Remembering HAMILTONs of Stevenston, Ayrshire today, especially:
Cathrine Gibson Hamilton
b 23 February 1914, daughter of Joseph Hamilton and Annie nee Gibson.
Alexander Hamilton
b 15 February 1884, son of William Hamilton and Elizabeth nee Smith.
Top row L-R: Elizabeth ('Beth') Smith Hamilton; Annie Hamilton nee Gibson with daughter Beth; Hamilton group including Elizabeth and William Hamilton, Jim Hamilton seated in front, Nell, Nancy and others; Cathrine Gibson Hamilton on her wedding day with her father Joseph Hamilton; Bottom row L-R: Elizabeth and William Hamilton; 'Bill' Hamilton; Alexander Hamilton; the matriarch, Elizabeth Hamilton nee Smith - my maternal great grandmother.
Click on the collage for closer view of the photos.
For more information on the town of Stevenston, go to www.threetowners.com/Stevenston/stevenston.htm
The Dynamite Factory - or 'dinnamit' as the locals knew it
www.threetowners.com/Ardeer%20Factory/ardeer_factory.htm
Also see post on this blog 25 January 2010 entitled Diversity, dynamite & decisions.
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