The Hamilton baronetcy, of Silvertonhill in the
County of Lanark, was created in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia in 1646 (or in 1642, according to Cokayne, see note) for Robert Hamilton, a Royalist and favourite of
Charles I. He was a descendant of Alexander Hamilton of Silvertonhill, brother of
James Hamilton, 1st Lord Hamilton (ancestor of the
Dukes of Hamilton and the
Dukes of Abercorn).[1]
Hamilton baronets, of Silvertonhill (1646)
Sir Robert Hamilton, 1st Baronet (died c. 1670), MP for
Lanarkshire (1661–1663).[1]
Col. Sir Robert Hamilton, 2nd Baronet (died 1708), MP for Lanarkshire (1678), served in the
Earl of Leven's Regiment.[1]
Lt-Gen. Sir Robert Hamilton, 4th Baronet (died 1786), colonel of the
108th Regiment in 1762, and from 1770 colonel of the
40th Regiment[1]
Sir Frederic Hamilton, 5th Baronet (1777–1853), who succeeded to the baronetcy directly from his grandfather (his father, John William Hamilton, having predeceased his own father in 1781).[1] According to his father's memorial stone in
Chester Cathedral, his father John had been Secretary of the War Department in the
Kingdom of Ireland's government, and Frederic was one of eight legitimate children he had with his wife Mary-Anne.[2]
Capt. Sir Frederic Harding Anson Hamilton, 7th Baronet (1836–1919), who served as a Major in the
60th Rifles and succeeded his father in 1887.[1] On 28 September 1865 at
St. George's Church,
Montreal he married Mary Jane, daughter of Thomas W. Willan, a barrister of
Lincoln's Inn and Clerk of the Crown at Quebec, and his wife Julia, fourth daughter of Hon.
Louis Gugy,
MLC. The couple had two sons and four daughters.[3]
Maj. Sir Robert Caradoc Hamilton, 8th Baronet (1877–1959)[4]
Sir (Robert Charles) Richard Caradoc Hamilton, 9th Baronet (1911–2001)[5]
The Hamilton baronetcy, of Silvertonhill in the
County of Lanark, was created in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia in 1646 (or in 1642, according to Cokayne, see note) for Robert Hamilton, a Royalist and favourite of
Charles I. He was a descendant of Alexander Hamilton of Silvertonhill, brother of
James Hamilton, 1st Lord Hamilton (ancestor of the
Dukes of Hamilton and the
Dukes of Abercorn).[1]
Hamilton baronets, of Silvertonhill (1646)
Sir Robert Hamilton, 1st Baronet (died c. 1670), MP for
Lanarkshire (1661–1663).[1]
Col. Sir Robert Hamilton, 2nd Baronet (died 1708), MP for Lanarkshire (1678), served in the
Earl of Leven's Regiment.[1]
Lt-Gen. Sir Robert Hamilton, 4th Baronet (died 1786), colonel of the
108th Regiment in 1762, and from 1770 colonel of the
40th Regiment[1]
Sir Frederic Hamilton, 5th Baronet (1777–1853), who succeeded to the baronetcy directly from his grandfather (his father, John William Hamilton, having predeceased his own father in 1781).[1] According to his father's memorial stone in
Chester Cathedral, his father John had been Secretary of the War Department in the
Kingdom of Ireland's government, and Frederic was one of eight legitimate children he had with his wife Mary-Anne.[2]
Capt. Sir Frederic Harding Anson Hamilton, 7th Baronet (1836–1919), who served as a Major in the
60th Rifles and succeeded his father in 1887.[1] On 28 September 1865 at
St. George's Church,
Montreal he married Mary Jane, daughter of Thomas W. Willan, a barrister of
Lincoln's Inn and Clerk of the Crown at Quebec, and his wife Julia, fourth daughter of Hon.
Louis Gugy,
MLC. The couple had two sons and four daughters.[3]
Maj. Sir Robert Caradoc Hamilton, 8th Baronet (1877–1959)[4]
Sir (Robert Charles) Richard Caradoc Hamilton, 9th Baronet (1911–2001)[5]