'Hamilton16'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Hamilton of Elrick, Hamilton of North Park, Hamilton of Westport

William Hamilton of Belsyde and Westport (a 10.1487)

1.

Thomas Hamilton, 2nd of Westport (dsp)

2.

John Hamilton, 3rd of Westport (d c1537)

A.

James Hamilton, 4th of Westport (a 1578)

i.

James Hamilton, 5th of Westport (b c1560, d 22.08.1625)

m1. ??

a.+

2 daughters

m2. Janet Drummond

c.

John Hamilton, 6th of Westport (b c1604, d before 1631)

(1)

Sir James Hamilton, 7th of Westport (a 1677)

m. Anna Hamilton (dau of Sir Patrick Hamilton of Little Preston)

(A)

Walter Hamilton (dsp)

(B)

Anna Hamilton of Westport

m1. (1674) Walter Sandilands, later Sandilands-Hamilton of Westport

m2. Andrew Armstrong of Morristown (dsp 1723, Colonel)

(C)

Grizel Hamilton probably of this generation

m. James Hamilton of Aikenhead (d 1740)

d.

daughter possibly the Elspeth who married ...

m. James Dundas of Morton & Philipstoun (a 1670)

ii.

David Hamilton of Elrick (d 12.08.1617)

m. Marion Home

a.

James Hamilton of Elrick (b c1616, dsp c1631)

b.

Rev. John Hamilton of Elrick (b 1618, d 09.1674)

'The Old Country Homes ..' shows this John as nephew of the above James, being son of another John. We follow BLG1952 in showing him as James's brother, apparently born posthumously.

m. Helen Ferguson of Caitlock

(1)

John Hamilton of Elrick (b c1670, bur 08.04.1741, minister)

m. Margaret Ballantine (bur 11.06.1750, dau of William Ballantine of Castlehill)

(A)

John Hamilton (b 1713, d 03.02.1780, Moderator of the General Assembly)

m(2). (24.02.1752) Mary Bogle (d 26.07.1808, dau of John Bogle of Hamilton Farm and Daldowie)

(i)

John Hamilton of North Park, Provost of Glasgow (b 16.06.1754, d 1829)

m. Helen Bogle (d 1825, dau of Archibald Bogle of Gilmorehill)

(a)

John Hamilton of North Park (dsp in Jamaica)

(b)

Archibald Hamilton of North Park (b 1784, d 1860) had issue

m. (1812) Margaret Bogle (dau of William Bogle of Shettleston)

(c)

William Hamilton, later of North Park, Provost of Glasgow (d 1866) had issue

m. (1826) Mary Orton Lucas (d 1875)

(d)

Jane Miller Hamilton

m. (24.10.1814) Colin Campbell of Colgrain (b 08.01.1782, d 1863)

(e)

Mary Hamilton

m. (1829) Rev. D. Welsh

(f)

Helen Hamilton (b 1802, d 1886)

m. (20.06.1827) John George Hamilton of Laggary (b 01.01.1794, d 1866) just below

(g)+

other issue - George William (dsp 1858), Robert (dsp 1840), others (d young - Cathcart, Hugh, Andrew, Janet)

(ii)

George Hamilton in Glasgow (b 20.01.1756, d 1796)

m. (10.1792) Margaret Bogle (d 1837, dau of George Bogle of Shettleston)

(a)

John George Hamilton of Laggary (b 01.01.1794, d 1866) had issue

m1. (1825) Christina Cameron Monteith (d 1825, dau of Henry Monteith of Carstairs, Provost of Glasgow)

m2. (20.06.1827) Helen Hamilton (b 1802, d 1886, dau of John Hamilton of North Park) just above

(iii)+

other issue (d unm) - Patrick, William, Janet (d young), Margaret (d young), Mary (d young)

(B)

Agnes Hamilton

m. _ Wardrop

(C)

Grizel Hamilton (d unm)

c.

Janet Hamilton

Main source(s):
(1) BLG1952 (Hamilton of Lowood and Castlehill).
(2) The article on Northwoodside House in 'The Old Country Houses of the Old Glasgow Gentry', 2nd edition, published for private circulation by James Maclehose in 1878.
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