Emma "Hamilton" Campbell married John Sinclair in June, 1833 in Bowmore parish. According to family history, she was romantically named for Emma Hamilton, the lover of Admiral Nelson. Her name appears as "Hammy" in some papers. Toni >From: "Iain Sinclair" <iain@iainsinclair.me.uk> >Reply-To: SCT-ISLAY-L@rootsweb.com >To: SCT-ISLAY-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: Re: [SCT-ISLAY] Unusual Forenames >Date: Tue, 4 Apr 2006 10:54:28 +0100 > >Hello Dona, > >Hammy is not a common name in Scotland but it's not unusual either. In my >experience it has always been a contraction of Hamish (James) although it >would not surprise me for it to be used in place of Hamilton. > >I would put my money on Hamish! > >Iain > > >==== SCT-ISLAY Mailing List ==== >To find Vital Statistics for islay from the earliest records to 1875 visit: >HTTP://freepages.family.rootsweb.com/~tlarson/bdm/ > _________________________________________________________________ Powerful Parental Controls Let your child discover the best the Internet has to offer. http://join.msn.com/?pgmarket=en-ca&page=byoa/prem&xAPID=1994&DI=1034&SU=http://hotmail.com/enca&HL=Market_MSNIS_Taglines Start enjoying all the benefits of MSN® Premium right now and get the first two months FREE*.