David Hamilton of Cadzow, 3rd Laird of Cadzow (ca. 1333 - ca. 1392) was a Scottish

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 nobleman. The son of David fitz Walter fitz Gilbert of Cadzow, he was born at Cadzow Castle

Cadzow Castle

Cadzow Castle, now in ruins, was constructed between 1500 and 1550 on the site of an earlier royal castle, one mile south-east of the centre of Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Scotland. The town of Hamilton was formerly known as Cadzow or Cadyou , until renamed in 1455 in honour of James Hamilton, 1st...

, South Lanarkshire

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David Hamilton was the first of the family recorded as formally using the surname Hamilton, appearing in a writ of 1375 as "David de Hamylton, son and heir of David fitz Walter". in 1378, he is styled David de Hamilton, and in 1381 David Hamilton, Lord of Cadzow. It appears that he was the first to use the Baronial designation of Lord.

Marriage and issue

David Hamilton married Janet Keith daughter of Sir William Keith of Galston

William Keith of Galston

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, a crusading colleague of the Good Sir James Douglas

James Douglas, Lord of Douglas

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. She survived David Hamilton, and went on to marry Sir Alexander Stewart of Darnley

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. By Janet Keith, David Hamilton had six children:

• John Hamilton of Cadzow
  John Hamilton of Cadzow
  Sir John Hamilton of Cadzow, 4th Laird of Cadzow was a Scottish nobleman and soldier.He succeeded his father, David Hamilton of Cadzow, 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,...
  
  
• Sir William Hamilton- ancestor of the Hamiltons of Bathgate
  Bathgate
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• Andrew Hamilton
  Andrew Hamilton
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   - ancestor of the Hamiltons of Udstoun
• John Hamilton of Bardowie
• Elizabeth Hamilton - married Sir Alexander Fraser of Cowie
• George Hamilton of Borland

Sources

• Balfour Paul, Sir James
  James Balfour Paul
  Sir James Balfour Paul, KCVO was the Lord Lyon King of Arms, the officer responsible for heraldry in Scotland, from 1890 until the end of 1926....
  
  , The Scots Peerage Vol IV. Edinburgh 1907 http://www.archive.org/details/scotspeeragefoun04pauluoft
• The Peerage.com