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Household of James Hamilton (born 1815, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Row, Dunbartonshire, 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 1815 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Hamilton, born in 1829 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Mary J (born 1857 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James W (born 1861 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Maggie (born 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Margaret (born 1861 in -), James's Servant, Hannah (born 1861 in Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland) and James's Servant, James (born 1823 in Gifford, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland).


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James Hamilton's household

Male

James

Hamilton

Head
Female

Mary

Hamilton

Wife
Female

Mary J

Hamilton

Daughter
Male

James W

Hamilton

Son
Female

Maggie

Hamilton

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Young

Servant
Female

Hannah

Snedell

Servant
Male

James

Wallace

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Hamilton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 66
Birth year 1815
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Hamilton

Head

Married

66

1815

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Hamilton

Wife

Married

52

1829

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary J

Hamilton

Daughter

Unmarried

24

1857

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James W

Hamilton

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Maggie

Hamilton

Daughter

Unmarried

13

1868

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Young

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

-

Hannah

Snedell

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

James

Wallace

Servant

Married

58

1823

Gifford, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

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