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Household of James Hamilton (born 1831, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Aberdour, Fife, 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 1831 in Dunfermline, Fife, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Hamilton, born in 1845 in Fife, Scotland. They had 4 children; Alexander (born 1869 in Aberdour, Fife, Scotland), Margaret J (born 1876 in Dysart, Fife, Scotland), Jessie (born 1878 in Aberdour, Fife, Scotland) and Mary (born 1880 in Aberdour, Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Sister-In-Law, Janet (born 1850 in Fife, Scotland) and James's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1867 in Stirlingshire, Scotland).


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James Hamilton's household

Male

James

Hamilton

Head
Female

Mary

Hamilton

Wife
Male

Alexander

Hamilton

Son
Female

Margaret J

Hamilton

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Hamilton

Daughter
Female

Mary

Hamilton

Daughter
Female

Janet

Wilson

Sister-In-Law
Female

Elizabeth

Forsyth

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Hamilton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Hamilton

Head

Married

50

1831

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Mary

Hamilton

Wife

Married

36

1845

Fife, Scotland

Alexander

Hamilton

Son

-

12

1869

Aberdour, Fife, Scotland

Margaret J

Hamilton

Daughter

-

5

1876

Dysart, Fife, Scotland

Jessie

Hamilton

Daughter

-

3

1878

Aberdour, Fife, Scotland

Mary

Hamilton

Daughter

-

1

1880

Aberdour, Fife, Scotland

Janet

Wilson

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

31

1850

Fife, Scotland

Elizabeth

Forsyth

Servant

-

14

1867

Stirlingshire, Scotland

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