John Lawson Hamilton (1890 - 1977)

Born 2 Jun 1890 in Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Husband of Fanny Sophia (Field) Hamilton — married 1915 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Descendants

Died 18 Aug 1977 at age 87 in Victoria, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada

Biography

John Hamilton served in the Canadian Army in World War I
Service started: 3 Sep 1914
Unit(s): Royal Canadian Regiment
Service ended: 31 May 1919

John was born about 1890 in Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland. He is the son of John Hamilton and Jean Lawson.

John enlisted in the Royal Canadian Regiment on Sept. 3, 1914 and was demobilized May 31, 1919.

Sources

• Military service record for QMS John Lawson Hamilton, Regimental Number 9854 and 479108. Reference RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 3985 - 24, published by Library and Archives of Canada.

• Marriage registration for John L. Hamilton and Fanny S. Field, 1915, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Published by Nova Scotia Historical Vital Statistics. Registration Year: 1915 - Book: 1822 - Page: 33 - Number: 585.

• "Canada, Prairie Provinces Census, 1926," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPLQ-FDTY : 24 September 2020), Fannie Hamilton, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; citing Census, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa.

• Death registration for Jean Lawson Chamberlin, July 2, 1996, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. Royal BC Museum Genealogy collection. Reg. No.: 1996-09-015877.

• Death registration for John Lawson Hamilton, Aug. 18, 1977, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. Royal BC Museum Genealogy collection. Reg. No.: 1977-09-011979 BC Archives microfilm: B13578 GSU microfilm: 2050949.