The relationship ended in divorce, by Act of Parliament in 1808, after she was accused of having an affair. Her father had assumed the additional surname of Hamilton on succeeding to the lands of Biel through his mother, a grandniece of the 2nd Lord Belhaven, and he moved his seat to Biel House near Stenton in East Lothian.
The marriage ended in divorce by Act of Parliament in 1808 due to accusations of an affair. Her father changed his surname to Hamilton upon inheriting lands at Biel from his mother, a grandniece of the 2nd Lord Belhaven, and he moved his residence to Biel House near Stenton in East Lothian.