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Last Updated:08/02/2008

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Welcome to the home page of the Clan Hamilton Society.

We invite you to learn more about the Hamiltons, our Society's activities and your Scottish heritage. Click on the left side bar links and take the complete tour through the many pages. Our site is updated very frequently, so make a bookmark and come back often.

Be sure and check out the MEMBERSHIP page. We invite you to join your fellow Hamilton Family members world wide for the many benefits of membership in the Clan Hamilton Society. 

Also check the Calendar of Events to find a Scottish Festival close to your hometown. And visit the Clan Hamilton tent at those games where we have a presence. For our members, there is always special hospitality to be found at the Clan Hamilton tent.

Please sign our Guest Book to let us know you were here and to give us your impression or comments on our pages.

Join us for Clan Hamilton Tour of Scotland

Dear Kith and Kin,
Once again we have organized a tour of Scotland. On our previous tours everyone quickly bonded into the family that we are. We have enjoyed seeing new places and learning more about the land of our ancestors. We have also cemented enduring ties with other members of the extended family of Hamilton.
This tour is focused on, “The Scottish Highlands and Hamilton Places.” It is an adventure that you can treasure. We will be delighted to have you with us!
Yours aye,
Oliver Hamilton
President, The Clan Hamilton Society and High Commissioner of Clan Hamilton

 

 
Used Red Hamilton Kilts for sale (women/youth sizes)

Carol McPhaden from Winnipeg Canada.is president of the Heather Belle Ladies Pipe Band.

He says:
"After 56 years the band is disbanding, and we have used kilts, etc. for
sale . Most of the waist sizes are 31-32" and still in good shape. They were
made a few years ago by kilt maker in Scotland. We also have beautiful blue
Highland Uniform jackets for sale - same blue as in kilts. WE are selling 6
kilts for $300 each & the jackets for $50 each. We have 12 pairs of Red
Hamilton Highland socks for sale at $10 each. Everything is used , but in
good condition. The sizes are good for youth, or women."

If interested email webmaster@clanhamilton.org and detailed contact information will be provided.

 

 

Excavating a Scottish rebel’s luxurious stronghold - Cadzow Castle

From British Archaeology website 

Excavations this year at Cadzow Castle in Lanarkshire have shed light on the rise and fall of one of Scotland's great noble families of the 16th century.

Cadzow, one of the seats of the Hamilton family, was built in the 1520s or 1530s by Sir James Hamilton of Finnart, a military engineer and architect who was Master of the King's Works for James V. However in 1579, during the reign of Mary, Queen of Scots - while Mary was imprisoned, and the country was ruled by regents on behalf of young James VI - the Hamiltons opposed the government and their castle was besieged. It has remained a ruin ever since.

At the heart of the inner ward was a large mound, which this year's dig has revealed covers the remains of a tower house - the castle's main building. Great chunks of masonry, including doorways and the tops of walls, were found upside-down, with evidence of burning, indicating that the castle had been blown to pieces by the attacking forces. According to Peter Yeoman, of Historic Scotland which sponsored the dig, it was 'most unusual' to attempt complete demolition in such circumstances. 'This shows how determined the regent's forces were to suppress the power of the Hamiltons.'

The castle had been built fit for a king. About 800 fragments of luxurious green-glazed floor tiles were found, impressed with the letters J and M, probably representing King James V and one of his wives (either Madeleine or Mary). Identical tiles - from the same kiln, even the same firing - had been used to floor a principal chamber at the royal palace of Linlithgow some 20 miles away, where Sir James Hamilton was carrying out works. It seems likely that the noble architect appropriated any unused tiles from Linlithgow for use in his own home.

During the 18th century, Cadzow Castle was incorporated as a romantic ruin into the grounds of nearby Hamilton Palace, the main seat of the Dukes of Hamilton (whose fortunes by then had revived). However, in the mid-20th century Hamilton Palace itself became derelict when its owners could no longer afford the maintenance costs It is now the site of a trading estate and shopping mall called 'Hamilton Palace' on the outskirts of Hamilton town. 

 

 

Hamilton Family DNA Project2/24/2005

The Hamilton Genealogical Society has organized a DNA project for the male line of the Hamilton family. The DNA project uses DNA markers from the male Y chromosome (reason for males only) to trace family origins. This project can provide valuable clues to possible linkage to various families past those in documented  form. 

 

For the latest results visit site  Latest Hamilton DNA Results.

Some highlights of the current summary are the following. Results are given for over 70 participants. About two thirds of the participants can be placed in one of seven different groups (A to G) with reasonably close matches within each group. Groups A and B are the most populous with about half of all participants in one or the other of these groups. The Group D participants are all documented descendants of Alexander Hamilton, a USA founding father and first secretary of the treasury, so his DNA profile is now known. Most of the participants were not aware of any relationship to other participants so those who match others in the various groups now have new avenues to explore the derivation of their lines. Thus, I would like to encourage each of you to consider participating in the project because it may help you unravel details of your Hamilton line. 

 Most of these participants were previously unaware of the relationships that the DNA results turned up. As we obtain more results we are beginning to see relationships among several people with known ancestors from Ireland, Scotland, and the early American colonies. Thus, each of you is encouraged to consider having your Hamilton line DNA analyzed; the more participants we have, the more possibilities for finding new relationships and extending the knowledge of your Hamilton line. To make it easier to participate, the application procedure has been
simplified and streamlined; visit (Hamilton DNA Project) for details.

Check it out. And if you are a male with the Hamilton surname, consider participation in the program. The more participants that we have the better we will be able to understand the results.

Further information about the Hamilton DNA project can be found at the web site for Hamilton DNA Project.

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The information on these pages has been compiled from numerous sources and is by no means complete. Your Hamilton Web Master solicits and welcomes comments or information concerning these pages.

For additional information about the Clan Hamilton Society , please contact:

Philip G. Dixon, Secretary
Clan Hamilton Society
P.O. Box 1245
Summerville,, SC 29484-1245
Society Secretary

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