This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Hamilton Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/xFh.2ACEB/2994.2 Message Board Post: Are you referring to James Hamilton of Finnart, called "Bastard of Arran" who was beheaded in 1540? If so, I'm curious to know where you found his mother's name. Thank you.