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Francis Seymour Douglas Hamilton         1811-1874
Francis was born on 19 January 1811, the son of Augustus Barrington Price Anne Powell Douglas-Hamilton and Maria Catherine Hyde, in London.
Emma Catherine Frances Coventry         1811-1868
Emma was born about 1811, the daughter of Thomas Darby Coventry and Harriet Wildman Hunter Esten, at Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire.
I have identified the following children.
Alexandrina Emma Ada Caroline Born 26 Jul 1837   Woolwich, Kent
Rosabel Georgiana Maria Born 28 Sep 1838   Brighton, Sussex Married Albert Charles Hadland
Archibald Barrington Seymour Born 3 Nov 1840   Colombo, Ceylon  
Constance Born abt 1842   Colombo, Ceylon  
Algernon Percy Born 22 Jun 1844   Richmond Married Idonia Charlotte Douglas Hamilton
Rosalie Felicia Born 4 May 1846   Kingston  
Evelyn Clara Born abt 1849   Bath, Somerset  
Aubrey Reginald Born 21 Apr 1851   Bath, Somerset Married Lucy Fitzgerald
Blanche Annie Born 25 Dec 1853   Bath, Somerset  
Mina Kathleen Born 16 Dec 1854   Bath, Somerset  

Birth of Parents
Francis Seymour Hamilton b: 19 Jan 1811         London
son of Augustus Barrington Price Anne Powell Douglas-Hamilton and Maria Catherine Hyde

Emma Catherine Frances Coventry b: abt 1811         Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire
daughter of Thomas Darby Coventry and Harriet Wildman Hunter Esten

Marriage
6 Sep 1834
Lieut. Francis Seymour Douglas Hamilton
Emma Catherine Frances Coventry 		Hambledon, Buckinghamshire

The Times, Tuesday, Sep 9, 1834                         MARRIAGES
  On Saturday, the 6th inst., by the Rev. Percival Fry, at Hambledon, Bucks, Francis Seymour Hamilton Esq., of the Royal Artillery, to Emma Catherine Frances, second daughter of Thomas Coventry, Esq., of Greenlands.

Children
Alexandrina Emma Ada Caroline Hamilton b: 26 Jul 1837               Woolwich, Kent
daughter of Francis Seymour Douglas-Hamilton and Emma Catherine Frances Coventry
Rosabel Georgiana Maria Hamilton b: 28 Sep 1838  c: 31 Oct 1838             Chapel Royal, Brighton, Sussex
daughter of Francis Seymour Douglas Hamilton and Emma Catherine Frances Coventry
Archibald Barrington Seymour Hamilton b: 3 Nov 1840               Colombo, Ceylon
son of Francis Seymour Douglas Hamilton and Emma Catherine Frances Coventry
Constance Hamilton b: abt 1842               Colombo, Ceylon
daughter of Francis Seymour Douglas Hamilton and Emma Catherine Frances Coventry
Algernon Percy Hamilton b: 22 Jun 1844  c: 18 Sep 1844       St Mary Magdalen, Richmond, Surrey
son of Francis Seymour Douglas Hamilton and Emma Catherine Frances Coventry
Rosalie Felicia Hamilton b: 4 May 1846  c: 3 Jun 1846       St. Andrew's, Surbiton, Surrey
daughter of Francis Seymour Douglas Hamilton and Emma Catherine Frances Coventry
Evelyn Clara Hamilton b: 2 May 1849  c: 25 May 1849   St. Mary,s, Bathwick, Somerset   1849 2Q Bath 11 19
daughter of Francis Seymour Douglas Hamilton and Emma Catherine Frances Coventry

1851 Census HO107-1603 31 March 1851 Kingston upon Thames, Surrey
Surbiton Terrace, Victoria Road
Edward Phillips
Louisa (Wife)
Marian Eliza (Dau)
 Francis Seymour Hamilton (Visitor)(M) 		Age 44
Age 50
Age 16
 Age 40 		Incumbant of St Marks


 Captain of Artillery 		London
Blechington
Mitcham
 London
Sussex
Surrey 		abt 1806
abt 1800
abt 1834
 19 Jan 1811

1851 Census HO107-1940 31 March 1851 Bathwick, Somerset
Belle Vue Villa, Bathwick Hill
Emma C. Hamilton (Head)(M)
Ada
Rosa
Archibald
Constance
Algernon
Felicia
Evylin
Plus 2 Servants 		Age 38
Age 14
Age 12
Age 10
Age 8
Age 6
Age 5
Age 2 		Wife of Army Captain Henley on Thames
Brighton
Brighton
East
East
Richmond
Kingston
Bath 		Oxfordshire
Sussex
Sussex
Ceylond
Ceylond
Surrey
Surrey
Somerset 		abt 1811
abt 1836
abt 1838
3 Nov 1840
abt 1842
22 Jun 1844
abt 1845
abt 1848

Aubrey Reginald Hamilton b: 21 Apr 1851               Bath, Somerset       1851 2Q Bath 11 14
son of Francis Seymour Douglas Hamilton and Emma Catherine Frances Coventry
Blanche Annie Hamilton b: 25 Dec 1853  c: 6 Apr 1854         St. Mary's, Bathwick, Somerset
daughter of Francis Seymour Douglas Hamilton and Emma Catherine Frances Coventry
Mina Kathleen Hamilton b: 16 Dec 1854  c: 14 May 1855       St. Mary's, Bathwick, Somerset
daughter of Francis Seymour Douglas Hamilton and Emma Catherine Frances Coventry

Death
Emma Catherine Frances (Coventry) Hamilton Died 7 Jan 1868,             Menton, Côte d'Azur, France
Burial: le Cimitiere du Chateau Menton

The Times, Monday, Jan 13, 1868                         DEATHS
  On the 7th Inst., at Mentone, Emma Frances, wife of Col. F. S. Hamilton, R.A., and daughter of the late Thomas Darby Coventry, Esq., formerly of Greenlands, Bucks.

Death
Colonel Francis Seymour Douglas Hamilton Died 1 Jan 1874, Age 63,       La Spezia, Italy

The Times, Thursday, Jan 8, 1874                         DEATHS
  On the 1st inst., suddenly, at Sienna, Italy, Colonel F. Seymour Hamilton, late Royal Artillery.
MIDDLESEX   13 Feb 1874                         Probate
HAMILTON, Francis Seymour, - The Will (as contained in writings marked A and B) of Francis Seymour Hamilton, late of Trient in South Tyrol in Austria, a Colonel in the Royal Artillery, who died 1 January 1874, at Sienna, in Italy, was proved at the Principal Registry, by John Christopher Woolcott, and Frederic Spratt, and John Christopher Woolcott, the Younger, all of Craigs-court, Charing Cross, in the County of Middlesex, Gentleman, the Executors.   Effects under £18,000.   Resworn June 1875 under £16,000.

1881 Census RG11-2138 4 April 1881 Exmouth, Littleham, Devon
10 Alexandra Terrace
Ada Douglas Hamilton (Head)(M)
Evelyn D. (Sis)(s)
Blanche D. (Sis)(s)
Minnie D. (Sis)(s)
Henrietta MacAuley (Visitor)(s)
Camilla D. Hamilton (Visitor)(s) 		Age 44
Age 31
Age 28
Age 26
Age 42
Age 22 		Dividends
Dividends
Dividends
Dividends
Dividends
Income from Father 		Woolwich
Bath
Bath
Bath
Canada
India 		abt 1837
abt 1849
abt 1853
abt 1855
abt 1838
abt 1858

SPECIAL THANKS  to John Boyle, in Australia, a descendant of this family, for many of the details provided above.