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Household of John Hamilton (born 1817, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wirral, Cheshire, England

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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.

John Hamilton and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Hamilton, born in 1817 in Gayton, Cheshire, consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Hamilton, born in 1821 in Heswall, Cheshire, England. They had 6 children; John (born 1852 in Bootle, Lancashire, England), Esther (born 1855 in Gayton, Cheshire, England), Martha (born 1857 in Gayton, Cheshire, England), Thomas (born 1862 in Leighton, Cheshire, England), Samuel (born 1865 in Leighton, Cheshire, England) and James (born 1867 in Leighton, Cheshire, England). They had 2 grandchildren; Mary Elizabeth (born 1875 in Thornton Hough, Cheshire, England) and Martha Jane (born 1877 in Thornton Hough, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Lodger, Edmund Whalley, born in 1857 in Lancashire, England.


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John Hamilton's household

Male

John

Hamilton

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Hamilton

Wife
Male

John

Hamilton

Son
Female

Esther

Hamilton

Daughter
Female

Martha

Hamilton

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Hamilton

Son
Male

Samuel

Hamilton

Son
Male

James

Hamilton

Son
Female

Mary Elizabeth

Hamilton

Grand Daughter
Female

Martha Jane

Hamilton

Grand Daughter
Male

Edmund

Whalley

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Hamilton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 64
Birth year 1817
Birth place Gayton, Cheshire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Hamilton

Head

Married

64

1817

Gayton, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth

Hamilton

Wife

Married

60

1821

Heswall, Cheshire, England

John

Hamilton

Son

Widower

29

1852

Bootle, Lancashire, England

Esther

Hamilton

Daughter

Single

26

1855

Gayton, Cheshire, England

Martha

Hamilton

Daughter

Single

24

1857

Gayton, Cheshire, England

Thomas

Hamilton

Son

Single

19

1862

Leighton, Cheshire, England

Samuel

Hamilton

Son

Single

16

1865

Leighton, Cheshire, England

James

Hamilton

Son

Single

14

1867

Leighton, Cheshire, England

Mary Elizabeth

Hamilton

Grand Daughter

Single

6

1875

Thornton Hough, Cheshire, England

Martha Jane

Hamilton

Grand Daughter

Single

4

1877

Thornton Hough, Cheshire, England

Edmund

Whalley

Lodger

Single

24

1857

Lancashire, England

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