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Household of James Hamilton (born 1840, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Hamilton, born in 1840 in Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret Hamilton, born in 1841 in Cramond, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 4 children; Richard (born 1869 in Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Alexander S (born 1871 in Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), William (born 1876 in Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland) and John (born 1880 in Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland).


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James Hamilton's household

Male

James

Hamilton

Head
Female

Margaret

Hamilton

Wife
Male

Richard

Hamilton

Son
Male

Alexander S

Hamilton

Son
Male

William

Hamilton

Son
Male

John

Hamilton

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Hamilton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Hamilton

Head

Married

41

1840

Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Margaret

Hamilton

Wife

Married

40

1841

Cramond, Midlothian, Scotland

Richard

Hamilton

Son

Unmarried

12

1869

Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Alexander S

Hamilton

Son

Unmarried

10

1871

Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

William

Hamilton

Son

Unmarried

5

1876

Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

John

Hamilton

Son

Unmarried

1

1880

Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

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