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Household of William Hamilton (born 1826, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ham, London,Essex, 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.

William Hamilton and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Hamilton, born in 1826 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Janet Hamilton, born in 1828 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Barbara (born 1852 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John (born 1854 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Boarder Lodger, William (born 1850 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William's Boarder Lodger, Alex (born 1846 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William's Boarder Lodger, Joseph (born 1849 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William's Boarder Head, George (born 1849 in Kent, England), William's Boarder Wife, Rebecca (born 1853 in London, Middlesex, England) and William's Boarder Son, George (born 1875 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England).


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William Hamilton's household

Male

William

Hamilton

Head
Female

Janet

Hamilton

Wife
Female

Barbara

Hamilton

Daughter
Male

John

Hamilton

Son
Male

William

Stevens

Boarder Lodger
Male

Alex

Mc Kechnie

Boarder Lodger
Male

Joseph

Bailey

Boarder Lodger
Male

George

Ogben

Boarder Head
Female

Rebecca

Ogben

Boarder Wife
Male

George

Ogben

Boarder Son
First name(s) William
Last name Hamilton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Hamilton

Head

Married

55

1826

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Hamilton

Wife

Married

53

1828

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Barbara

Hamilton

Daughter

Single

29

1852

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Hamilton

Son

Single

27

1854

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Stevens

Boarder Lodger

Single

31

1850

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alex

Mc Kechnie

Boarder Lodger

Single

35

1846

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Joseph

Bailey

Boarder Lodger

Single

32

1849

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

George

Ogben

Boarder Head

Married

32

1849

Kent, England

Rebecca

Ogben

Boarder Wife

Married

28

1853

London, Middlesex, England

George

Ogben

Boarder Son

Single

6

1875

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

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