- BIRTH: unknown
- DEATH: Before 1841
- OCCUPATION: Excise officer.
Family 1:
Elisbeth DOUGLAS
- MARRIAGE: 27 Nov 1811, Bowmore, Island of Islay, Argyll County, Scotland
From the 1811 Parish Register of Killarrow, Scotland:
"Robert Hamilton, he an Excise officer in Bowmore and Elisbeth Douglas,
she a young girl in Bowmore were registered for marriage November 23,
1811 and married November 27, 1811."
- Charlotte HAMILTON
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Notes
Bowmore is a town on the island of Islay. Islay is an island which is
part of the Inner Hebredies chain of islands off of Scotland's west
coast. Bowmore is in the Parish of Killarrow. The island of Islay was
part of the old County of Argyll. Since re-organization in the 1970's,
it is now part of the Strathclyde Regional Council.
From "A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland" by Samuel Lewis published
in 1851: The island of Islay is celebrated for its "whisky, which is the
great staple commodity, producing annually to the government a revenue of
more than £30,000. Two-thirds of the grain used in the distillation are
raised on the isle." This primary industry explains why there was a need
for Excise Officers in such a small town. They were there to collect
excise taxes on the production of the liquor.
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