I am looking for anyone who is researching the HAMILTON family in Tullylish Parish, County Down. I only know that Margaret HAMILTON married William PHAIR, 1839, townland of Clare. Witnesses were Alexander & William HAMILTON.. Margaret emmigrated to New Zealand, & when she died, Joseph Hamilton was given as her father. Possible that Alexander & William were brothers of Margaret. Elleanor, was probably a sister, she married 1835, to Samuel FINLAY, also in Tullylish. witnesses, Joseph & William HAMILTON. Maybe Joseph had died by the 1839 marr. of Margaret. Elleanor & Samuel FINLAY emmigrated to New Zealand 1862. My Grandfather apparently used to say that the family came from Scotland originally. This was probably the " Plantation " of the 1600's. Looking for any information Mary Legarth New Zealand.