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Household of James Hamilton (born 1819, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gretna, Dumfriesshire, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Hamilton, born in 1819 in Moffat, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, widower.
During the period, also present in the household were James's Brother-In-Law, John (born 1819 in Gretna, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), James's Sister-In-Law, Nicholas (born 1823 in Dornock, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), James's Sister-In-Law, Mary (born 1830 in Gretna, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), James's Servant, Grace (born 1853 in Kirkpatrick Fleming, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), James's Servant, Mary Aret (born 1864 in Torthorwald, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and James's Servant, William (born 1862 in Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).


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James Hamilton's household

Male

James

Hamilton

Head
Male

John

Bell

Brother-In-Law
Female

Nicholas

Thompson

Sister-In-Law
Female

Mary

Bell

Sister-In-Law
Female

Grace

Ritchie

Servant
Female

Mary Aret

Williamson

Servant
Male

William

Irving

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Hamilton
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place Moffat, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Hamilton

Head

Widower

62

1819

Moffat, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

John

Bell

Brother-In-Law

Unmarried

62

1819

Gretna, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Nicholas

Thompson

Sister-In-Law

Widow

58

1823

Dornock, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Mary

Bell

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

51

1830

Gretna, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Grace

Ritchie

Servant

Unmarried

28

1853

Kirkpatrick Fleming, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Mary Aret

Williamson

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Torthorwald, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

William

Irving

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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