HAMILTON. 151 the death, 11 April 1885, of his cousin, the Earl of Selkirk [S.], he probably became HAUL OF SELKIRK, Lord Daeu and Siioiitclhucii [S. 1046] ou failure of the mnlo issue of the younger sons of the 1st Earl.(») K.T., Feb. 1878. He ro., 10 Dec. 1873, at Kitubolton, co. Huntingdon, Mary Louise Elizabeth, 1st da. of William Drogo (MONTAGU), 7th Duke of Manchester, by the Countess Louise-Frederica-Augusta Von Alten, da. of Charles Francis Victor, Count Von Altkn, of Hanover. She was b. 27 Dec. 1854. Family Estates.— These, in 1883, consisted of 102,210 acres in Buteshire, 45,731 in Lanarkshire, 3,694 in Linlithgowshire, and 810 in Stirlingshire, besides 4,939 in Suffolk (worth £S,017 a year) and two in Berkshire (worth £120 a year), the total being 157,386 acres, WOfth £73,636 a year, occlusive of a mineral rent of £67,006. Principal Residences. Hamilton Palace, co. Lanark ; Brodrick Castle, Isle of Arrau, and Easton Park, near Wickham Market, Suffolk. The Duke of Hamilton and Brandon stands 13th in point of acreage among the 28 noblemen who, in 1883, possessed above 100,000 acres in the United Kingdom. See a list of these in vol. ii, p. 51, note " a," sub " Buccleuch." i.e., " A VANE AND HAMILTON," Barony [8/| (Stewart), cr. 1581, with the Earldom or Aukan [S.], which see ; forfeited 1585. i.e., PATSLEY, HAMILTON, M O UN TC AST ELL AND KILPAT- K1CK," Barony [S.] [Hamilton) cr. 1606 with the Earldom ov Abkrcorn [S.], which i.e., "HAMILTON " or " HAMILTON OE HAMILTON, co. Leicester Viscountcy [G.B.] [Hamilton) cr. 1786, see "AiERCOHN" Earldom [S.] cr. 1606, under the S ltl Earl. HAMILTON OF DALZELL. Barony. j, Joun-Glencairn-Cartek Hamilton, of Daxzell, co. I 1 88G Lanark, only surv. s. and h. of Archibald James Hamilton (who d. v.p.) by his 2d wife Eleanor, da. of Daniel Hamilton, of Gilkerscleugh, was b. 16 Nov. 1S29, at Marseilles in France ; ed. at Eton; sue. Ins grandfather (who d. at the age of 93) 9 Feb. 1S34 in the estate of Dtilzell; sometime (1847-60) an officer in the 2d Life Guards; M.P. for Falkirk, 1857-59; for South Lanarkshire 1868-74 and 1880-86 and was cr., 14 Aug. 18S6, BARON HAMILTON OE DALZELL, co. Lanark. He ;«. 29 March 1864, Emily Eleanor yst. da. of David (Leslie-Melville), Earl or Leven and Melvillk [S.], by Elizabeth Anne, da. of Sir- Archibald Ca.mtbell, Bart. She, who was b. May 1S40, d. 11 Nov. 1882. Family Estates.- — These, in 1SS3, consisted of 2,460 acres in Lanarkshire, worth £14,959 a year. Principal Residence. Dalzell, near Motherwell, co. Lanark. The estate of Orbistou which had been in the family siuce 1468, was sold by the grandfather of the 1st Peer. HAMILTON OE GLENAWLY. Barony [I.] J, Hugh Hamilton, of Ballygally, co. Tyrone, 2d s. 1 1GC1 °^ Malcolm Hamilton, Archbishop of Cashel (1623-29), by his first wife, Mary, da. of llobert Wilkie nf Sachtonhill, having distinguished himself (as did several of his racL, in the Swedish service was created Baron Hamilton de Deserf in Sweden and on his return to Ireland was cr. 2 March ( a ) It is possible that his yr. br., Lord Charles George Archibald Douglas- Hamilton, was entitled thereto, but as he d. unm. (a year afterwards) May 1886, aged 39, the Duke appears to be the heir under the regrant of those honours 6 Oct. 1638, notwithstanding the proviso that should they vest, thereunder, in a Duke of Hamilton they should descend to the brother [not merely to the next remainder man whoever he might be] next junior of the said Duke. Whether under this proviso these titles would now be inherited by a brother of any succeeding Duke seems a doubtful point.
