How are the Caldwells linked to the Hamiltons?

"Van Dyck's portrait of the Duke of Hamilton in full armour reminds us that he took 6000 Scots to serve under Gustavus Adolphus and lost most of them to inefficiency. Hamilton was to show throughout his life a magic touch that turned all to mud, a gift of invariable failure at the criticial instance." Rosalind Mitchison, A History of Scotland, Second Edition, p. 180 (1982)

The boundaries of 17th century inheritable estates in Renfrewshire/Ayrshire are shown online at

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