John Hamilton

ID# 174, (1797-1871)

3rd great-grandfather of Faye Louise Doyle.
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Ancestors of Charles Michael Doyle (1892-1968)
Descendants of John Hamilton (1797-1871)
     John Hamilton was born in 1797 at Ardclinis, Co Antrim, Ireland.1,2 He married Rose McCarney at Co Antrim, Ireland.3 He and Rose McCarney and their 8 children immigrated to Ontario in 1847.4 He died on 22 August 1871 at Bedford Twp, Frontenac County, Ontario.5,6 He was buried on 24 August 1871 at St Edward's Cemetery, Bedford Twp, Frontenac County, Ontario.7,8

Research Note: DNA evidence indicates that John Hamilton is a descendant of the Hamiltons of Mylneholme in the parish of Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland. As described on pages 607-8 in the 1933 book titled "A History of the House of Hamilton" by George Hamilton, the earliest proven ancestor of this line is James Hamilton who married Elizabeth Williamson about 1650.9

Census Records

YearPlaceHead of Household
1851Loughborough Twp, Frontenac County, OntarioJohn Hamilton10
1861Bedford Twp, Frontenac County, OntarioJohn Hamilton11
1871Bedford Twp, Frontenac County, OntarioJohn Hamilton12

Last Edited=17 Nov 2011

Children of John Hamilton and Rose McCarney

Citations

  1. [S102] John Hamilton Tombstone, St Edward's Cemetery, Westport, Leeds & Grenville County, Ontario, (says died Aug 28, 1871 aged 74 years, native of Co Antrim).
  2. [S4] Parish Register Entry, St Edward the Confessor RC Church, (daughter Jane's marriage entry says: of the Parish of Ardlinis, Co Antrim).
  3. [S280] Conclusion: Chlidren were born in Co Antrim, Ireland; John's tombstone says "a native of Co Antrim."
  4. [S308] 1901 Census (Crosby South, Leeds South, Ontario), Ottawa, Ontario, (entry for John & Rose's son Alexander Hamilton).
  5. [S4] Parish Register Entry, St Edward the Confessor RC Church, (3:390 says died 22 Aug 1871).
  6. [S102] John Hamilton Tombstone, St Edward's Cemetery, Westport, Leeds & Grenville County, Ontario, (says died 23 Aug 1871).
  7. [S4] Parish Register Entry, St Edward the Confessor RC Church, (3:390 says buried 24 Aug 1871; interred at Westport).
  8. [S102] John Hamilton Tombstone, St Edward's Cemetery, Westport, Leeds & Grenville County, Ontario.
  9. [S939] Hamilton Surname DNA Results and Discussion, online http://www.personal.psu.edu/faculty/g/a/gah4/HamDNA/…
  10. [S437] 1851 Census (Loughborough, Frontenac, Canada West), Ottawa, Ontario, John Hamilton family.
  11. [S304] 1861 Census (Bedford, Frontenac, Canada West), Ottawa, Ontario, John Hamilton family.
  12. [S303] 1871 Census (Bedford, Addington, Ontario), Ottawa, Ontario, John Hamilton family.
  13. [S4] Parish Register Entry, St Edward the Confessor RC Church, marriage of John Regan and Mary Hamilton.
  14. [S71] OGS, More Leeds County Ontario Cemeteries.
  15. [S4] Parish Register Entry, St Edward the Confessor RC Church, marriage of Jane Hamlton and Patrick Jordan.
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