Charles Hamilton^[1]

1704 - 1786  (~ 81 years)

• Baptism	13 Nov 1704
  Education	4 Nov 1720 (~ 15 years old)
  	Christ Church, Oxford
  Occupation / Profession	From 1727 to 1760 (~ 22 years old)
  	Member of Parliament (MP) (Ireland) for Strabane
  Occupation / Profession	22 Apr 1738 (~ 33 years old)
  	Appointed comptroller of the board of green cloth to Frederick, Prince of Wales.
  Occupation / Profession	From 1741 to 1747 (~ 36 years old)
  	Member of Parliament (MP) Truro, in Cornwall
  Event	26 May 1742 (~ 37 years old)
  	He was chosen first of the seven commissioners for examining and stating the public accounts and appointed receiver-general of the King's revenues in the island of Minorca; on which occasion a new writ was ordered for Truro, 22 December 1743, and he was re-elected.
  Death	11 Sep 1786
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Gilbert de Hamilton   (12 x Great Grandfather)  Jane Stewart           b. Abt 1668             d. 16 Mar 1754  (Age 86 years)  (Great Grandmother)
  Siblings	8 brothers and 5 sisters
  	01. Robert Hamilton   02. George Hamilton + 03. George Hamilton           b. Date unknown             d. 3 May 1775 └─Bridget Coward           b. Date unknown             d. 24 Aug 1775   m. Oct 1719     04. Elizabeth Hamilton └─William Brownlow           b. Date unknown             d. 27 Aug 1739   m. 2 Jan 1711   └─Martin, Comte de Kearnie,   m. 1741     05. Jane Hamilton   06. Mary Hamilton └─Henry Colley,   m. Jan 1719   + 07. Philippa Hamilton           b. Date unknown             d. 27 Jan 1767, Paris, France └─Benjamin Pratt           b. Date unknown             d. 6 Dec 1721   m. 1710   └─Michael O'Connell,       08. Jane Hamilton           b. Date unknown             d. 6 Dec 1753, Paris, France └─Lord Archibald Hamilton,     + 09. James Hamilton, 7th Earl of Abercorn           b. 22 Mar 1685/6             d. 11 Jan 1744, Cavendish Square, London, England  (Age 57 years) └─Anne Plumer           c. 3 Jul 1690             d. 7 Aug 1776, London, England  (Age ~ 86 years)     10. Robert Hamilton           c. 12 Jul 1687             d. Bef 1688  (Age ~ 0 years)   11. John Hamilton           b. Abt 1694             d. 1714  (Age 20 years) + 12. Francis Hamilton           b. 1700, Dublin, Ireland           d. 20 May 1746  (Age 46 years) └─Dorothy Forth,   m. 20 Oct 1733     13. William Hamilton           c. 20 Oct 1703             d. 10 Nov 1721  (Age ~ 18 years) + 14. Charles Hamilton           c. 13 Nov 1704             d. 11 Sep 1786  (Age ~ 81 years)
  Person ID	P1096	Europe
  Last Modified	1 Sep 2023

  
  

  Father	James Hamilton, 6th Earl of Abercorn           b. Abt 1661             d. 28 Nov 1734 (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Reading           b. Abt 1668             d. 19 Mar 1754 (Age 86 years)
  Marriage	24 Jan 1683/4  [2]
  Age at Marriage	James was ~ 23 years and 1 month old. Elizabeth was ~ 16 years and 1 month old. Their age difference is 7 years. They were married for 50 years and 10 months.
  Family ID	F233	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Wife	Y  [1]
  Children	01. Jane Hamilton └─ Edward Moore  m. 17 May 1750   02. NameNotKnown Hamilton └─ Kenton Cowse  m. 25 Jun 1750
  Family ID	F469	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	15 Jun 2023

  
  

• Sources

  [S4] The Scots Peerage, Volume I, Page 61 (Reliability: 3). [S1] Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage: 107th Edition, Page 5 - Column 2 (Reliability: 3).