary Title: 31 Oct. 1885; 12th Lord Hamilton, Baron of Strabane, co. Tyrone [I., 1617]
    • Hereditary Title: 31 Oct. 1885; 2nd Duke of Abercorn [I., 1868]
    • Hereditary Title: 31 Oct. 1885; 2nd Marquess of Hamilton, of Strabane, co. Tyrone [I., 1868]
    • Hereditary Title: 31 Oct. 1885; 3rd Marquess of Abercorn [G.B., 1790]
    • Hereditary Title: 31 Oct. 1885; 4th Viscount Hamilton [G.B., 1786]
    • Hereditary Title: 31 Oct. 1885; 6th Baron Mountcastle, co. Tyrone [I., 1701]
    • Hereditary Title: 31 Oct. 1885; 6th Viscount Strabane [I., 1701]
    • Hereditary Title: 31 Oct. 1885; 7th Baronet Hamilton, of Donalong, co. Tyrone and of Nenagh, co. Tipperary [I., 1660]
    • Office: 1886; Grand Master of the Freemasons [Ireland]
    • Office: 1886 – 1891; Groom of the Stole
    • Decoration: 10 Aug. 1892; Knight of the Order of the Garter (K.G.)
    • Occupation: 1901; Special Envoy to the Courts of Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Prussia and Saxon, to announce the accession of King Edward VII

    Notes:

    He went on the Garter mission to Denmark.

    Graduation:
    Bacheler of Arts (B.A.)

    Graduation:
    Master of Arts (M.A.)

    Died:
    from pneumonia

    James married Lady Mary Anna Curzon on 7 Jan. 1869 in St. George's Church, St. George Street, Hanover Square, London, England. Mary was born on 23 July 1848; died on 10 May 1929 in Park Street, London, England; was buried on 15 May 1929 in Baronscourt, London, Middlesex, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. James Albert Edward (Hamilton), 3rd Duke of Abercorn  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 30 Nov. 1869 in Hamilton Place, Piccadilly, London, England; died on 12 Sept. 1953.
    2. 3. Lord Claud Penn Alexander Hamilton  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 18 Oct. 1871; died on 18 Oct. 1871.
    3. 4. Lord Charles Hamilton  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 10 April 1874; died on 10 April 1874.
    4. 5. Lady Alexandra Phyllis Hamilton  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 23 Jan. 1876; died on 10 Oct. 1918.
    5. 6. Lord Claud Francis Hamilton  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 25 Oct. 1878; died on 25 Dec. 1878.
    6. 7. Lady Gladys Mary Hamilton  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 10 Dec. 1880; died on 12 March 1917.
    7. 8. Captain Lord Arthur John Hamilton  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 20 Aug. 1883; died on 6 Nov. 1914.
    8. 9. unnamed son Hamilton  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 31 Oct. 1886; died on 31 Oct. 1886.
    9. 10. Captain Lord Sir Claud Nigel Hamilton  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 10 Nov. 1889; died on 22 Aug. 1975.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  James Albert Edward (Hamilton), 3rd Duke of AbercornJames Albert Edward (Hamilton), 3rd Duke of Abercorn Descendancy chart to this point (1.James1) was born on 30 Nov. 1869 in Hamilton Place, Piccadilly, London, England; died on 12 Sept. 1953.

    Other Events:

    • Education: Harrow School, Harrow on the Hill, Middlesex, England
    • Hereditary Title: 12th Earl
    • Hereditary Title: 12th Lord
    • Hereditary Title: 12th Lord
    • Hereditary Title: 12th Lord
    • Hereditary Title: 13th Lord
    • Hereditary Title: 3rd Marquess
    • Hereditary Title: 4th Marquess
    • Hereditary Title: 5th Viscount
    • Hereditary Title: 7th Baron
    • Hereditary Title: 7th Viscount
    • Hereditary Title: 8th Baronet
    • Hereditary Title: Marquess
    • Hereditary Title: Viscount

