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Louisa Jane
Duchess of Abercorn
Louisa Jane; Duchess of Abercorn
Born	Louisa Jane Russell; July 8, 1812; London
Died	31 March 1905 (aged 92); Coates Castle, Coates, West Sussex , England
Spouse(s)	James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Abercorn
Children	Lady Harriett Georgiana Louisa Hamilton; Lady Beatrix Frances Hamilton; Lady Louisa Jane Hamilton; Lady Katherine Elizabeth Hamilton; Sir James Hamilton, 2nd Duke of Abercorn; Lady Georgiana Susan Hamilton; Lord Claud John Hamilton; Lord George Francis Hamilton; Lady Albertha Frances Anne Hamilton; Lord Ronald Douglas Hamilton; Lady Maud Evelyn Hamilton; Lord Cosmo Hamilton; Lord Frederick Spencer Hamilton; Lord Ernest William Hamilton
Parents	John Russell, 6th Duke of Bedford; Lady Georgina Gordon

Lady Louisa Jane Russell (8 July 1812 – 31 March 1905) was the wife of James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Abercorn, and the daughter of John Russell, 6th Duke of Bedford, by his second wife Lady Georgina Gordon. She was the mother of Lady Louisa Jane Montagu Douglas Scott, Duchess of Buccleuch & Queensberry, and therefore the paternal great grandmother of HRH Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester, and the maternal 2nd great-grandmother of HRH Prince William of Gloucester and HRH Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester.

[edit] Early Life, Marriage, & Family

Lady Louisa Jane Russell was born on Wednesday July 8, 1812.^[1] She was the sixth child of eight, and a second daughter for John Russell, 6th Duke of Bedford and Lady Georgina Gordon.^[1]^[2]

On Thursday, October 25, 1832, at Gordon Castle, Fochabers, Morayshire, Scotland, Louisa married James Hamilton, 2nd Marquess of Abercorn, the son of James Hamilton, Viscount Hamilton, and Harriet Douglas. Louisa and James had fourteen children:

Lady Harriett Georgiana Louisa Hamilton (ca 1834 – 23 April 1913)
Lady Beatrix Frances Hamilton (21 July 1835 – 21 January 1871)
Lady Louisa Jane Hamilton (26 August 1836 – 16 March 1912)
Lady Katherine Elizabeth Hamilton (ca 1838 – 3 September 1874)
James Hamilton, 2nd Duke of Abercorn (24 August 1838 – 3 January 1913)
Lady Georgiana Susan Hamilton (7 July 1841 – 23 March 1913)
Lord Claud John Hamilton (20 February 1843 – 26 January 1925)^[3]
Lord Sir George Francis Hamilton (17 December 1845 – 22 September 1927)
Lady Albertha Frances Anne Hamilton (29 July 1847 – 7 January 1932)^[4]
Lord Ronald Douglas Hamilton (17 March 1849 – November 1867)
Lady Maud Evelyn Hamilton (17 December 1850 – 21 October 1932)
Lord Cosmo Hamilton (16 April 1853 – 16 April 1853)
Lord Frederick Spencer Hamilton (13 October 1856 – 11 August 1928)
Lord Ernest William Hamilton (5 September 1858 – 14 December 1939)^[5]

[edit] Death

Her Grace, Lady Louisa Jane Russell-Hamilton, Dowager Duchess of Abercorn, died at Coates Castle, Coates, West Sussex , England on Friday, 31 March 1905, in her 93rd year. She survived her husband by 19 years and 5 months.

Lady Louisa was interred on Wednesday, 5 April 1905, in the village of Chenies, Buckinghamshire, England. She left an Estate worth over £24,000.

[edit] Titles, Honours, & Awards

25 October 1832: The Lady Louisa Jane Hamilton
10 August 1868 – 1881: Her Grace The Duchess of Abercorn
31 October 1885 – 31 March 1905: Her Grace The Dowager Duchess of Abercorn

1881: Invested as a Lady of the Royal Order of Victoria and Albert (3rd class)

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^ ^a ^b G. E. Cokayne, et al., eds, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 1910-1959, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000, volume I, p. 9.
^ Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003), volume 1, p. 321.
^ Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 106th edition, Crans, Switzerland: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 1999, volume 1, p. 5.
^ G. E. Cokayne, et al., eds, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 1910-1959, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000, volume VIII, p. 503.
^ Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 106th edition, Crans, Switzerland: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 1999, volume 1, p. 661.

[Cokayne-0] G. E. Cokayne, et al., eds, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 1910-1959, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000, volume I, p. 9.

[1] Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003), volume 1, p. 321.

[2] Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 106th edition, Crans, Switzerland: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 1999, volume 1, p. 5.

[3] G. E. Cokayne, et al., eds, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 1910-1959, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000, volume VIII, p. 503.

[4] Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 106th edition, Crans, Switzerland: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 1999, volume 1, p. 661.

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Contents

[edit] Early Life, Marriage, & Family

[edit] Death

[edit] Titles, Honours, & Awards

[edit] References