John HAMILTON^{[1, 2]}

1714 - 1755  (41 years)

• Birth	2 Mar 1714
  Occupation / Profession	- Royal Navy (RN) - Lieutenant of the Louisa - Successively commanded the Kingsdale, the Augusta, the Vanguard, and the Lancaster.
  Event	Dec 1736 (22 years old)
  	Wrecked in a storm attending George I from Hanover to England. He was the last man who quitted the ship, and on going ashore he was presented to and graciously received by the King, and Queen Caroline complimented his father on his gallant behaviour.
  Occupation / Profession	13 Feb 1741 (26 years old)
  	Promoted to the rank of captain of the Royal Navy.
  Death	18 Dec 1755
  	Drowned by the upsetting of his boat, going from his ship to Portsmouth.
  Siblings	5 brothers and 2 sisters
  	01. William HAMILTON   02. Plumer HAMILTON   03. James HAMILTON, 8th Earl of Abercorn           b. 22 Oct 1712             d. 9 Oct 1789  (Age 76 years) + 04. John HAMILTON           b. 2 Mar 1714             d. 18 Dec 1755  (Age 41 years) └─ Harriet CRAGGS           b. Date of birth unknown             d. 1 Feb 1769  ,  m. 13 Oct 1749   + 05. Anne HAMILTON           b. 12 Jun 1715             d. 14 Dec 1792, London, England  (Age 77 years) └─ Sir Henry MACKWORTH, Baronet,  ,  m. 16 Aug 1746   + 06. Rev. George HAMILTON           b. 11 Aug 1718             d. 26 Nov 1787, Taplow, Buckinghamshire, England  (Age 69 years) └─ Elizabeth ONSLOW           b. Date of birth unknown             d. 1800       07. William HAMILTON           b. 18 Feb 1721             d. 1744  (Age 22 years)   08. Xy HAMILTON           b. 27 Feb 1736             d. Date of death unknown
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Gilbert DE HAMILTON   (13 x Great Grandfather)  Mary HALE  (Grandmother)
  Person ID	P647	Europe
  Links To	This person is also John Hamilton (Royal Navy officer) at Wikipedia
  Last Modified	2 Sep 2023

  
  

  Father	James HAMILTON, 7th Earl of Abercorn           b. 22 Mar 1685/6             d. 11 Jan 1744, Cavendish Square, London, England (Age 57 years)
  Mother	Anne PLUMER           c. 3 Jul 1690             d. 7 Aug 1776, London, England (Age ~ 86 years)
  Marriage licence	26 Mar 1711  [1]
  Family ID	F236	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Wife	Harriet CRAGGS           b. Date of birth unknown             d. 1 Feb 1769  Other Partners: └─Richard ELIOT           b. Date of birth unknown             d. 1748  m. 4 Mar 1726
  Marriage	13 Oct 1749  [1]
  Age at Marriage	John was 35 years and 7 months old. Harriet was ?? old. They were married for 6 years and 2 months.
  Children	1. Anne HAMILTON           b. Date of birth unknown             d. 4 Nov 1764 +   2. John James HAMILTON, 1st Marquess of Abercorn           b. Jul 1756             d. 27 Jan 1818 (Age 61 years) └─ Frances HAWKINS;    └─ Catherine COPLEY  m. 20 Jun 1777;    └─ Cecil HAMILTON  (Age 49 years)  m. 4 Mar 1792;    └─ Anne Jane GORE  (Age 64 years)  m. 3 Apr 1800
  Family ID	F241	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Jun 2023

  
  

• Sources

  [S1] Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage: 107th Edition, Page 5 - Column 2 (Reliability: 3). [S4] The Scots Peerage, Volume I, Page 63 (Reliability: 3).