COLE-HAMILTON, (Arthur) Richard CBE 1935-2022

[Richard R]

From the Telegraph of 25 Feb 2022: COLE-HAMILTON Arthur Richard CBE, peacefully at home on 18th February 2022, aged 86 years. Devoted husband of Prue, much loved Dad of Joy, Sara and Johnnie, beloved Grandpa and Great Grandpa. Private family Service at Holmsford Bridge Crematorium on Friday 4th March 2022 at 9.30 a.m. followed by memorial service at Portland Church, Troon at 10.30 a.m. to which all are warmly invited and thereafter at the  Lochgreen Hotel, Troon.

He was s of John COLE-HAMILTON CBE 1899-1991 (s of Col Arthur Richard COLE-HAMILTON 1859-ka1915 (2xgt gs of Arthur COLE later COLE-HAMILTON 1750-1810 s of 1st Baron MOUNTFLORENCE 1709-67 (f of 1st Earl of ENNISKILLEN 1736-1803)) and his 2nd w Florence Alice HUGHES 1867-1930) and Gladys Dorothy Archibald 1903- d of Charles Rennie COWIE 1851-1922 by his 1878 m to Grace (Grizel) PURDIE 1854-1929. He m 1963 Prudence Ann __ and had a son and two daus as above.

[dpth...@gmail.com]

Does this line appear in any published Peerage works? All Burke's editions I have seen list no children of Arthur (1859-1915) by his second wife, and they do not appear in any recent Debrett's I have seen.

[dpth...@gmail.com]

Does anyone have an insight into this? I cannot find any mention of issue of Arthur C-H (1859-1915) by his second wife, and the deceased does not appear in any Peerage work I have looked at.

[S R Eglesfield]

Per Scotland's People, John McCulloch Willoughby COLE-HAMILTON CBE (1899 - 1991) was born of a mother whose maiden name was McCULLOCH, rather than HUGHES. I got that from the entry for his death (ref 671/177 - Kilwinning). His wife appears to have died in 1986 (ref 666/703 - Kilmarnock).

[Henry W]

Paul - no issue of Arthur C-H (1859 - 1915) by 2nd marriage are listed in Debrett's 1929.  Only one son by first marriage (William Moore C-H [1883 - 1948]) is listed.

I had a look around the BMD records available to us.  In ScotlandsPeople.gov.uk you can find:

A birth of John Mcc W Cole HAMILTON (i.e. Hamilton only is the surname) 1899 Kilwinning

A marriage of John M W COLE-HAMILTON (i.e. both names are the surname) to Gladys Dorothy COWIE 1930 Partick  [NB there is an additional transcription of this in the index as John Mcc W Cole HAMILTON]

A birth of Arthur Richard HAMILTON 1935 Kilwinning

Death of John McCulloch COLE-HAMILTON 1991 Kilwinning (age 92) (mother's maiden name McCULLOCH)

Death of Gladys Dorothy COLE-HAMILTON 1989 Kilmarnock (Age 86)

Internet searches give reference to a John McCulloch Willoughby COLE-HAMILTON CBE born 15 October 1899, who I take to be the same person as above.  I can find no COLE-HAMILTON / McCULLOCH marriages in Scotlandspeople, however there are a number of plausible HAMILTON / McCULLOCH marriages.

Given that Arthur C-H (1859 - 1915) married a MOORE and a HUGHES, I don't think this Arthur Richard is connected.

On Sunday, 27 February 2022 at 18:20:35 UTC dpth...@gmail.com wrote:

[dpth...@gmail.com]

Thanks to both of you for your replies. I wonder how the alleged Enniskillen connection was created. 

[Richard R]

Thanks to others for their work on this. Sometimes I have limited time to work on some posts in the certainty that others with more time will scrutinise what I've done and provide much-needed corrections and additional information. Thank you

[Richard R]

Let me return to my workings on this.

Who's Who lists the late Mr Richard Cole-Hamilton's father as "John Cole-Hamilton CBE". The latter's Who's Who entry states he's the son of 'Col A R Cole-Hamilton'. John C-H's entry in the Companionage section of the 1973-74 Debrett's (p2690 col 1, the last edition to carry such a section) confirms he's the son of 'the late Col A R Cole-Hamilton of Beltrim, Co Tyrone".

Col Arthur Richard Cole-Hamilton's entry in the 1910 edn of Kelly's Handbook (p398 col 2) is as follows (note it doesn't list his children):

Cole-Hamilton, col. Arthur Richd., eld s of of capt Wm. Claud Cole-Hamilton, of Ballitore House, co. Kildare (d. 1882), and grands. of Maj. Arthur Willoughby Cole-Hamilton, of Beltrim, co. Tyrone (d. 1892 sic, Burke's gives the correct date of 16 Dec 1891); b 1859 m 1, 1882, Jane, eld dau (d 1883) of Samuel Moore; 2, 1884 Florence A., dau of late Jas. Duke Hughes... [address] Beltrim Castle, Newtown Stewart, co. Tyrone; Bellewstown House, Drogheda.