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Household of Gavin Hamilton (born 1830, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newington, Midlothian, Scotland

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

Gavin Hamilton and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Gavin Hamilton, born in 1830 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. Gavin was the head of the household, married to Catherine M Hamilton, born in 1840 in India. They had 3 children; Anne M (born 1873 in Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland), W G (born 1874 in Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland) and W L G (born 1879 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Gavin's Boarder, Seymour (born 1868 in Kingussie, Invernessshire, Scotland), Gavin's Servant, Isabella (born 1853 in England) and Gavin's Servant, Mary (born 1862 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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Gavin Hamilton's household

Male

Gavin

Hamilton

Head
Female

Catherine M

Hamilton

Wife
Female

Anne M

Hamilton

Daughter
Male

W G

Hamilton

Son
Male

W L G

Hamilton

Son
Male

Seymour

Fitzroy

Boarder
Female

Isabella

Farish

Servant
Female

Mary

White

Servant
First name(s) Gavin
Last name Hamilton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Gavin

Hamilton

Head

Married

51

1830

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Catherine M

Hamilton

Wife

Married

41

1840

India

Anne M

Hamilton

Daughter

Unmarried

8

1873

Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland

W G

Hamilton

Son

Unmarried

7

1874

Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland

W L G

Hamilton

Son

Unmarried

2

1879

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Seymour

Fitzroy

Boarder

Unmarried

13

1868

Kingussie, Invernessshire, Scotland

Isabella

Farish

Servant

Unmarried

28

1853

England

Mary

White

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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