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Household of John Hamilton (born 1842, Ayrshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, 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.
John Hamilton and 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Hamilton, born in 1842 in Saltcoats, Ayrshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 children; Thomas W (born 1864 in Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Elizabeth (born 1865 in Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Father, John (born 1807 in Saltcoats, Ayrshire, Scotland), John's Sister, Mary (born 1836 in Saltcoats, Ayrshire, Scotland), John's Nephew, Robert (born 1860 in Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland), John's Nephew, John H (born 1862 in Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland), John's Servant, Catherine (born 1856 in Saltcoats, Ayrshire, Scotland) and John's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1856 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
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John Hamilton's household
John
Hamilton
Head
Thomas W
Hamilton
Son
Elizabeth
Hamilton
Daughter
John
Hamilton
Father
Mary
Harvey
Sister
Robert
Harvey
Nephew
John H
Harvey
Nephew
Catherine
McKelvie
Servant
Elizabeth
McFarlane
Servant
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Hamilton |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Widower |
| Age | 39 |
| Birth year | 1842 |
| Birth place | Saltcoats, Ayrshire, Scotland |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Hamilton | Head | Widower | 39 | 1842 | Saltcoats, Ayrshire, Scotland | |
Thomas W | Hamilton | Son | Unmarried | 17 | 1864 | Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Hamilton | Daughter | Unmarried | 16 | 1865 | Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
John | Hamilton | Father | Widower | 74 | 1807 | Saltcoats, Ayrshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Harvey | Sister | Widow | 45 | 1836 | Saltcoats, Ayrshire, Scotland | |
Robert | Harvey | Nephew | Unmarried | 21 | 1860 | Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
John H | Harvey | Nephew | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
Catherine | McKelvie | Servant | Unmarried | 25 | 1856 | Saltcoats, Ayrshire, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | McFarlane | Servant | Unmarried | 25 | 1856 | Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland |
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