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William Alexander Douglas Hamilton 1845 – 1895 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12-Mar-1845

Birth Location: Paddington, Middlesex, England

Death Date: 16-May-1895

Death Location: Algiers, North West South Africa, South Africa

Father: Alexander Hamilton

Mother: Susan Beckford

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William Alexander Douglas Hamilton was born in 1845 in Paddington, Middlesex, England, the child of Alexander Douglas Hamilton and Susan Euphemia Beckford. William Alexander Douglas Hamilton passed away in 1895 in Algiers, North West South Africa, South Africa.

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Biography

  • William Alexander Douglas Hamilton was born in 1845 in Paddington, Middlesex, England, the child of Alexander Douglas Hamilton and Susan Euphemia Beckford.
  • William Alexander Douglas Hamilton passed away in 1895 in Algiers, North West South Africa, South Africa.

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William Hamilton's Ancestors

Self
William Hamilton
1845 – 1895
Birth Place: Paddington, Middlesex, England
Parents
Alexander Douglas Hamilton
1767 – 1852
St James Square, London
Susan (Euphemia) Beckford
1786 – 1859
Vevey, Vaud, Switzerland
Grandparents
Archibald (Douglas) Hamilton
1740 – 1819
Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Harriet Stewart
1744 – 1788
Glasserton, Wigtownshire, Scotland
William (Thomas) Beckford
1760 – 1844
22 Soho Square, London, England
Lady (Margaret) Gordon
1762 – 1786
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
William Beckford
1709 – 1770
Maria Hamilton
1725 – 1798
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Peter Beckford
1673 – 1735
Bathshua Herring
1683 – 1750
George Hamilton
1688 – 1775
Bridget Coward
1695 – 1775

William Hamilton's Timeline

2 Records

1845
12-Mar-1845
Birth of William Alexander Douglas Hamilton in Paddington, Middlesex, England
Paddington, Middlesex, England
1895
16-May-1895
Age 50
Death of William Alexander Douglas Hamilton in Algiers, North West South Africa, South Africa
Algiers, North West South Africa, South Africa

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12-Mar-1845
    Event Place: Paddington, Middlesex, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16-May-1895
    Event Place: Algiers, North West South Africa, South Africa

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