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Household of James Hunter (born 1841, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Symington, 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 Hunter and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Hunter, born in 1841 in Wiston, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret Hunter, born in 1836 in Crawfordjohn, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; George (born 1872 in Wiston, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1874 in Wiston, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Hope (born 1874 in Wiston, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Sister, Jane (born 1839 in Wiston, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1859 in Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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James Hunter's household

Male

James

Hunter

Head
Female

Margaret

Hunter

Wife
Male

George

Hunter

Son
Male

Thomas

Hunter

Son
Male

Hope

Hunter

Son
Female

Jane

Hunter

Sister
Female

Elizabeth

McGhie

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Hunter
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Wiston, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Hunter

Head

Married

40

1841

Wiston, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Hunter

Wife

Married

45

1836

Crawfordjohn, Lanarkshire, Scotland

George

Hunter

Son

-

9

1872

Wiston, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Hunter

Son

-

7

1874

Wiston, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Hope

Hunter

Son

-

7

1874

Wiston, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Hunter

Sister

Unmarried

42

1839

Wiston, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

McGhie

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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