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| Archibald Hamilton, who originated in Belfast, was married in 1723 in Rotterdam. |
On 22 September 1728 in Rotterdam Archibald Hamilton and his wife Elisabeth had a daughter baptized with the name Elisabeth. Archibald Hamilton died in Rotterdam around 20 December 1741 and was buried in Dordrecht.
Elisabeth Rees, widow of Archibalt Hamilton, was a witness at the baptism of Elisabeth Antonia on 16 May 1748 in Rotterdam. She was a daughter of mr. Johan Gerard Francois Meijners (1720-1772) and Elisabeth Hamilton, Elisabeth's daughter. The couple had been married on 27 July 1746 in Rotterdam. The widow of Archibald Hamilton was buried in Dordrecht around 4 October 1770.
Sources: FamilySearch.org, StadsArchief.Rotterdam.nl, RegionaalArchiefDordrecht.nl.
Hi. Thanks for posting this. I believe Archibald was the son of Archibald Hamilton (c1645-1725) and Margaret Maxwell (c1651-1736). He is mentioned in the 1720 will of his uncle Arthur Maxwell, “nephew Archibald Hamilton now of Rotterdam”. I believe this Archibald of Rotterdam had a brother Arthur who had a son Archibald Hamilton who apparently moved to Amsterdam and made a fortune there before dying in 1791. I would guess Archibald junior went out to learn his trade with his uncle in the late 1730s.
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