Alexander Hamilton

1885 - 1923  (38 years)

• Name	Alexander Hamilton
  Born	28 Aug 1885	Station, Slamannan, Stirlingshire, Scotland   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	25 Mar1910  [3]
  	coal miner
  Residence	1891	Rows 65, New Monkland, Airdie, Lanarkshire, Scotland   [4]
  Occupation	1901  [5]
  	coal miner drawer
  Residence	1901	Wallacestone, Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland   [5]
  Residence	25 Mar 1910	21 Miller Place, St Ninians, Stirling, Scotland   [1, 3]
  Occupation	28 Feb 1919  [3]
  	coal miner
  Residence	28 Feb 1919	Wallacestone, Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland   [3]
  Occupation	11 Jul 1923	Redding Colliery, Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland   [1, 6]
  	Coal Miner
  Residence	7 Nov 1923	Wallacestone Row, Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland   [6]
  Died	7 Nov 1923	Redding Colliery, Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland   [1]
  	Cause: Asphyxiation by drowning
  Occupation	24 Sep 1932
  	colliery brusher (deceased)
  Occupation	30 Dec 1938  [3]
  	coal miner (deceased)
  _UID	2F8BC07ED39C489D902A61A1C3065C4A7719
  Person ID	I9108	My Big Tree
  Last Modified	27 Oct 2022

  
  

  Father	Alexander Stirling Hamilton,   b. 29 Sep 1854, Bo'Ness, West Lothian, Scotland ,   d. 12 Oct 1930, 8 Murdoch Place, Cowie, Stirlingshire, Scotland  (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Margaret Miles,   b. 22 Oct 1855, Redding, Stirlingshire, Scotland ,   d. 6 Oct 1913, Redding, Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland  (Age 57 years)
  Married	2 Jun 1876	Burn Row, Slamannan, Stirlingshire, Scotland   [1]
  Family ID	F3027	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Helen McFadyen,   b. 22 Mar 1888, 6 Hallcraig Street, Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland ,   d. 12 Jul 1918, Wallacestone, Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland  (Age 30 years)
  Married	25 Mar 1910	The Public Hall, Cowie, Stirling, Scotland   [1]
  	Alexander Hamilton and Helen McFadyen were married according to forms of the United Free Church. Witnesses were John Hamilton and Helen Reynolds
  Children	1. Alexander Hamilton,   b. 26 Sep 1910, 30 Roxburgh Row, Cowie, Stirlingshire, Scotland ,   d. 2 Feb 1976, Falkirk Royal Infirmary, Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland  (Age 65 years)   2. Jane Giltison Hamilton,   b. 12 May 1912, 24 Mitchell Row, Cowie, Stirlingshire, Scotland ,   d. 3 Oct 1993, Falkirk Royal Infirmary, Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland  (Age 81 years)   3. Margaret Myles Hamilton,   b. 24 Jun 1913, Wallacestone, Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland ,   d. 8 Jul 1993, Livingston, West Lothian, Scotland  (Age 80 years)   4. Helen Hamilton,   b. 21 Mar 1915, 40 Carron Terrace, Muiravonside, Stirling, Scotland ,   d. 23 Mar 1995, Kincardine, Fife, Scotland  (Age 80 years)
  Last Modified	29 Dec 2013
  Family ID	F3029	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Mary Allison Sterwart,   d. 11 Jul 1923, Wallacestone, Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland
  Married	28 Feb 1919	Wallacestone, Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland   [1]
  	Alex and Mary married 28 Feb 1919 according to the forms of the Wesleyan Methodist Church
  Last Modified	30 Nov 2010
  Family ID	F3031	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  On the 25th of Sep 1923 there occurred a major mine disaster when early that morning the Redding Colliery No.23 pit flooded. A damhead holding back the water from old workings higher up the brae broke. Sixty six men were trapped, including Alex. Twenty one men were rescued through a disused shaft. After 9 days entombment another 5 were rescued. No more were saved. Alex's body was recovered from the Bar Run Section on the 7th/8th of Nov. So this became the date of death. The official cause of death was asphyxiation by drowning. Other relations of Alex were also involved with the disaster ------ From Source Attached To: Residence ------ Death Cert, Cit. Date: 29 Dec 2013. ----------------------------------------------- ------ From Source Attached To: Occupation ------ Death Cert, Cit. Date: 29 Dec 2013. -----------------------------------------------

  
  

• Sources

  [S77] Terry Stewart (Reliability: 3). [S13] Birth Cert (Reliability: 3). [S18] Marriage Cert (Reliability: 3). [S15] 1891 Census (Reliability: 3). [S16] 1901 Census (Reliability: 3). [S7] Death Cert (Reliability: 3).