Lord Ernest William Hamilton

Male5 September 1858–14 December 1939

Brief Life History of Ernest William

When Lord Ernest William Hamilton was born on 5 September 1858, in Camus, Strabane, County Tyrone, Ireland, his father, James Hamilton, was 47 and his mother, Louisa Jane Russell, was 46. He married Pamela Campbell on 2 June 1891, in Scotland, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom in 1861. He died on 14 December 1939, in England, United Kingdom, at the age of 81.

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Family Time Line

Lord Ernest William Hamilton
1858–1939
Pamela Campbell
1867–1931
Marriage: 2 June 1891
Guy Ernest Frederic Hamilton
1891–1914
Princess de Chimay Mary Brenda Hamilton
1897–1985
Jean Barbara Elizabeth Hamilton
1898–1989
John George Peter Hamilton
1900–1967

Sources (8)

  • Ernest W Hamilton in household of James Hamilton, "England and Wales Census, 1861"
  • Ernest W Hamilton, "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007"
  • Lord Ernest Hamilton nel documento di Louisa Russell, Lady Dowager Duchess Of Abercorn, “Archivi di giornali inglesi, Necrologi”

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  • Marriage
    2 June 1891Scotland, United Kingdom
  • Children (4)

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    Siblings (14)

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    World Events (8)

    1859 · Big Ben

    Age 1

    Big Ben is the name of the bell that is inside the clock tower. It is one of the most famous landmarks in London. The famous ringing from Big Ben is the result of it cracking four months after opening.

    1868 · Abolition of Public Hangings at Newgate

    Age 10

    On May 26, 1868 the Capital Punishment Act was put into action. This made it so that public hangings no longer existed at Newgate in London.

    1884

    Age 26

    Art Nouveau Period (Art and Antiques).

    Name Meaning

    Scottish and northern Irish: habitational name from what is now a deserted village in the parish of Barkby, Leicestershire. This is named from Old English hamel ‘crooked’ + dūn ‘hill’. Hamilton near Glasgow was founded by the English Hamiltons and named after them, and later bearers took their surname from the Scottish place. In the north of Ireland, where many Hamiltons settled in the 17th century, this surname may sometimes have been adopted for Hamill . It has also been adopted as an Anglicized form of southern Irish Ó hUrmholtaigh.

    History: This name is borne by one of the most distinguished families of the Scottish nobility; they hold many titles, including marquessate and dukedom of Hamilton, the marquessate of Douglas, the dukedom of Abercorn, and the earldom of Haddington. They are descended from Walter FitzGilbert de Hameldone, a Norman baron who gave his support to Robert the Bruce in the 13th century. A member of this family was Sir William Hamilton (1730–1803), a British diplomat and archaeologist, whose wife, Lady Emma Hamilton (c. 1765–1815), became the mistress of Admiral Horatio Nelson. A branch of the family was established in Ireland by Sir Frederick Hamilton (died 1646), who served in the Swedish army of Gustavus Adolphus. He later became governor of Ulster, and his descendants were created viscounts Boyne. The family have given their name to Newtownhamilton and Hamiltonsbaron in County Armagh. Another branch of the family were to be found in Denmark, where Henrik Albertsen Hamilton (1588–1648) was a noted Latin poet. A 17th-century example of a Hamilton from Glasgow, Scotland, is recorded in the Netherlands, where the name is found in the form Hamelton. Another Scottish Hamilton, James, went to the West Indies in the 18th century and was the father of Alexander Hamilton (1755–1804), who arrived in NY in 1772 and became the first US secretary of the Treasury.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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