Grace wrote > Another puzzle is about Frances Hamilton's family. My father-in-law > insists > that Frances' father or grandfather was Lord Major of Dublin. > Unfortunately > the only Hamiltons we could find were in office in the mid 1700's. But did he get a little muddled and actually mean Lord Claud Hamilton who actually married Elizabeth Emma Proby The Proby name itself meaning a good deal around the Arklow area He does have three female in his time and one son But I cannot tell you who the females were as I have only done a pedigree of a kind of the 3rd Earl of Carysfort who I might had would have been the ggrandfather of this Hamilton Lass if she is indeed Lord Hamiltons daughter, which would also link her to the family of Howards of Castle Howard So with this thought chasing you I leave you to ponder that perhaps the man who gave you a clue mayhap he was on to the right connections.But in the wrong place. Cara