William Stewart HAMILTON 90th Regiment of Foot (Perthsire Volunteers) Light Infantry

Hi Folks,
Amongst my Zulu War memrobilia is a bespoke sword belonging to Brevet Major (Captain) William Stewart HAMILTON 90th Regiment of Foot (Perthsire Volunteers) Light Infantry who fought in the Zulu war at Kambula and Ulundi. I have been trying to do some research on him and thought I found a link to him on here. Anyone know of himor the best way to research him please.

Regards Trueblue

There’s a group photograph of the 90th Light Infantry from my collection please see [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]

W. S. Hamilton is identified in the photograph.

Ensign by purchase - 14th August 1860.

Lieutenant - 20th November 1863.

Captain by purchase - 28th October 1871.

Brevet Major - 13th February 1880.

He died on 6th June 1893.

He is buried in the Newcastle Church of Ireland Churchyard, County Wicklow.

JY

Hi Trueblue
I can tell you the following from Mack & Shad regarding Hamilton ....Served with the Regt throughout the war , including the engagement on the Zunguin Nek , the battle of Kambula , and the battle of Ulundi .
90th

Died - Lt. Col. in Bray on 5th June 1893 in his 51st year.
Only son of Hans Blackwood Hamilton of Highnan, Bray. (Dublin Express 12th June 1893)
Retired with honourary  rank of Lt.Col. on 2 February 1881 his position in 90th being taken by Lt. Arthur Craigie FitzHardinge Vincent 73rd Foot who was made Captain.
SAGS 1879 clasp only
Kate

His father Hans Blackwood (second son of William Stewart Hamilton of Grenville Street, Esq) a Director in the Bank of Ireland, married Frances, eldest daughter of Bertrave Mitford of Clontarf, Esq on the 27th April 1835 at Clontarf Church.
Hans Blackwood died on the 27th October 1864 at Hynam Lodge, Bray, County Wicklow aged 55.

Their residence seems to be spelt differently depending on which account you look at with a creditors report in April 1865 spelling it Highram Lodge.
His mother Frances died 28th May 1877 at Highnam.
William Stewart's oldest sister, Frances Eleanor, died on the 5th June 1881 at Highnam. He seems to have had another two sisters, Georgina Sophia (the youngest daughter of Hans Blackwood) who married Charles Edward Stewart on 8th May 1884 and Harriette Isabella Hamilton.

On the 15th November 1877 at Leamington parish church, William Stewart married Mary Isabella third daughter of Colonel Robert George Archibald Hamilton Gun Cuninghame of the Wicklow Artillery(what a name!!) of Coolawinna,Mount Kennedy, County Wicklow.

Their first child, a daughter, was still born on 14th May 1880 at Mount Kennedy. Wicklow.
William Stewart  had at least two sons, Archibald Hans Blackwood Hamilton (late Welch Regiment) of Longford Terrace, Bray, He was to marry Gwendoline Crackenthorpe Perks, of Stanley-avenue, Norwich, on the 22nd November 1911 at St Andrew's Church, Norwich. His brother W. Hamilton was his best man


Hope this helps.
Kate