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Household of James Paterson (born 1844, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hamilton, 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 Paterson and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Paterson, born in 1844 in Holytown, Lanarkshire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Jane Paterson, born in 1846 in Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Jane G (born 1874 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1876 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1877 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Michael (born 1878 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James (born 1880 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Margaret (born 1864 in Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James's Servant, Catherine (born 1864 in Walston, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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James Paterson's household

Male

James

Paterson

Head
Female

Jane

Paterson

Wife
Female

Jane G

Paterson

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Paterson

Daughter
Male

Robert

Paterson

Son
Male

Michael

Paterson

Son
Male

James

Paterson

Son
Female

Margaret

McIntosh

Servant
Female

Catherine

Greenshields

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Paterson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Holytown, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Paterson

Head

Married

37

1844

Holytown, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Paterson

Wife

Married

35

1846

Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Jane G

Paterson

Daughter

-

7

1874

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Paterson

Daughter

-

5

1876

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Paterson

Son

-

4

1877

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Michael

Paterson

Son

-

3

1878

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Paterson

Son

-

1

1880

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

McIntosh

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Catherine

Greenshields

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Walston, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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