General William Schaw (1st Earl Cathcart) Cathcart
1755 - 1843 (87 years)
1. General William Schaw (1st Earl Cathcart) Cathcart was born on 17 Sep 1755 in Petersham, Surrey, England (son of Charles Schaw 9th Baron Cathcart and Jane Hamilton); died on 16 Jun 1843 in Gartside Cottage, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.. William married Elizabeth Ellliot on 10 Apr 1779 in New York, USA. Elizabeth died on 14 Dec 1847 in Cathcart House, Renfrewshire, Scotland.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:- General Sir Charles Murray (2nd Earl Cathcart) Cathcart, K.C.B. was born on 21 Dec 1783 in Walton, Essex, England.; died on 16 Jul 1859 in St. Leonards-On-Sea, Sussex, England..
2. Charles Schaw 9th Baron Cathcart was born on 21 Mar 1721 (son of Charles 8Th Baron Cathcart and Marion Shaw); died on 14 Aug 1776. Charles married Jane Hamilton on 24 Jul 1753. Jane (daughter of Captain, Lord Archibald Douglas-Hamilton, MP and Jane (of Abercorn) Hamilton) died on 13 Nov 1771. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Jane Hamilton (daughter of Captain, Lord Archibald Douglas-Hamilton, MP and Jane (of Abercorn) Hamilton); died on 13 Nov 1771. Children:
- Jane Cathcart died on 4 Dec 1790.
- Louisa (Countess of Mansfield) Cathcart was born on 1 Jul 1758; died on 11 Jul 1843.
- 1. General William Schaw (1st Earl Cathcart) Cathcart was born on 17 Sep 1755 in Petersham, Surrey, England; died on 16 Jun 1843 in Gartside Cottage, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland..
Generation: 3
4. Charles 8Th Baron Cathcart was born in 1686 (son of Alan 7th Baron Cathcart and Elizabeth (of Stair) Dalrymple); and died. Charles married Marion Shaw on 20 Mar 1718. Marion (daughter of John (Sir) (of Greenock) Shaw) died on 21 Mar 1733. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
5. Marion Shaw (daughter of John (Sir) (of Greenock) Shaw); died on 21 Mar 1733. Children:
- Schaw Cathcart and died.
- Eleanor Cathcart and died.
- Marie Anne Cathcart and died.
- 2. Charles Schaw 9th Baron Cathcart was born on 21 Mar 1721; died on 14 Aug 1776.
6. Captain, Lord Archibald Douglas-Hamilton, MP was born in 1673; was christened on 17 Feb 1673 (son of William (1st Earl of Selkirk & 3rd Duke of Hamilton) Douglas-Hamilton and Anne (Duchess of Hamilton) Hamilton); died on 5 Apr 1754. Archibald married Jane (of Abercorn) Hamilton on 29 Sep 1719. Jane (daughter of James (6th Earl of Abercorn) Hamilton and Elizabeth Reading) and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
7. Jane (of Abercorn) Hamilton (daughter of James (6th Earl of Abercorn) Hamilton and Elizabeth Reading); and died. Children:
- 3. Jane Hamilton died on 13 Nov 1771.
- Elizabeth Douglas-Hamilton died on 24 Feb 1800.
- Charles Douglas-Hamilton was born about 1725; died on 10 Sep 1751.
- Archibald Douglas-Hamilton was born about 1729; died on 30 May 1744.
- Rev Frederick Douglas-Hamilton was born in 1728; died on 19 Feb 1811.
- Rt Hon Sir William Douglas-Hamilton was born on 13 Dec 1730; died on 6 Apr 1803.
Generation: 4
8. Alan 7th Baron Cathcart was born in 1648 (son of Alan 6th Baron Cathcart and Marion (of Auchinleck) Boswell); died on 19 Oct 1732. Alan married Elizabeth (of Stair) Dalrymple on 12 Oct 1672. Elizabeth (daughter of Sir James (1st Viscount Stair) Dalrymple and Margaret Ross) and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
9. Elizabeth (of Stair) Dalrymple (daughter of Sir James (1st Viscount Stair) Dalrymple and Margaret Ross); and died. Children:
- 4. Charles 8Th Baron Cathcart was born in 1686; and died.
10. John (Sir) (of Greenock) Shaw and died. Children:
- 5. Marion Shaw died on 21 Mar 1733.
12. William (1st Earl of Selkirk & 3rd Duke of Hamilton) Douglas-Hamilton was born on 24 Dec 1634 (son of William (1st Marquess of Douglas) Douglas and Mary (of Huntly) Gordon); died on 18 Apr 1694. William + Anne (Duchess of Hamilton) Hamilton. Anne (daughter of James (1st Duke of Hamilton) Hamilton and Mary Feilding) was born on 24 Dec 1632; died on 17 Oct 1716. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
13. Anne (Duchess of Hamilton) Hamilton was born on 24 Dec 1632 (daughter of James (1st Duke of Hamilton) Hamilton and Mary Feilding); died on 17 Oct 1716. Children:
- James (4th Duke of Hamilton) Douglas-Hamilton was born on 11 Apr 1658; died on 15 Nov 1712 in Hyde Park, London; was buried in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
- Lord William Douglas-Hamilton died before 1688 in France.
- Charles (2nd Earl of Selkirk) Douglas-Hamilton was born on 3 Feb 1662; died on 13 Mar 1739 in London, England; was buried in Westminster Abbey.
- John (3rd Earl of Selkirk) Douglas-Hamilton was born in 1665; died on 3 Dec 1744.
- Lord Basil Hamilton was born on 16 Dec 1671; died on 25 Aug 1701 in Minnick Water, Galloway.
- George (1st Earl of Orkney) Hamilton died on 29 Jan 1737.
- 6. Captain, Lord Archibald Douglas-Hamilton, MP was born in 1673; was christened on 17 Feb 1673; died on 5 Apr 1754.
- Lady Mary Douglas-Hamilton was born on 30 Apr 1657; died before 1683.
- Catherine (of Hamilton) Douglas-Hamilton was christened on 24 Oct 1662 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland; died on 11 Jan 1707; was buried in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
- Lady Susannah (of Hamilton) Douglas-Hamilton died on 7 Feb 1737 in Edinburgh, Scotland; was buried in Dundonald Church.
- Lady Margaret (of Hamilton) Douglas-Hamilton died on 6 Dec 1731 in Edinburgh, Scotland.
14. James (6th Earl of Abercorn) Hamilton (son of James (Colonel) Hamilton and Elizabeth Colepeper); died on 28 Sep 1734. James married Elizabeth Reading about 14 Jan 1684. Elizabeth (daughter of Robert (Sir) (1st Bt of Dublin) Reading and Jane Hannay) died on 19 Mar 1754. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
15. Elizabeth Reading (daughter of Robert (Sir) (1st Bt of Dublin) Reading and Jane Hannay); died on 19 Mar 1754. Children:
- James (7th Earl of Abercorn) Hamilton was born on 22 Mar 1685; died on 11 Jan 1744.
- George Hamilton, MP and died.
- 7. Jane (of Abercorn) Hamilton and died.