A History of Mental Illness Runs In My Family Noted Back as the 1500’s

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Claud Hamilton, 1st Lord Paisley¹

M, #109519, b. circa June 1546, d. before 3 May 1621

Last Edited=21 Jan 2011
Consanguinity Index=1.15%

     Claud Hamilton, 1st Lord Paisley was born circa June 1546.⁴ He was the son of James Hamilton,2nd Earl of Arran and Lady Margaret Douglas.³ He was baptised on 9 June 1546 at Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.⁴ He married Margaret Seton, daughter of George Seton, 5th Lord Seton and Isabel Hamilton, on 1 August 1574 at Niddry Castle, Scotland.⁵ He died before 3 May 1621.⁶
     He held the office of Commendator of the Abbey of Paisley, Renfrewshire on 5 December 1553.⁴From April 1560 to February 1562 he was one of the hostages in England for the Treaty of Berwick.⁴ He met Queen Mary at Queensferry on her escape from Loch Leven, signed the Hamilton bond, 8, commanded the van at Langside, 13, and landed with the Queen at Workington on her flight to England, 16 May 1568.⁴ On 19 August 1568 , as a consequence, he was declared a traitor and forfeit.⁴ In June 1571 he was present at the 'Marian' Parliament in Edinburgh.⁴ He fought in the attack on Stirling and the murder of the Regent Lennox on 4 September 1571.⁴ On 23 February 1572/73 he was admitted to the Pacification, and was restored.⁴ On 10 November 1579 he was again forfeited.⁴ He was invested as a Privy Counsellor (P.C.) [Scotland] on 10 December 1585.⁴ On 10 December 1585 he was again restored, under the Act of Restitution.⁴ He was created 1st Lord Paisley, co. Renfrew [Scotland] on 29 July 1587.⁴ From March 1589 to August 1589 he was imprisoned in Edinburgh Castle for actively engaging in plots against Queen Mary and the King of Spain.⁴ He was suffered from a severe religious madness (apparently a hereditary malady of his family) in November 1590.⁴

Children of Claud Hamilton, 1st Lord Paisley and Margaret Seton

1.      James Hamilton, 1st Earl of Abercorn+⁷ b. 12 Aug 1575, d. 23 Mar 1618

2.     Sir John Hamilton+⁸ b. a 1576, d. b 1604

3.     Sir Claud Hamilton+⁹ b. bt 1576 - 1588, d. 19 Oct 1614

4.     Sir George Hamilton+¹⁰ b. a 1577, d. b 1657

5.     Margaret Hamilton¹¹ b. 1 Sep 1577, d. 23 Dec 1577

6.     Sir Frederick Hamilton+¹² b. bt 1578 - 1603, d. 31 Mar 1646

7.     Hon. Margaret Hamilton+¹³ b. c 1585, d. 11 Sep 1623

8.    Henry Hamilton¹¹ b. 13 Jan 1585, d. 15 Mar 1585

9.     Alexander Hamilton¹¹ b. 3 Sep 1587, d. 11 Dec 1587

Citations

1.       [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume X, page 289. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.

2.      [S3409] Caroline Maubois, "re: Penancoet Family," e-mail message to Darryl Roger Lundy, 2 December 2008. Hereinafter cited as "re: Penancoet Family."

3.      [S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume I, page 4.

4.      [S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume X, page 290.

5.      [S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume X, page 291.

6.      [S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume X, page 292.

7.      [S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume I, page 3.

8.     [S8] Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 106th edition, 2 volumes (Crans, Switzerland: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 1999), volume 1, page 4. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 106th edition.

9.      [S37] Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003), volume 1, page 1327. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition.

10.  [S323] Sir James Balfour Paul, The Scots Peerage: founded on Wood's edition of Sir Robert Douglas's The Peerage of Scotland (Edinburgh, Scotland: David Douglas, 1904), volume I, page 43. Hereinafter cited as The Scots Peerage.

