Hamilton, Edward
From AngloScottish
| Dates | c.1692-c.1703, 1732-1733 | ||
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| Location | London; Bath; Bristol; Wales; Lancashire | ||
| Vocation | Merchant | ||
| Place of Birth | Glasgow | ||
| Marriage | Mary Gordon | ||
| Issue | 12 children | ||
| Place of birth | Source | Lancashire Archives, Quarter Session Petitions, QSP/1371/11 |
Apprenticed to Mr Morgan, East India merchant in London (c.1692), where he married (although wife claims they married later). Returned to Edinburgh (c.1703). Moved to Breda to live with father-in-law (c.1713 - wife claims c.1719). After several years in the Dutch Republic, sought to return to Glasgow by sea (c.1732), but ship sprung a leak and forced to land at Goodwin Sands. Wandered through London, Bath, Bristol, Wales and Lancashire in search of relief and a means to return home.
