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Household of James Hanton (born 1832, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Canongate, Midlothian, 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 Hanton and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Hanton, born in 1832 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, widower. He had 8 children; Rebecca (born 1857 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Charles (born 1859 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1865 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1869 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Marion (born 1871 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Agnes (born 1873 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Georgina (born 1875 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Alexandria (born 1876 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Granddaughter, Christina Hanton, born in 1880 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.


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James Hanton's household

Male

James

Hanton

Head
Female

Rebecca

Hanton

Daughter
Male

Charles

Hanton

Son
Male

John

Hanton

Son
Female

Mary

Hanton

Daughter
Female

Marion

Hanton

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Hanton

Daughter
Female

Georgina

Hanton

Daughter
Female

Alexandria

Hanton

Daughter
Female

Christina

Hanton

Granddaughter
First name(s) James
Last name Hanton
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Hanton

Head

Widower

49

1832

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Rebecca

Hanton

Daughter

Unmarried

24

1857

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Charles

Hanton

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Hanton

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Hanton

Daughter

-

12

1869

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Marion

Hanton

Daughter

-

10

1871

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Agnes

Hanton

Daughter

-

8

1873

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Georgina

Hanton

Daughter

-

6

1875

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Alexandria

Hanton

Daughter

-

5

1876

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Christina

Hanton

Granddaughter

-

1

1880

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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