Claud Hamilton of Cochno was a Scottish landowner and Captain of

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. He was a son of Andrew Hamilton of Cochno, captain of Dumbarton Castle and Margaret Noble. Andrew Hamilton's brother was the soldier Robert Hamilton of Briggis, Captain of

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and

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. Cochno is in

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, and is known for the

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. The family were supporters of

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, and in 1568

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and

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took possession of the House of Cochno. His father died in 1573 and his older brother John Hamilton inherited, then after his death Cochno came to Claud Hamilton. He was also Captain of Dumbarton Castle from 1590 to 1596. In February 1597 he complained about a neighbour to the

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. John Menteith in Lettir, whose father rented his lands from

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, Tutor of Gleneagles, with other neighbours, had stolen oxen grazing on the Muir of Cochno which belonged to Claud Hamilton and his tenants.

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wrote in 1621 that he knew "Claud of the Cochno", father of the Minister of Paisley, and he was a very honest man. Seton was the feudal landlord of Wester Cochno.''HMC 8th Report: Miss Hamilton of Barns and Cochno'' (London, 1881), no. 16.

Marriage and children

Some older sources state that his wife was Margaret Edmondstone of Duntreath, but he married Margaret Beaton, a daughter of Robert Beaton of

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. His children included: *William Hamilton of Cochno *Claud Hamilton of Craigleith, who married Marjory Edmondstone of Duntreath. He may be the same person as a man described as Claud Hamilton of the Fort of Toome. * Archibald Hamilton, minister of Paisley and

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, who is thought to have married Alison Hay, who was a nurse of Princess Elizabeth at

References

External links

History of Cochna House
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