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     James Hamilton was the son of Archibald Hamilton.¹
     James Hamilton lived at Neilsbrook, County Antrim, Ireland.¹

     Archibald Hamilton was the son of Reverend Hans Hamilton.¹

     Reverend Hans Hamilton was born in 1536.³ He was the son of Archibald Hamilton.² He married Janet Denham, daughter of James Durham.³ He died on 30 May 1608.⁴
     Reverend Hans Hamilton was also known as John.² He was the Vicar at Dunlop, Ayrshire, Scotland.⁵

     Sir James Hamilton, 1st Viscount Claneboye was born in 1559 at Dunlop, Ayrshire, Scotland.² He was the son of Reverend Hans Hamilton and Janet Denham.^1,2 He and Penelope Cook were divorced.³ He married, secondly, Penelope Cook.⁴ He married, thirdly, Jane Philipps, daughter of Sir John Philipps, 1st Bt. and Anne Perrot.⁵ He married, firstly, Hon. Ursula Brabazon, daughter of Sir Edward Brabazon, 1st Lord Brabazon, Baron of Ardee and Mary Smith.⁴ He died on 24 January 1643/44.³ He was buried at Bangor, County Down, Ireland.⁴
     In 1587 he went to Ireland with Sir James Fullerton.⁶ He was a Fellow in 1593 at Trinity College, Dublin University, Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland.⁶ He graduated from Trinity College, Dublin University, Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland, in 1595 with a Master of Arts (M.A.).⁶ He was invested as a Knight on 14 November 1609 at Royston, Hertfordshire, England.⁶ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for County Down between 1613 and 1615.⁶ He was a Commissioner for the plantation of Longford in 1619.⁶ He was created 1st Viscount Claneboye, co. Down [Ireland] on 4 May 1622.⁴ He was invested as a Privy Counsellor (P.C.) [Ireland] on 14 July 1634.⁶ He was commander of the troop of Horse in April 1642 against Irish rebels.⁶ He lived at Bangor, County Down, Ireland.⁶

     Sir James Stevenson Blackwood, 2nd Baron Dufferin and Clandeboye of Ballyleidy and Killyleagh was born on 8 July 1755.¹ He was the son of Sir John Blackwood, 2nd Bt. and Dorcas Stevenson, Baroness Dufferin and Clandeboye of Ballyleidy and Killyleagh.¹
     Sir James Stevenson Blackwood, 2nd Baron Dufferin and Clandeboye of Ballyleidy and Killyleagh held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Killyleagh [Ireland] between 1788 and 1800.¹ He succeeded to the title of 3rd Baronet Blackwood, of Ballyliddy, co. Down [I., 1763] on 27 February 1799.¹ He held the office of Sheriff of County Down in 1804.¹ He succeeded to the title of 2nd Baron Dufferin and Clandeboye of Ballyleidy and Killyleagh, co. Down [I., 1800] on 8 February 1807.¹

     Robert Blackwood was born in 1752.¹ He was the son of Sir John Blackwood, 2nd Bt. and Dorcas Stevenson, Baroness Dufferin and Clandeboye of Ballyleidy and Killyleagh.¹ He died on 31 January 1785 at near Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland, from a fall from his horse, unmarried.¹
     Robert Blackwood held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Killyleagh [Ireland] between 1776 and 1785.¹

     Robert William Norman Blake, Baron Blake was born on 23 December 1916.¹ He was the son of William Joseph Blake and Norah Lindley Daynes.¹ He married Patricia Mary Waters, daughter of Thomas Richard Waters, in 1953.¹ He died on 20 September 2003 at age 86.²
     Robert William Norman Blake, Baron Blake was educated at King Edward VI School, Norwich, Norfolk, England.¹ He graduated from Magdalen College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, with a Master of Arts (M.A.).¹ He fought in the Second World War, where he was a POW from 1942 until he escaped in 1944, and was mentioned in despatches.¹ He gained the rank of Captain in the service of the Royal Artillery.¹ He was a lecturer and provost between 1946 and 1987 at Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England.¹ He wrote the book The Private Papers of Douglas Haig, published 1952.¹ He wrote the book The Unknown Prime Minister, published 1955.¹ He wrote the book Disraeli, published 1966.¹ He was invested as a Fellow, Royal Society of Literature (F.R.S.L.) in 1966.¹ He was invested as a Fellow, British Academy (F.B.A.) in 1967.¹ He wrote the book The Conservative Party from Peel to Churchill, published 1970.¹ He graduated from Magdalen College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, with a Doctor of Literature (D.Litt.).¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.).³ He was Pro-Vice-Chancellor between 1971 and 1987 at Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England.¹ He was created Baron Blake, of Braydeston on the County of Norfolk [U.K. Life Peer] on 17 May 1971.^1,3 He graduated from University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, in 1972 with a Honorary Doctor of Literature (D.Litt.).¹ He wrote the book The Office of the Prime Minister, published 1975.¹ He wrote the book A History of Rhodesia, published 1977.¹ He wrote the book Disraeli's Grand Tour, published 1982.¹ He graduated from University of East Anglia, England, in 1983 with a Honorary Doctor of Literature (D.Litt.).¹ He wrote the book The Decline of Power 1915-1964, published 1985.¹ He graduated from Westminster College, Fulton, Missouri, U.S.A., in 1987 with a Honorary Doctor of Literature (D.Litt.).¹ He graduated from Buckingham Univeristy in 1988 with a Honorary Doctor of Literature (D.Litt.).¹ He wrote the book The Conservative Party from Peel to Major, published 1997.¹ He wrote the book Winston Churchill, a Pocket Biography, published 1998.¹ He wrote the book Jardine Matheson, Traders of the Far East, published 1999.¹ He lived in 2003 at Riverview House, Brundall, Norwich, Norfolk, England.¹

     Patricia Mary Waters was the daughter of Thomas Richard Waters.¹ She married Robert William Norman Blake, Baron Blake, son of William Joseph Blake and Norah Lindley Daynes, in 1953.¹ She died in 1995.¹
     From 1953, her married name became Blake.¹ As a result of her marriage, Patricia Mary Waters was styled as Baroness Blake on 17 May 1971.

     
     Thomas Richard Waters lived at Great Plumstead, Norfolk, England.¹

     Hon. Deborah Cicelie Blake was born in 1955.¹ She is the daughter of Robert William Norman Blake, Baron Blake and Patricia Mary Waters.¹