A genealogical and heraldic history of the commoners of Great Britain and Ireland, enjoying territorial possessions or high official rank; but univested with heritable honours (1838)
patronimic is Hamilton, assumed the additional surname ofRowan, in conformity with the testamentary injunction of his maternal grandfather,William Rowan, esq. barrister at law, and fellow of Trinity College, Dublin, whodevised his fortune to his grandson, then a boy at Westminster school, in the… … The Rev. Hans Hamilton, vicar of Dun-lop, in Scotland, wedded Margaret Denham,daughter of the Laird of Weshiels, and had,with three younger sons, 1. James, (Sir) of Killyleagh, and Ban-gor, searjeant-at-law, and privy coun-cillor to King James the 1st. who wascreated by patent dated 4th May,1622,…
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