II.viii. Correspondence and papers of Gerard Francis Charles and Violet Hamilton, of Hamwood, Co. Meath,

II.viii. Correspondence and papers of Gerard Francis Charles and Violet Hamilton, of Hamwood, Co. Meath,

1911-1945.
Bibliographic Details
Main Creator: Hamilton, Gerald Francis Charles, 1877-1961
Contributors: Hamilton, Violet
Summary:Contains correspondence relating to family matters, notably Violet and Gerard Hamilton's engagement in January 1911, documentation (mostly family correspondence) relating to the first World War, Gerard Hamilton's diary recounting his personal experiences of the Easter Rising, and letters from Violet Hamilton's brother Bertie, written from Barcelona during the Spanish Civil War.
In collection: Hamilton of Hamwood, 1785-1939.
Format: Manuscript
Published / Created: 1911-1945
Subjects:
Hamilton family
World War, 1914-1918
Ireland > History > Easter Rising, 1916
Spain > History > Civil War, 1936-1939
Notes:Gerard Francis Charles 'Charlie' Hamilton was the oldest surviving son of Charles Robert Hamilton of Hamwood, Co. Meath and Louisa Hamilton (née Brooke). He succeeded to the family estate of Hamwood on the death of his father in 1913.

Violet Hamilton was born in London in 1882, and was the fourth daughter of of Robert Craigie Hamilton, of Hawkesbury, Ontario, and Charlotte Sherwood Lewis, of Brockville, Ontario. In 1911 she married her cousin Gerard Hamilton, of Hamwood, Co. Meath. She died ca. 1948.

Physical description: 6 folders

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II.viii. Correspondence and papers of Gerard Francis Charles and Violet Hamilton, of Hamwood, Co. Meath,

1911-1945.
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Bibliographic Details
In Collection: Hamilton of Hamwood, 1785-1939.
Description:Contains correspondence relating to family matters, notably Violet and Gerard Hamilton's engagement in January 1911, documentation (mostly family correspondence) relating to the first World War, Gerard Hamilton's diary recounting his personal experiences of the Easter Rising, and letters from Violet Hamilton's brother Bertie, written from Barcelona during the Spanish Civil War.
Main Creator: Hamilton, Gerald Francis Charles, 1877-1961
Created: 1911-1945
Extent:6 folders
Format:Manuscript
Call Number: MS 49,155/39-44 (Manuscripts Reading Room)
Rights:Copyright owned by the National Library of Ireland.