Lords Paisley (1587) •
Claud Hamilton, 1st Lord Paisley (1543–1621) was a Scottish politician • The 1st Earl of Abercorn was the 1st Lord's eldest son. He predeceased his father • James Hamilton, 2nd Lord Paisley was already 2nd Earl of Abercorn
Earls of Abercorn (1606) :
Other titles: Lord Abercorn, in the county of Linlithgow (Sc 1603) and Lord Paisley, Hamilton, Mountcashell and Kirkpatrick (Sc 1606) •
James Hamilton, 1st Earl of Abercorn (1575–1618) had been created
Lord Abercorn in 1603 :
Other titles (2nd Earl onwards): Lord Paisley, in the county of Renfrew (Sc 1587) :
Other titles (2nd Earl): Baron Hamilton of Strabane, in the county of Tyrone (Ir 1617, res. 1633) •
James Hamilton, 2nd Earl of Abercorn ( – c. 1670), eldest son of the 1st Earl, succeeded his grandfather as
2nd Lord Paisley in 1621 •
James Hamilton, Lord Paisley (c. 1633 – c. 1670), eldest son of the 2nd Earl, died without male issue •
George Hamilton, 3rd Earl of Abercorn (c. 1636–c. 1680), third and youngest son of the 2nd Earl, died unmarried :
Other titles (4th Earl): Baron Hamilton of Strabane, in the county of Tyrone (Ir 1617, suc. 1668, att. 1691) •
Claud Hamilton, 4th Earl of Abercorn (c. 1659–c. 1691), already 5th Lord Hamilton, was descended from the 3rd son of the 1st Earl. He died unmarried :
Other titles (5th Earl onwards): Baron Hamilton of Strabane, in the county of Tyrone (Ir 1617, rest. 1692) •
Charles Hamilton, 5th Earl of Abercorn (died 1701), younger brother of the 4th Earl, died without issue •
James Hamilton, 6th Earl of Abercorn (c. 1661–1734), eldest son of
Col James, himself eldest son of
Sir George, himself fourth and youngest son of the 1st Earl :
Other titles (7th Earl onwards): Viscount Strabane and Baron Mountcastle, in the county of Tyrone (Ir 1701) •
James Hamilton, 7th Earl of Abercorn (1685–1744), eldest son of the 6th Earl :
Other tiles (8th Earl onwards): Viscount Hamilton (GB 1786) •
James Hamilton, 8th Earl of Abercorn (1712–1789), eldest son of the 7th Earl, died unmarried •
John Hamilton, 9th Earl of Abercorn (1756–1818) was created
Marquess of Abercorn in 1790
Marquesses of Abercorn (1790) :
Other titles: Earl of Abercorn (Sc 1606), Viscount Strabane (Ir 1701), Viscount Hamilton (GB 1786), Lord Paisley, in the county of Renfrew (Sc 1587), Lord Abercorn, in the county of Linlithgow (Sc 1603), Lord Paisley, Hamilton, Mountcashell and Kirkpatrick (Sc 1606), Lord Hamilton of Strabane, in the county of Tyrone (Ir 1617) and Baron Mountcastle, in the county of Tyrone (Ir 1701) •
John Hamilton, 1st Marquess of Abercorn (1756–1818), only son of
Capt John, himself second son of the 7th Earl •
James Hamilton, Viscount Hamilton (1786–1814), elder son of the 1st Marquess, predeceased his father •
James Hamilton, 2nd Marquess of Abercorn (1811–1885) was created
Duke of Abercorn in 1868
Dukes of Abercorn (1868) :
Other titles: Marquess of Abercorn (GB 1790), Marquess of Hamilton, of Strabane in the county of Tyrone (1868), Earl of Abercorn (Sc 1606), Viscount Strabane (Ir 1701), Viscount Hamilton (GB 1786), Lord Paisley, in the county of Renfrew (Sc 1587), Lord Abercorn, in the county of Linlithgow (Sc 1603), Lord Paisley, Hamilton, Mountcashell and Kirkpatrick (Sc 1606), Lord Hamilton of Strabane, in the county of Tyrone (Ir 1617) and Baron Mountcastle, in the county of Tyrone (Ir 1701) •
James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Abercorn (1811–1885), elder son of Lord Hamilton •
James Hamilton, 2nd Duke of Abercorn (1838–1913), eldest son of the 1st Duke •
James Albert Edward Hamilton, 3rd Duke of Abercorn (1869–1953), eldest son of the 2nd Duke. His daughter
Cynthia Spencer, Countess Spencer was grandmother of
Diana, Princess of Wales. •
James Edward Hamilton, 4th Duke of Abercorn (1904–1979), elder son of the 3rd Duke. •
James Hamilton, 5th Duke of Abercorn (born 1934), elder son of the 4th Duke ==Line of succession==