Hello Everyone,

My GG Grandfather was a German born musician named Henry Apel. Around 1855 he was invited by the Duke of Hamilton to play, I think he was in a brassband. My GG Grandmother Catherine Thomson lived on Muir Street very close to Hamilton Palace her father Parker Thomson was a flesher (Butcher?) I assume that she worked at for the Hamiltons and that's where she met Henry. Let me get to the point, is there anyway I could find out more about who worked for the Hamilton's and if they had information about my GG Grandfather playing for them. The National Archives is very confusing for me. Not to mention I live in North America. Any advice would be appreciated.