Gazlay Family History
Adolphus Hamilton
Parents
| Father | [unknown] |
| Mother | [unknown] |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 10 December 2011; Last Edited: 15 March 2014 |
| Person ID | 3331 |
| Name | Adolphus Hamilton |
| Gender | Male |
| Born | ca. 1818 in New York1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
| Married | to Matilda Jane Boyd |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Matilda Jane Boyd |
| Born | ca. 1823 in Delaware |
| Married | to Adolphus Hamilton |
| Children | of Adolphus Hamilton and Matilda Jane Boyd: |
| +1. | William Gazlay Hamilton |
| Born | 10 May 1845 in Louisiana |
| Married | 10 May 1877 in Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky to Sallie Malvina Gazlay |
| Died | 7 September 1912 in Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky |
| 2. | Roderick Chauncey Hamilton |
| Born | December 1847 in Louisiana |
| Married | 22 January 1883 in Manhattan, New York City, New York to Ellen ‘Nellie’ Messenger |
| Died | 5 August 1906 in Manhattan, New York City, New York |
| 3. | James A. Hamilton |
| Born | ca. 1854 in Louisiana |
| 4. | Eliza S. Hamilton |
| Born | ca. 1857 in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana |
| 5. | Edith B. Hamilton |
| Born | ca. 1861 in Louisiana |
Sources
- Death Certificate, Kentucky, Jefferson County, Louisville, Registration No. 2939, William Gazlay Hamilton, died 7 September 1912 in Louisville, born 10 May 1845 in La [Louisiana]. Certificate also gives the names of his parents and their states of birth. His middle name, shown here as Gazlay, is probably incorrect; his wife’s maiden name was Gazlay so it is unlikely his middle name was also Gazlay.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1850, Louisiana, Jefferson Parish, City of Lafayette, Page 220, family of Adolphus Hamilton (32, N.Y., banker); M. J. Hamilton (27, Del); Wm. Hamilton (8, La); Chauncy Hamilton (3, La); Ellen Cummington (23, Eng) Caroline Kent (13, La).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1860, Louisiana, Orleans Parish, New Orleans, Page No. 40, family of Adolphus Hamilton (39, N.Y., merchant); Martha J. [sic, Matilda] Hamilton (36, Del.); Wm. George Hamilton (15, La.); R. C. Hamilton (12, La.); James A. Hamilton (6, La.); Eliza S. Hamilton (3, La.); Margaret Trular (52, Ireland).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1870, New York, Dutchess County, Poughkeepsie, Page No. 74, family of Adolphus Hamilton (51, NY, retired merchant); Matilda J. Hamilton (45, Delaware); Jane A. Hamilton (17, NY) [sic, even though listed as a female, this is believed to be the son James A. Hamilton]; Edward Hamilton (13, NY) [sic, even though listed as a male, this is believed to be the daughter Eliza Hamilton]; Edith B. Hamilton (9, Louisiana); domestic Mary Galigan (19, Ireland); domestic Ellen Driscoll (18, Ireland); coachman Homas Willas (38, Ireland).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1880, New York, Dutchess County, Poughkeepsie, Enumeration District 50, Page No. 32, family of Adolphus Hamilton (62, New York, retired merchant); wife Matilda Jane Hamilton (60, Delaware); daughter Elise Hamilton 22, New Orleans); daughter Edith B. Hamilton (19, Louisiana); servant Ellen LeRoy (17, Louisiana, waitress); son James A. Hamilton (25, Louisiana, clerk); servant Elizabeth Grieve (47, Scotland, cook); servant Sarah Herman (32, New York, waitress).