William Hamilton

William was born on January 23rd, 1831 in Straiton.^1 2 

• Birth Notes
  • Name: William Hamilton
    Gender: Male
    Christening Place: , STRAITON, AYR, SCOTLAND
    Birth Date: 23 Jan 1831
    Birthplace: , Straiton, Ayr, Scotland
    Father's Name: Alexander Hamilton
    Mother's Name: Sarah Frazer
    
    Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C11617-5
    System Origin: Scotland-VR
    GS Film number: 1041471
    Reference ID: - 2:16HQBHT
    
    Citing this Record
    "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XTK2-1BT : 10 February 2018), Sarah Frazer in entry for William Hamilton, 23 Jan 1831; citing , Straiton, Ayr, Scotland, reference - 2:16HQBHT, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,041,471.
    

William's father was Alexander Hamilton and his mother was Sara Fraser.  His maternal grandparents were Alexander Fraser and Isabella Adamson. He had five brothers and four sisters, named John, Alexander, Hugh, Thomas, John, Mary, Janet, Isabella and Sarah.  He was the fourth oldest of the ten children.