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==Early life==
Hamilton was the fourth of nine children born to Sarah Hutton (1780–1817) and Archibald Hamilton (1778–1819), who lived in Dublin at 29 [[Dominick Street, Dublin|Dominick Street]], later renumbered to 36. Hamilton's father, who was from Dublin, worked as a solicitor. By the age of three, Hamilton had been sent to live with his uncle James Hamilton, a graduate of [[Trinity College Dublin|Trinity College]] who ran a school in Talbots Castle in [[Trim, County Meath|Trim]],
Hamilton is said to have shown talent at an early age. His uncle observed that Hamilton, from a young age, had displayed an uncanny ability to acquire languages. This has been disputed by some historians, who claim he had only a basic understanding of them.<ref name="Bruno2003">Bruno (2003)</ref>{{rp|207}} At the age of seven, he had already made progress in [[Hebrew language|Hebrew]], and before he was 13 he had acquired, under the care of his uncle a dozen languages: classical and modern European languages, [[Persian language|Persian]], [[Arabic]], [[Hindustani language|Hindustani]], [[Sanskrit]], [[Marathi language|Marathi]] and [[Malay language|Malay]].<ref name="EB1911">{{cite EB1911|wstitle=Hamilton, Sir William Rowan}}</ref> The emphasis on languages is attributed to the wish of Hamilton's father to see his son employed by the [[British East India Company]].<ref name="DNB">{{cite DNB|wstitle=Hamilton, William Rowan|volume=24}}</ref>
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