The hunting of the hounds was established by the 12th Duke of Hamilton in the 19th century. The pack of harriers was funded entirely by the Duke, much to the delight of the local landowners and farmers. Following his death in 1895 the committee received the Dowager Duchess’s permission to name the pack the Hamilton Hounds’ in his memory. After the succession of the 13th Duke, a consequential split of Easton away from the Hamilton estate, (the estate was sold after the British Government imposed colossal taxes after World War I). Inevitably the family connection waned and the hunt is now called the Easton Harriers. They are Stud Book Harriers.
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