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Household of James Hamilton (born 1841, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Govan Church, Lanarkshire, 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 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Hamilton, born in 1841 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, consisted of 12 members. James was the head of the household, married to Jane W S Hamilton, born in 1844 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 8 children; Robert (born 1863 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jane G (born 1867 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Agnes W (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jessie J M (born 1873 in Crosshill, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John C (born 1876 in Crosshill, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary E (born 1878 in Crosshill, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1879 in Crosshill, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William A (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Catherine (born 1844 in Oban, Argyllshire, Scotland) and James's Servant, Sarah M (born 1864 in Invernessshire, Scotland).


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James Hamilton's household

Male

James

Hamilton

Head
Female

Jane W S

Hamilton

Wife
Male

Robert

Hamilton

Son
Female

Jane G

Hamilton

Daughter
Female

Agnes W

Hamilton

Daughter
Female

Jessie J M

Hamilton

Daughter
Male

John C

Hamilton

Son
Female

Mary E

Hamilton

Daughter
Male

James

Hamilton

Son
Male

William A

Hamilton

Son
Female

Catherine

Holder

Servant
Female

Sarah M

McQueen

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Hamilton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Hamilton

Head

Married

40

1841

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane W S

Hamilton

Wife

Married

37

1844

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Hamilton

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane G

Hamilton

Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes W

Hamilton

Daughter

-

12

1869

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie J M

Hamilton

Daughter

-

8

1873

Crosshill, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John C

Hamilton

Son

-

5

1876

Crosshill, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary E

Hamilton

Daughter

-

3

1878

Crosshill, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Hamilton

Son

-

2

1879

Crosshill, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William A

Hamilton

Son

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Catherine

Holder

Servant

Widow

37

1844

Oban, Argyllshire, Scotland

Sarah M

McQueen

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Invernessshire, Scotland

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