Historical and genealogical memoirs of the House of Hamilton

OF THE BRANCHES OF THE HOUSE OF HAMILTON. 281
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4. Robert, born 28th October 1713,
died of tbe small-pox 16th July 1716.
5. Charles, who succeeded his father,
was born 31st April 1716.
1. Margaret, born 21st June 1717.
Sbe was married to Robert, only son of
Baillie Wilson of Hamilton, and died, at
Edinburgh, 14th November 1800.
2. Rabina, born 18th January 1722,
married Mr Alexander. She died in
childbed about 1760.
John of Fairholm died 14th January
1726. His spouse, Margaret Roberton,
died 17th May 1751.
V. Major Charles Hamilton of
Fairholm, who had a precept of dare con-
stat, as heir of his father, John, of date
1st August 1735. He was for a con-
siderable time one of the magistrates of
Hamilton. He died suddenly, at Fair-
holm, 18th May 1776, and was suc-
ceeded by his son,
VI. Chakles Hamilton of Fairholm,
who married, 21st October 1797, Miss
Anne Scriviner, by whom he had issue :
1. Charles, born at Edinburgh 21st
May 1799 ; died of the measles, after
fourteen days' illness, in 1817.
2. John, born 2d March 1804.
3. James, born 4th February 1807.
1. Anne, born at Fairholm, 25th
August 179,8 ; married to Colonel Peter fairholm.
Maxwell of the 7th Dragoon Guards, ~
who died in 1820 ; she was married,
secondly, to _, writer in
Edinburgh.
2. Hannah, born 9th September 1801,
died young.
3. Jacobina,hom IstDecember 1802.
4. Harriet - Eliza, born 11th July
1805, died 10th January 1817.
5. Frances, born 10th July 1808.
6. Charlotte, born 18th November
1809.
7. Jane-Muirhead, born 4th February
1811.
8. Caroline-Susan, born 9th March
1812, died young. Their mother died
atFairholm, 6th October 1813, and their
father, Charles Hamilton of Fairholm,
died at Edinburgh, 2d December 1821,
after a few days illness, and was succeed-
ed by his eldest surviving son,
VII. John Hamilton, now of Fair-
holm.
Arms. — Gules, a mullet, argent, be-
twixt three cinquefoils, ermine, all within
a bordure, ermine.
Crest. — A hawk rising, holding in
his dexter paw a sword, all proper ;
belled Or.
Motto.—" T/tankful."