Sir John Hamilton of Cadzow, 4th

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Cadzow Hamilton (; ) is a large town in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. It serves as the main administrative centre of the South Lanarkshire council area. It sits south-east of Glasgow, south-west of Edinburgh and north of Carlisle. It is situated on t ...

(born before 1370 – died c. 1402) was a

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nobleman and soldier.

Biography

He succeeded his father, Sir

David Hamilton of Cadzow Sir David Hamilton of Cadzow, 3rd Laird of Cadzow (ca. 1333 – ca. 1392) was a Kingdom of Scotland, Scottish nobleman. Biography The son of Sir David fitz Walter fitz Gilbert de Hameldone of Cadzow, he was born at Cadzow Castle, South Lanarkshir ...

, no later than 1392, when he appears on a charter of Andrew Murray of Touchadam as ''Dominus de Cadzow''. He was imprisoned, along with his brothers William and Andrew, in

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in 1396.

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ordered their release from the Mayor and bailies of that city on 29 June. It appears that their imprisonment was due to violations of the truce between the Kingdoms of

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and Scotland. A John Hamilton, either his brother John Hamilton of Bardowie, or uncle John Hamilton of Fingalton, was released from the

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on the same date. Hamilton and his uncle seem to have found themselves guests of the English again, when at a meeting of Border commissioners at Hawdenstank on 28 October 1398, the first point of business was the release of Hamilton of Cadzow, and Hamilton of Fingalton and others in their entourage. The Hamiltons had been caught at sea by English

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s, again in violation of the truce. The English were urged to release the ship and restore their goods to them, or alternatively pay suitable recompense. There is no record of Hamilton's death, though it is possible that he was one of the prisoner fatalities at the

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in 1402, where a Sir John Hamilton, elder, appears on a list of captives.

Marriage and children

John Hamilton married Jacoba Douglas, sisterThe Scots Peerage, Vol. IV, edited by Sir James Balfour Paul, p. 346 of Sir

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, prior to 1388. It was thought that he had three sons & a daughter by her: *

James Hamilton of Cadzow Sir James Hamilton of Cadzow, 5th Laird of Cadzow (before 1397 – c. 1440) was a Scottish nobleman and royal hostage. Biography The son of Sir John Hamilton of Cadzow and his wife, Jacoba Douglas, James Hamilton is first attested to in 13 ...

*David Hamilton of

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*Walter Hamilton of

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*Catherine Hamilton of Cadzow

References

Notes

Sources

* Anderson, John, ''Historical and genealogical memoirs of the House of Hamilton; with genealogical memoirs of the several branches of the family'' Edinburgh 182

* James Balfour Paul, Balfour Paul, Sir James, ''The Scots Peerage'' Vol IV. Edinburgh 190

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