    James married Lady Rosaline Cecilia Caroline Bingham on 1 Nov. 1894 in St. Paul's Church, Knightsbridge, London, England. Rosaline (daughter of Charles George (Bingham), 4th Earl of Lucan and Lady Cecilia Catherine Gordon-Lennox) was born on 26 Feb. 1869; died on 18 Jan. 1958. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 11. Lady Mary Cecilia Rhodesia Hamilton  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 21 Jan. 1896 in 111, Park Street, London, Middlesex, England; died on 5 Sept. 1984 in 15, Arrow Drive, Albrighton, Shropshire, England.
    2. 12. Lady Cynthia Elinor Beatrix Hamilton  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 16 Aug. 1897 in 111, Park Street, London, Middlesex, England; died on 4 Dec. 1972.
    3. 13. Lady Katharine Hamilton  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 25 Feb. 1900; died on 28 April 1985.
    4. 14. James Edward (Hamilton), 4th Duke of Abercorn  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 29 Feb. 1904; died on 4 June 1979.
    5. 15. Captain Lord Claud David Hamilton  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 13 Feb. 1907; died on 15 Feb. 1968.

  2. 3.  Lord Claud Penn Alexander Hamilton Descendancy chart to this point (1.James1) was born on 18 Oct. 1871; died on 18 Oct. 1871.

  3. 4.  Lord Charles Hamilton Descendancy chart to this point (1.James1) was born on 10 April 1874; died on 10 April 1874.

  4. 5.  Lady Alexandra Phyllis Hamilton Descendancy chart to this point (1.James1) was born on 23 Jan. 1876; died on 10 Oct. 1918.

    Notes:

    Died:
    lost at sea, unmarried


  5. 6.  Lord Claud Francis Hamilton Descendancy chart to this point (1.James1) was born on 25 Oct. 1878; died on 25 Dec. 1878.

  6. 7.  Lady Gladys Mary Hamilton Descendancy chart to this point (1.James1) was born on 10 Dec. 1880; died on 12 March 1917.

    Gladys married on 14 Jan. 1902. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  7. 8.  Captain Lord Arthur John Hamilton Descendancy chart to this point (1.James1) was born on 20 Aug. 1883; died on 6 Nov. 1914.

    Notes:

    Died:
    killed in action


  8. 9.  unnamed son Hamilton Descendancy chart to this point (1.James1) was born on 31 Oct. 1886; died on 31 Oct. 1886.

  9. 10.  Captain Lord Sir Claud Nigel Hamilton Descendancy chart to this point (1.James1) was born on 10 Nov. 1889; died on 22 Aug. 1975.

    Other Events:

    • Education: Wellington College, Berkshire, England

    Notes:

    Died:
    without issue

    Claud married on 11 July 1933. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]



Generation: 3

  1. 11.  Lady Mary Cecilia Rhodesia Hamilton Descendancy chart to this point (2.James2, 1.James1) was born on 21 Jan. 1896 in 111, Park Street, London, Middlesex, England; died on 5 Sept. 1984 in 15, Arrow Drive, Albrighton, Shropshire, England.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 2 April 1911, 61, Green Street, St. George Hanover Square, London, Middlesex, England
    • Residence: 1984, 15, Arrow Drive, Albrighton, Shropshire, England
    • Probate: 18 Feb. 1985, Liverpool, Lancashire, England; Granted at Liverpool (Effects £206050)

    Mary married Major Robert Orlando Rodolph Kenyon-Slaney on 24 May 1917, and was divorced in 1930. Robert (son of Colonel Rt. Hon. William Slaney Kenyon-Slaney and Lady Mabel Selina Bridgeman) was born on 13 Jan. 1892 in Lowndes Square, Chelsea, Middlesex, England; died on 14 Jan. 1965 in The Royal Hospital, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 16. Vivien Kenyon-Slaney  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 29 March 1918; died on 23 Sept. 1963.
    2. 17. Ursula Jane Kenyon-Slaney  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 15 Jan. 1920.
    3. 18. Robert Ivan Kenyon-Slaney  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 5 Oct. 1926; died on 31 Jan. 1984.

