David Smith
Born 1850
Start a free trial to view
Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time
Household of James Meiklem (born 1828, Lanarkshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
More informationkeyboard_arrow_down
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 Meiklem and 13 other people are on this record
More informationkeyboard_arrow_down
In the 1881 Census, the household of James Meiklem, born in 1828 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, consisted of 14 members. James was the head of the household, married to Jane Meiklem, born in 1830 in Glassford, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 8 children; Robert (born 1853 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1856 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1859 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Marion (born 1860 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1862 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Eliza (born 1866 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1869 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Sarah (born 1871 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Daughter-In-Law, Helen (born 1858 in Glassford, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James's Grandson, James (born 1881 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James's Niece, Jane (born 1854 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and James's Visitor, Jessie (born 1858 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time
James Meiklem's household
James
Meiklem
Head
Jane
Meiklem
Wife
Robert
Meiklem
Son
Helen
Meiklem
Daughter-In-Law
James
Meiklem
Son
Jane
Meiklem
Daughter
Marion
Meiklem
Daughter
Janet
Meiklem
Daughter
Eliza
Meiklem
Daughter
Mary
Meiklem
Daughter
Sarah
Meiklem
Daughter
James
Meiklem
Grandson
Jane
Aitken
Niece
Jessie
Gray
Visitor
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Meiklem |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 53 |
| Birth year | 1828 |
| Birth place | Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
Household members (14 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | Meiklem | Head | Married | 53 | 1828 | Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Jane | Meiklem | Wife | Married | 51 | 1830 | Glassford, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Robert | Meiklem | Son | Married | 28 | 1853 | Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Helen | Meiklem | Daughter-In-Law | Married | 23 | 1858 | Glassford, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
James | Meiklem | Son | Unmarried | 25 | 1856 | Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Jane | Meiklem | Daughter | Unmarried | 22 | 1859 | Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Marion | Meiklem | Daughter | Unmarried | 21 | 1860 | Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Janet | Meiklem | Daughter | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Eliza | Meiklem | Daughter | Unmarried | 15 | 1866 | Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Meiklem | Daughter | - | 12 | 1869 | Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Sarah | Meiklem | Daughter | - | 10 | 1871 | Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
James | Meiklem | Grandson | - | 0 | 1881 | Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Jane | Aitken | Niece | Unmarried | 27 | 1854 | Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
Jessie | Gray | Visitor | Unmarried | 23 | 1858 | Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland |
Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections
Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of James Meiklem in Hamilton in 1881, and follow the Meiklem family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.
We've found family trees for James Meiklem
We’ve found James Meiklem in 24 family trees. Find out more about James Meiklem's household and view the Meiklem family in family trees created by Findmypast members.
Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census
These might have been neighbours of James Meiklem, recorded on nearby pages of the 1881 Census.