11.   [S1322] David Arathoon, "re: Acheson Family and Campbell Family," e-mail message to Darryl Lundy, 8 April 2005 - 14 July 2006. Hereinafter cited as "re: Acheson Family and Campbell Family."

12.  [S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume II, page 266.

13.  [S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume IV, page 437.

The following person is Claud Hamilton, 1^st Lord Paisley’s Brother who also suffered from mental illness.

James Hamilton, 3rd Earl of Arran

M, #102136, b. between 1533 and 1538, d. March 1609

Last Edited=17 Jan 2011
Consanguinity Index=1.15%

     James Hamilton, 3rd Earl of Arran was born between 1533 and 1538.¹ He was the son of James Hamilton, 2nd Earl of Arran and Lady MargaretDouglas. He died in March 1609 without issue.¹
      On 14 August 1546 he was deprived by Act of Parliament of rights of succession unitl he was free of his kipnapers, the murderers of Cardinal Betoun.¹On 9 April 1562 he was declared insane and was imprisoned.¹ He succeeded to the title of 4th Lord Hamilton [S., 1445] on 22 January 1575.² He succeeded to the title of 3rd Earl of Arran [S., 1503] on 22 January 1574/75.¹ In 1579 he was attainted, and forfeited his titles.¹ He abdicated as Earl of Arran in 1581.¹ On 10 December 1585 his attainder was repealed.¹ In 1586 his resignation as Earl of Arran was 'reduced' by the Court of Session on account of his insanity.¹

Citations

1.       [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume I, page 222. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.

2.      [S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume VI, page 256.

The father of the two brothers mentioned above was once Regent and Heir Presumptive to the throne.

James Hamilton, 2nd Earl of Arran

M, #102134, b. 1515, d. 22 January 1574/75

Last Edited=16 Jan 2011

     James Hamilton, 2nd Earl of Arran was born in 1515. He was the son of James Hamilton, 1st Earl of Arran and JanetBethune. He married Lady Margaret Douglas, daughter of James Douglas, 3rd Earl of Morton and Catherine Stewart, before 23 September 1532.² He died on 22 January 1574/75.²

     He succeeded to the title of 2nd Earl of Arran [S., 1503] between 26 March 1529 and 21 July 1529.² He succeeded to the title of 3rd Lord Hamilton [S., 1445] between 26 March 1529 and 21 July 1529.³ He held the office of Regent of Scotland between 1542 and 1554.² On 13 March 1542/43 he was declared Second Person of Scotland and Heir Presumptive of the Crown.² He was invested as a Knight, Order of St. Michael of France in June 1548.² He was created Duc de Châtellérault [France] on 8 February 1548/49.²

Children of James Hamilton, 2nd Earl of Arran and Lady Margaret Douglas

1.      Lady Anne Hamilton+

2.     Lady Jean Hamilton⁴ d. Dec 1596

3.     Lady Barbara Hamilton+⁵

4.     James Hamilton, 3rd Earl of Arran b. bt 1533 - 1538, d. Mar 1609

5.     Hon. Gawain Hamilton⁶ b. bt 1534 - 1542, d. 31 Aug 1547

6.     John Hamilton, 1st Marquess of Hamilton+⁷ b. c 1535, d. 6 Apr 1604

7.     Hon. David Hamilton⁸ b. bt 1542 - 1546

8.    Claud Hamilton, 1st Lord Paisley+⁹ b. c Jun 1546, d. b 3 May 1621

Citations

1.       [S3409] Caroline Maubois, "re: Penancoet Family," e-mail message to Darryl Roger Lundy, 2 December 2008. Hereinafter cited as "re: Penancoet Family."

2.      [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume I, page 221. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.

3.      [S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume VI, page 256.

4.      [S37] Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003), volume 1, page 1279. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition.

5.      [S8] Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 106th edition, 2 volumes (Crans, Switzerland: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 1999), volume 1, page 4. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 106th edition.

6.      [S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume VI, page 257.

7.      [S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume I, page 222.

8.     [S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume X, page 290.

9.      [S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume I, page 4.