Archibald Hamilton of Lethame

ARCHIBALD HAMILTON OF LETHAME

Archibald Hamilton of Lethame is very likely the ancestor of the Hamiltons of Lethame. He is certainly known to have had a brother named Matthew Hamilton, and is thought likely to be the father of Andrew Hamilton of Lethame, who succeeded him at Lethame. John Anderson, Surgeon, Historical and Genealogical Memoirs of the House of Hamilton with Genealogical Memoirs of the Several Branches of the Family (John Anderson, Jun., Edinburgh, MDCCCXXV), pp. 320-22

The lands of Nether Lethame and Little Kype

Archibald Hamilton of Lethame had a charter for the lands of Nether-Lethame on 30 January 1531 and another for the lands of Little-Kype and St. Bride's Chapel on 10 January 1542. John Anderson, Surgeon, Historical and Genealogical Memoirs of the House of Hamilton with Genealogical Memoirs of the Several Branches of the Family (John Anderson, Jun., Edinburgh, MDCCCXXV), pp. 320-22

His Brother Matthew

In May 1548, Matthew Hamilton, brother of Archibald Hamilton of Lethame, had a charter for four ploughgates of land in the lordship of Bothkennar in Stirlingshire. John Anderson, Surgeon, Historical and Genealogical Memoirs of the House of Hamilton with Genealogical Memoirs of the Several Branches of the Family (John Anderson, Jun., Edinburgh, MDCCCXXV), pp. 320-22

Death

Archibald Hamilton of Lethame probably died before 30 December 1552, the date upon which his son, Andrew Hamilton of Lethame, had a charter for the lands of Drumcross in Linlithgowshire John Anderson, Surgeon, Historical and Genealogical Memoirs of the House of Hamilton with Genealogical Memoirs of the Several Branches of the Family (John Anderson, Jun., Edinburgh, MDCCCXXV), pp. 320-22