Hamilton, Catherine Jane [pseud. Retlaw Spring] (1841–1935), author and journalist

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Civale, S. 2018. Hamilton, Catherine Jane [pseud. Retlaw Spring] (1841–1935), author and journalist. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. https://doi.org/10.1093/odnb/9780198614128.013.109659
AuthorsCivale, S.
Abstract

Hamilton, Catherine Jane [pseud. Retlaw Spring] (1841-1935), author and journalist, was born on 25 January 1841 at Kilmersdon, Somerset, where she was baptized on 12 April 1841, the younger of two daughters of Richard Hamilton (1805?-1859), vicar of Kilmersdon, and his wife Charlotte, née Cooper (1809-1882), the fifth daughter of William Cooper, of Queens County, Ireland. She was of Irish heritage on both sides. Her father belonged to a military family with roots in Strabane (county Tyrone) - his father, John Hamilton, and her father’s four older brothers were all officers in the Fifth Foot – and was a graduate of Trinity College Dublin. He had been a bright scholar with an aptitude for languages, and as a preacher was praised for his powerful sermons and his ability to bring the Bible to life for his parishioners.

Year2018
JournalOxford Dictionary of National Biography
PublisherOxford University Press
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.1093/odnb/9780198614128.013.109659
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Online12 Jul 2018
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Deposited19 Jun 2019
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