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Household of Robert Hamilton (born 1840, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ratho, Midlothian, 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.

Robert Hamilton and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Hamilton, born in 1840 in Leith, Midlothian, consisted of 8 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Janet Hamilton, born in 1846 in Ratho, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 3 children; William (born 1870 in Currie, Midlothian, Scotland), James (born 1872 in Currie, Midlothian, Scotland) and Elizabeth (born 1879 in Ratho, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Servant, William (born 1858 in West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland), Robert's Servant, Janet (born 1854 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Robert's Servant, Janet (born 1861 in Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland).


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Robert Hamilton's household

Male

Robert

Hamilton

Head
Female

Janet

Hamilton

Wife
Male

William

Hamilton

Son
Male

James

Hamilton

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Hamilton

Daughter
Male

William

Brown

Servant
Female

Janet

Reid

Servant
Female

Janet

Anderson

Servant
First name(s) Robert
Last name Hamilton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Hamilton

Head

Married

41

1840

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Janet

Hamilton

Wife

Married

35

1846

Ratho, Midlothian, Scotland

William

Hamilton

Son

-

11

1870

Currie, Midlothian, Scotland

James

Hamilton

Son

-

9

1872

Currie, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth

Hamilton

Daughter

-

2

1879

Ratho, Midlothian, Scotland

William

Brown

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland

Janet

Reid

Servant

Unmarried

27

1854

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Anderson

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

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