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Peerage Record – 34200

Acheson Johnston1

Male, Registry Number #341991

Last Edited=14 Mar 2009
     Acheson Johnston is the son of Sir William Johnston.2 He married Mary Hamilton, daughter of Archibald Hamilton and Mary Johnston.1
     He lived at Tallyho, County Down, IrelandG.1
Citations:
  1. [S47] BIFR1976 page 553. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S47]
  2. [S47] BIFR1976. [S47]

Major John Barnett Barker1

Male, Registry Number #341992

Last Edited=14 Mar 2009

Child of Major John Barnett Barker

Citations:
  1. [S47] BIFR1976 page 554. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S47]

Archibald Hamilton Rowan1

Male, Registry Number #341993, b. 12 May 1752, d. 1 November 1834

Last Edited=16 Jul 2023
     Archibald Hamilton Rowan was born on 12 May 1752.1 He was the son of Gawin Hamilton and Jane Rowan.2 He married Sarah Anne Dawson, daughter of Walter Dawson, on 6 October 1781.1 He died on 1 November 1834 at age 82.1
     He was given the name of Archibald Hamilton at birth.1 He was member of the Society of United Irishmen, and took part in ‘1798’ (known as ‘Mr. Rowan’ to Wolfe Tone and his colleagues). He was sentenced to death but escaped to the U.S.A. (where he fathered several natural children.)1

Children of Archibald Hamilton Rowan and Sarah Anne Dawson

Citations:
  1. [S47] BIFR1976 page 553. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S47]
  2. [S47] BIFR1976. [S47]

Sidney Hamilton1

Female, Registry Number #341994

Last Edited=14 Mar 2009
     Sidney Hamilton is the daughter of Gawin Hamilton and Jane Rowan.2 She married Benjamin Beresford.1
     Her married name became Beresford.1
Citations:
  1. [S47] BIFR1976 page 553. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S47]
  2. [S47] BIFR1976. [S47]

Benjamin Beresford1

Male, Registry Number #341995
Last Edited=14 Mar 2009
     Benjamin Beresford married Sidney Hamilton, daughter of Gawin Hamilton and Jane Rowan.1
Citations:
  1. [S47] BIFR1976 page 553. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S47]

Walter Dawson1

Male, Registry Number #341996

Last Edited=14 Mar 2009
     Walter Dawson lived at Carrickmacross, County Monaghan, IrelandG.1

Child of Walter Dawson

Citations:
  1. [S47] BIFR1976 page 553. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S47]
  2. [S47] BIFR1976. [S47]

Sarah Anne Dawson1

Female, Registry Number #341997

Last Edited=14 Mar 2009
     Sarah Anne Dawson is the daughter of Walter Dawson.2 She married Archibald Hamilton Rowan, son of Gawin Hamilton and Jane Rowan, on 6 October 1781.1
     From 6 October 1781, her married name became Rowan-Hamilton.1

Children of Sarah Anne Dawson and Archibald Hamilton Rowan

Citations:
  1. [S47] BIFR1976 page 553. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S47]
  2. [S47] BIFR1976. [S47]

Captain Gawin William Rowan-Hamilton1

Male, Registry Number #341998, b. 1783, d. 17 August 1834

Last Edited=5 Jun 2021
     Captain Gawin William Rowan-Hamilton was born in 1783.1 He was the son of Archibald Hamilton Rowan and Sarah Anne Dawson.2 He married Catherine Cockburn, daughter of General Sir George Cockburn, in 1817.1 He died on 17 August 1834.1
     He gained the rank of Post-Captain in the Royal Navy.1 He was appointed Companion, Order of the Bath (C.B.)1 He lived at Killyleagh Castle, County Down, IrelandG.1

Children of Captain Gawin William Rowan-Hamilton and Catherine Cockburn

Citations:
  1. [S47] BIFR1976 page 553. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S47]
  2. [S47] BIFR1976. [S47]

General Sir George Cockburn1

Male, Registry Number #341999, b. 1763, d. 18 August 1847

Last Edited=5 Oct 2013
     General Sir George Cockburn was born in 1763 at Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland.2 He was the son of George Cockburn and unknown daughter Caldwell.2 He died on 18 August 1847 at Shanganah Castle, Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland.2
     He gained the rank of Ensign on 9 May 1781 in the 1st Regiment.2 He gained the rank of Captain-Lieutenant in 1784 in the 105th Regiment.2 He gained the rank of Captain in March 1790 in the 5th (Royal Irish) Light Dragoons.2 He gained the rank of Lieuetenant-Colonel in December 1793 in the 92nd Regiment.2 He gained the rank of Major-General in 1803.2 He gained the rank of Lieutenant-General in November 1810.2 He was appointed Knight Commander, Hanoverian Order (K.C.H.) in 1821.2 He gained the rank of General in 1821.2 He was appointed Knight Grand Cross, Hanoverian Order (G.C.H.) in 1837.2

Child of General Sir George Cockburn

Citations:
  1. [S47] BIFR1976 page 553. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S47]
  2. [S130] Wikipedia, online http;//www.wikipedia.org. Hereinafter cited as Wikipedia.
  3. [S47] BIFR1976. [S47]

Catherine Cockburn1

Female, Registry Number #342000

Last Edited=14 Mar 2009
     Catherine Cockburn is the daughter of General Sir George Cockburn.2 She married Captain Gawin William Rowan-Hamilton, son of Archibald Hamilton Rowan and Sarah Anne Dawson, in 1817.1
     From 1817, her married name became Rowan-Hamilton.

Children of Catherine Cockburn and Captain Gawin William Rowan-Hamilton

Citations:
  1. [S47] BIFR1976 page 553. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S47]
  2. [S47] BIFR1976. [S47]

 

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