Can anyone shed light upon the Maxwell/Hamilton families below please as it is almost as if they have virtually dissapeared.
James Maxwell (1) of Keady, Co. Armagh
Youngest son was James Maxwell (2) = Elizabeth Hamilton (3)
Merchant of Market Street, Newry.
A son was
William Hamilton Maxwell (4) b. 1792. = Mary Dobbin (5) of Armagh.
Elizabeth (3) was one of at least five children born to William Hamilton Esq., (6) merchant of Greenfield, Newry, died 1779 and Martha ? (7) died 16th Jan 1765, she was said to have been buried amongst 14 of her children!
William (6) and Martha (7) had at least four other children that lived,
Jane (8 ) = James MacMeehan.
Martha (9) lived at Ballyedmund c. 1801.
Isabella (10) = ? Walmsley.
James (11) of Greenfield born 1744, died 9th Jan 1816 aged 72 = ? died 22 Oct 1830 her body was reputed to have been stolen by body snatchers!
William Hamilton Esq (6) was the son of James Hamilton Esq (11) of Newry
James Hamilton Esq (11) had at least three sons, the third son was
Solomon Hamilton, (12) born 1750, he was admitted to the Inner Temple 1774. At some time he moved to India where he was a puisne judge of the Court of India, he died at Calcutta 26/03/1820.
Soloman had at least one child, Eliza, (13) born in Co. Armagh 1796. She was raised by her grandmother when her father left for India.
Eliza (13) married James Sylvius Law, astromoner, they had a son (?) and a daughter, Mary Sophia Georgiana, (14) born 1816 in Colerain.
Eliza kept her maiden name and secondly married David Dunlop (15) in Scotland. They emigrated leaving Mary Sophia Georgiana (14) behind.
Eliza Hamilton Dunlop (13) is now known for her poetry and support of aboriginal rights.
Eliza (13) and David (15) both died in Wollombi, Australia.
Eliza once stated that the Maxwells proud heritage "was the sword" and both families were said to bear arms but I cannot find them.
I know quite a lot about William Hamilton Maxwell (4) and his literary career and his wife Mary(5) but does anyone know of the other family members here?
Many thanks
Glenn