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Household of James Hamilton (born 1851, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Elgin, Moray, 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.

James Hamilton and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Hamilton, born in 1851 in Ayrshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Georgina Hamilton, born in 1852 in Elgin or Moray, Scotland. They had 3 children; Robert C (born 1878 in Elgin, Elgin or Moray, Scotland), Jane (born 1879 in Elgin, Elgin or Moray, Scotland) and Agnes (born 1880 in Elgin, Elgin or Moray, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Mother-In-Law, Jane (born 1826 in Elgin, Elgin or Moray, Scotland), James's Boarder, Evan (born 1854 in Inverkeithny, Banffshire, Scotland) and James's Boarder, James (born 1860 in Forgue, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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James Hamilton's household

Male

James

Hamilton

Head
Female

Georgina

Hamilton

Wife
Male

Robert C

Hamilton

Son
Female

Jane

Hamilton

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Hamilton

Daughter
Female

Jane

Cumming

Mother-In-Law
Male

Evan

McLeod

Boarder
Male

James

McLeod

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Hamilton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Hamilton

Head

Married

30

1851

Ayrshire, Scotland

Georgina

Hamilton

Wife

Married

29

1852

Elgin or Moray, Scotland

Robert C

Hamilton

Son

-

3

1878

Elgin, Elgin or Moray, Scotland

Jane

Hamilton

Daughter

-

2

1879

Elgin, Elgin or Moray, Scotland

Agnes

Hamilton

Daughter

-

1

1880

Elgin, Elgin or Moray, Scotland

Jane

Cumming

Mother-In-Law

Widow

55

1826

Elgin, Elgin or Moray, Scotland

Evan

McLeod

Boarder

Unmarried

27

1854

Inverkeithny, Banffshire, Scotland

James

McLeod

Boarder

Unmarried

21

1860

Forgue, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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