Peerage Record – 35498

     A contract for the marriage of Patrick Hamilton of Little Preston and Elizabeth Makgill was signed on 31 October 1645.^1,2

     Colonel Thomas Hamilton is the son of Patrick Hamilton of Little Preston and Elizabeth Makgill.² He married Elizabeth Stewart.²
     He lived at Preston, Scotland^G.¹ He lived at Fala, Midlothian, Scotland^G.¹

     Margarete von Pommern was born on 6 March 1553.¹ She was the daughter of Philipp I Herzog von Pommern and Marie von Sachsen.¹ She died on 7 September 1581 at age 28.¹

     Anna von Pommern was born on 18 September 1554.¹ She was the daughter of Philipp I Herzog von Pommern and Marie von Sachsen.¹ She died on 10 September 1626 at age 71.¹

     Elizabeth Dalrymple is the daughter of Sir John Dalrymple of Cousland, 2nd Bt.² She married Thomas Hamilton-Makgill, son of Colonel Thomas Hamilton and Elizabeth Stewart.¹
     Her married name became Preston.

     Kasimir IX von Pommern was born on 22 March 1557.¹ He was the son of Philipp I Herzog von Pommern and Marie von Sachsen.¹ He died on 10 May 1605 at age 48.¹
     He held the office of Bishop of Kammin.¹

     Laurie Magnus was born on 5 August 1872.² He was the son of Sir Philip Magnus, 1st Bt. and Katie Emanuel.^3,4 He was also reported to have been born on 28 August 1872.³ He married Dora Marian Spielmann, daughter of Sir Isidore Spielmann and Emily Sebag-Montefiore, on 22 July 1903.² He died on 28 April 1933 at age 60.²
     He was educated at St. Paul’s School, London, England^G.³ He graduated from Magdalen College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G, with a Master of Arts (M.A.)³ He wrote the book A Primer of Wordsworth, published 1897.³ He gained the rank of Major in the Royal Defence Corps.² He wrote the book An Introduction to Poetry, published 1912.³ He wrote the book The Third Great War in Relation to Modern History, published 1914.³ He wrote the book General Sketch of European Literature in the Centuries of Romance, published 1918.³ He was director of George Routledge & Sons.² He wrote the book Dictionary of European Literature, published 1926.³ He wrote the book The Jews in the Christian Era and Their Contribution to its Civilization, published 1929.³

     Dora Marian Spielmann was born on 15 February 1882 at London, England^G.^2,3 She was the daughter of Sir Isidore Spielmann and Emily Sebag-Montefiore.¹ She married Laurie Magnus, son of Sir Philip Magnus, 1st Bt. and Katie Emanuel, on 22 July 1903.⁴ She died on 24 December 1972 at age 90 at Chart Cottage, Westerham, Kent, England^G.²
     From 22 July 1903, her married name became Magnus.¹

     Anne Makgill is the daughter of James Makgill, 1st Viscount of Oxfuird and Catherine Cockburn.² She married Sir James Richardson of Smeaton.¹
     Her married name became Richardson.

     Philipp von der Pfalz was born on 5 July 1480.¹ He was the son of Philip Kurfürst von der Pfalz and Margarete von Bayern.¹ He died on 5 January 1541 at age 60.¹
     He held the office of Bishop of Freising and Naumburg.¹