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Household of James Hilston (born 1831, Stirlingshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blantyre, 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 Hilston and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Hilston, born in 1831 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, consisted of 11 members. James was the head of the household, married to Christina Hilston, born in 1844 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 9 children; James (born 1862 in Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland), John (born 1864 in Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), William (born 1866 in Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Robert (born 1868 in Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Annie (born 1871 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Christina (born 1873 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1875 in Waterloo, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Agnes (born 1877 in Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1879 in Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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James Hilston's household

Male

James

Hilston

Head
Female

Christina

Hilston

Wife
Male

James

Hilston

Son
Male

John

Hilston

Son
Male

William

Hilston

Son
Male

Robert

Hilston

Son
Female

Annie

Hilston

Daughter
Female

Christina

Hilston

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Hilston

Son
Female

Agnes

Hilston

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Hilston

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Hilston
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Hilston

Head

Married

50

1831

Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Christina

Hilston

Wife

Married

37

1844

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

James

Hilston

Son

-

19

1862

Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland

John

Hilston

Son

-

17

1864

Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

William

Hilston

Son

-

15

1866

Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Robert

Hilston

Son

-

13

1868

Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Annie

Hilston

Daughter

-

10

1871

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Christina

Hilston

Daughter

-

8

1873

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Hilston

Son

-

6

1875

Waterloo, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes

Hilston

Daughter

-

4

1877

Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Hilston

Daughter

-

2

1879

Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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