Year;"Living location";Events;Reference
1853–1875;England;"Born 01/Mar/1853. Emigrates to New Zealand in 1875.";"Dell (1993)"
1875–1876;Wellington;"Arrives in Wellington Jul/1975. Joins Wellington Philosophical Society in 1876.";"Anonymous (1875); Dell (1993)"
1877;Wellington;"Visits Okarito and Petane.";"Hamilton (1878)"
1878–1882;"Wellington / Hawke’s Bay";"Moves to Petane. Joins Hawke’s Bay Philosophical Society in 1878. Marries Hope Ellen McKain 22/Sep/1882.";"Dell (1993)"
1883–1885;"Hawke’s Bay";"Daughter Pearl Eleanor Douglas Hamilton is born Jul/1883. Son Harold Hamilton is born 09/Feb/1885. Visits Otago in 1885.";"www.ancestry.com.au; Hocken Collections and Gallery (P1910-008)"
1886–1887;"Hawke’s Bay";"Collecting in Mohaka in 1886.";"NMNZ CA000403/1"
1888–1889;"Hawke’s Bay";"Collecting in Te Aute in 1888–89.";"NMNZ collection data (Suppl. material 1: table S2)"
1890;"Hawke’s Bay / Otago";"Moves to Dunedin. Becomes registrar of Otago University. Visits Maraewhenua.";"https://nzhistory.govt.nz/; NMNZ MA_I062508"
1891–1893;Otago;"Collecting in Castlerock, Dunstan Range, and Warrington in 1891; in Castlerock in 1892–93.";"NMNZ collection data (Suppl. material 1: table S2)"
1894–1895;Otago;"Collecting in Macquarie Island and Waikaia River in 1895; in Wainui in 1895.";"Hamilton (1894c); NMNZ collection data (Suppl. material 1: table S2); Hocken Collections and Gallery (P1910-008)"
1896–1902;Otago;"Visits Takiroa in 1896; Ōakura in 1897. Collecting in Macraes.";"Hamilton (1896); NMNZ collection data (Suppl. material 1: table S2); Puke Ariki (PHO2008-1665)"
1903;"Otago / Wellington";"Becomes director of the Colonial Museum in Wellington. Collecting in Macraes, Ngapara, and Nuhaka.";"Dell (1993); NMNZ collection data (Suppl. material 1: table S2)"
1904–1909;Wellington;"Visits Christchurch in 1906; Taihape in Oct/1907 and Nov/1908; Featherston in Feb/1908; Lower Wairarapa in Feb/1908; Apiti in Apr/1908; Whanganui in Oct/1908; Taihape and Moawhango in Mar/1909. Collecting in Makirikiri in 1906.";"O’Rourke (1997); Neich (2001); NMNZ collection data (Suppl. material 1: table S2)"
1910–1912;Wellington;"Visits Hastings in May/1910; Bulls in Oct/1910; Tariki in Mar/1911. Collecting in Ngapara and Te Pohue in 1910.";"O’Rourke (1997); NMNZ collection data (Suppl. material 1: table S2)"
1913;Wellington;"Collecting in Mangaone Cave and Nuhaka. Dies in Russell, Bay of Islands, 12/Oct/1913.";"Dell (1993); NMNZ collection data (Suppl. material 1: table S2)"