    Mary married Lt.-Col. Sir John Little Gilmour, of Craigmillar, 2nd Baronet on 26 Nov. 1930. John was born on 5 June 1899; died on 13 Feb. 1977. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 19. Alexander Clement Gilmour  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 23 Aug. 1931; died on 5 Jan. 2009.

  2. 12.  Lady Cynthia Elinor Beatrix Hamilton Descendancy chart to this point (2.James2, 1.James1) was born on 16 Aug. 1897 in 111, Park Street, London, Middlesex, England; died on 4 Dec. 1972.

    Other Events:

    • Hereditary Title: Countess Spencer
    • Hereditary Title: Viscountess Althorp
    • Census: 2 April 1911, 61, Green Street, St. George Hanover Square, London, Middlesex, England

    Cynthia married Albert Edward John (Spencer), 7th Earl Spencer on 26 Feb. 1919. Albert (son of Charles Robert (Spencer), 6th Earl Spencer and Hon. Margaret Baring) was born on 23 May 1892; died on 9 June 1975 in Northampton, Northamptonshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 20. Lady Anne Spencer  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 4 Aug. 1920.
    2. 21. Edward John (Spencer), 8th Earl Spencer  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 24 Jan. 1924; died on 29 March 1992 in London, England; was buried on 1 April 1992 in St. Mary's Church, Great Brington, Northamptonshire, England.

  3. 13.  Lady Katharine Hamilton Descendancy chart to this point (2.James2, 1.James1) was born on 25 Feb. 1900; died on 28 April 1985.

    Katharine married on 6 Aug. 1930. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 14.  James Edward (Hamilton), 4th Duke of AbercornJames Edward (Hamilton), 4th Duke of Abercorn Descendancy chart to this point (2.James2, 1.James1) was born on 29 Feb. 1904; died on 4 June 1979.

    Other Events:

    • Education: Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England
    • Hereditary Title: 13th Earl
    • Hereditary Title: 13th Lord
    • Hereditary Title: 13th Lord
    • Hereditary Title: 13th Lord
    • Hereditary Title: 14th Lord
    • Hereditary Title: 4th Marquess
    • Hereditary Title: 5th Marquess
    • Hereditary Title: 6th Viscount
    • Hereditary Title: 8th Baron
    • Hereditary Title: 8th Viscount
    • Hereditary Title: 9th Baronet
    • Hereditary Title: Lord
    • Hereditary Title: Marquess

    James married on 9 Feb. 1928 in St. Martin-in-the-Fields Church, Covent Garden, London, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  5. 15.  Captain Lord Claud David Hamilton Descendancy chart to this point (2.James2, 1.James1) was born on 13 Feb. 1907; died on 15 Feb. 1968.

    Other Events:

    • Education: Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England
    • Occupation: a barrister
    • Graduation: 1929, Christ Church, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England

    Notes:

    Graduation:
    Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)

    Died:
    without issue

    Claud married on 21 Feb. 1946. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]



Generation: 4

  1. 16.  Vivien Kenyon-SlaneyVivien Kenyon-Slaney Descendancy chart to this point (11.Mary3, 2.James2, 1.James1) was born on 29 March 1918; died on 23 Sept. 1963.

    Vivien married Charles William Frederick (Hope), 3rd Marquess of Linlithgow on 24 July 1939. Charles (son of Victor Alexander John (Hope), 2nd Marquess of Linlithgow and Doreen Maud Milner) was born on 7 April 1912; died in 1987. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 22. Adrian John Charles (Hope), 4th Marquess of Linlithgow  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 1 July 1946.
    2. 23. Lady (Mary) Sarah-Jane Hope  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 25 May 1940; died on 8 Nov. 2012.

