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     John Andrew Douglas-Hamilton, 12th Earl of Selkirk was born on 8 February 1978.¹ He is the son of James Alexander Douglas-Hamilton, Baron Selkirk of Douglas and Hon. Priscilla Susan Buchan.¹
     John Andrew Douglas-Hamilton, 12th Earl of Selkirk usually went by his middle name of Andrew.² He was styled as Master of Selkirk between 1978 and 2023.¹ He was styled as Lord Daer between 1978 and 2023.¹ He succeeded as the 12th Lord Daer and Shortcleuch [S., 1646] on 28 November 2023. He succeeded as the 12th Earl of Selkirk [S., 1646] on 28 November 2023.

     Hon. Charles Douglas Douglas-Hamilton was born on 20 June 1979.¹ He is the son of James Alexander Douglas-Hamilton, Baron Selkirk of Douglas and Hon. Priscilla Susan Buchan.¹

     Hon. James Robert Douglas-Hamilton was born in 1981.¹ He is the son of James Alexander Douglas-Hamilton, Baron Selkirk of Douglas and Hon. Priscilla Susan Buchan.¹

     Hon. Harry Alexander Douglas-Hamilton was born in 1981.¹ He is the son of James Alexander Douglas-Hamilton, Baron Selkirk of Douglas and Hon. Priscilla Susan Buchan.¹

     James Hamilton, 1st Earl of Abercorn was born on 12 August 1575.² He was the son of Claud Hamilton, 1st Lord Paisley and Margaret Seton.¹ He married Marion Boyd, daughter of Thomas Boyd, 6th Lord Boyd of Kilmarnock and Marion Campbell.³ He died on 23 March 1618 at age 42 at Monkton, Ayrshire, Scotland^G.¹ He was buried on 29 April 1618 at Abbey Church, Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland^G.¹ His will was proven (by probate) on 26 June 1624.¹
     He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Linlithgow [Scotland] in 1597.³ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) [Scotland] on 14 December 1598.^3,4 He held the office of Sheriff of Linlithgow in 1600.³ He was created 1st Lord Abercorn, co. Linlithgow [Scotland] on 5 April 1603.³ In 1604 he served on the commission which treated for a proposed union of Scotland with England.³ He was created 1st Lord Paisley, Hamilton, Mountcashell and Kirkpatrick [Scotland] on 10 July 1606.³ He was created 1st Earl of Abercorn [Scotland] on 10 July 1606.³ He held the office of Member of the Council of the province of Munster on 20 May 1615.³ He held the office of Gentleman of the Bedchamber to King James VI.³ His last will was dated 7 June 1616.⁵

     Hon. David Hamilton was born between 1542 and 1546.¹ He was the son of James Hamilton, 2nd Earl of Arran and Lady Margaret Douglas.¹

     Richard Douglas English is the son of Major Douglas English.¹ He married Hon. Mopsa Mary Young, daughter of Wayland Hilton Young, 2nd Baron Kennet and Elizabeth Ann Adams, in February 1982.¹

     Isabel Hamilton was born circa 1529.² She was the daughter of William Hamilton of Sanquhar and Jean Campbell.^1,3 A contract for the marriage of Isabel Hamilton and George Seton, 5th Lord Seton was signed on 2 August 1550.^4,5 She died on 13 November 1604.²
     From 2 August 1550, her married name became Seton.

     Sir William Hamilton of Sanquhar is the son of Alexander Hamilton, 4th of Cambuskeith and Marion Cuninghame.² He married Katherine Kennedy, daughter of David Kennedy, 1st Earl of Cassillis and Agnes Borthwick, before 1518.³
     He held the office of High Treasurer [Scotland]. He lived at Sanquhar, Scotland^G.¹

     Marion Boyd was born after 1568. She was the daughter of Thomas Boyd, 6th Lord Boyd of Kilmarnock and Marion Campbell.¹ She married James Hamilton, 1st Earl of Abercorn, son of Claud Hamilton, 1st Lord Paisley and Margaret Seton.¹ She died on 26 August 1632 at Canongate, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland^G.¹ She was buried on 13 September 1632 at Abbey Church, Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland^G.²
     After her marriage, Marion Boyd was styled as Baroness Abercorn on 5 April 1603.² After her marriage, Marion Boyd was styled as Countess of Abercorn on 10 July 1606.² On 20 January 1628 she was excommunicated, in the Kirk of Paisley.²