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Household of James Hands (born 1843)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Haddington, Haddingtonshire (East 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 Hands and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Hands, born in 1843 in , consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Hands, born in 1851 in Ireland. They had 3 children; Thomas (born 1875 in Haddington, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Mary Ann (born 1877 in Haddington, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland) and Catherine (born 1880 in Haddington, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Brother-In-Law, John (born 1850 in Ireland), James's Boarder, James (born 1850 in Ireland), James's Boarder, Patrick (born 1860 in Ireland) and James's Boarder, James (born 1861 in Ireland).


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James Hands's household

Male

James

Hands

Head
Female

Mary

Hands

Wife
Male

Thomas

Hands

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Hands

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Hands

Daughter
Male

John

Griffin

Brother-In-Law
Male

James

Golden

Boarder
Male

Patrick

Foley

Boarder
Male

James

O'Hara

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Hands
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Ireland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Hands

Head

Married

38

1843

Ireland

Mary

Hands

Wife

Married

30

1851

Ireland

Thomas

Hands

Son

-

6

1875

Haddington, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Mary Ann

Hands

Daughter

-

4

1877

Haddington, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Catherine

Hands

Daughter

-

1

1880

Haddington, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

John

Griffin

Brother-In-Law

Unmarried

31

1850

Ireland

James

Golden

Boarder

Unmarried

31

1850

Ireland

Patrick

Foley

Boarder

Unmarried

21

1860

Ireland

James

O'Hara

Boarder

Unmarried

20

1861

Ireland

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