  2. 17.  Ursula Jane Kenyon-SlaneyUrsula Jane Kenyon-Slaney Descendancy chart to this point (11.Mary3, 2.James2, 1.James1) was born on 15 Jan. 1920.

    Ursula married David Ludovic Peter Lindsay on 12 Oct. 1940, and was divorced in 1946. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Ursula married Gp./Capt. Hon. (John William) Maxwell Aitken on 15 Aug. 1946, and was divorced in 1950. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Ursula married Robert Edward John Compton in 1951. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  3. 18.  Robert Ivan Kenyon-SlaneyRobert Ivan Kenyon-Slaney Descendancy chart to this point (11.Mary3, 2.James2, 1.James1) was born on 5 Oct. 1926; died on 31 Jan. 1984.

    Other Events:

    • Military Service: From 1945 to 1948; Lieutenant, R.A.R.O. Grenadier Guards

    Robert married Meriel Rose Buxton on 7 Jan. 1964. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 24. Rupert David Kenyon-Slaney  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 1 March 1965.
    2. 25. Thomas Alexander Kenyon-Slaney  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 13 Oct. 1966.
    3. 26. Natasha Vivien Kenyon-Slaney  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 29 Aug. 1969.

  4. 19.  Alexander Clement Gilmour Descendancy chart to this point (11.Mary3, 2.James2, 1.James1) was born on 23 Aug. 1931; died on 5 Jan. 2009.

    Other Events:

    • Education: Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England
    • Decoration: Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (C.V.O.)
    • Residence: 3, Palliser Road, London, England
    • Occupation: 1973; Director of Safeguard Industrial Investments


  5. 20.  Lady Anne Spencer Descendancy chart to this point (12.Cynthia3, 2.James2, 1.James1) was born on 4 Aug. 1920.

    Other Events:

    • Hereditary Title: Lady
    • Residence: 2000, East Bergholt Lodge, Suffolk, England

    Anne married on 10 Feb. 1944. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 21.  Edward John (Spencer), 8th Earl SpencerEdward John (Spencer), 8th Earl Spencer Descendancy chart to this point (12.Cynthia3, 2.James2, 1.James1) was born on 24 Jan. 1924; died on 29 March 1992 in London, England; was buried on 1 April 1992 in St. Mary's Church, Great Brington, Northamptonshire, England.

    Other Events:

    • Education: Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England
    • Education: Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Berkshire, England
    • Education: Royal Agricultural College, Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England
    • Hereditary Title: 3rd Viscount
    • Hereditary Title: 8th Baron
    • Hereditary Title: 8th Viscount
    • Hereditary Title: 8th Viscount
    • Hereditary Title: Viscount
    • Office: From 1947 to 1950; Aide-de-Camp to the Governor of South Australia

    Edward married Hon. Frances Ruth Burke Roche on 1 June 1954 in Westminster Abbey, Westminster, Middlesex, England, and was divorced in 1969. Frances (daughter of Edmund Maurice Burke (Roche), 4th Baron Fermoy and Baroness Ruth Sylvia Gill) was born on 20 Jan. 1936 in Sandringham, Norfolk, England; died on 3 June 2004. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 27. Lady (Elizabeth) Sarah Lavinia Spencer  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 19 March 1955.
    2. 28. Lady (Cynthia) Jane Spencer  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 11 Feb. 1957.
    3. 29. Viscount Living Spencer  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 30. Hon. John Spencer  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 12 Jan. 1960; died on 12 Jan. 1960.
    5. 31. Lady Diana Frances Spencer  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 1 July 1961 in Park House, Sandringham, Norfolk, England; died on 31 Aug. 1997 in Paris, France; was buried on 6 Sept. 1997 in Althorp, Brington, Northamptonshire, England.

    Edward married Raine McCorquodale on 14 July 1976 in Caxton Hall Register Office, London, England. Raine was born on 9 Sept. 1929. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]



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