The Survey of Scottish Witchcraft

1563-1736

By Julian Goodare, Lauren Martin, Joyce Miller and Louise Yeoman, January 2003


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Person Details

JO/1741 Thomas Hamilton

fullname
Thomas Hamilton
title
Sir of Monkland
occupation
advocate
office
Lord Advocate
residence
Monkland
other details
no information
notes
Involved in cases in 1596, 1605, 1609 and 1612. High state official. He started at the bench in 1592 ad Lord Drumcairnie, then knighted and became Sir Thomas Hamilton of Monkland. Also called Sir Thomas Hamilton of Bynnie in 1609.