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Household of William Hamilton (born 1850, 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.

William Hamilton and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Hamilton, born in 1850 in Rock Ferry, Cheshire, consisted of 4 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Hamilton, born in 1848 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England. They had 1 child; Hams B, born 1874 in Oxton, Cheshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Mary Postans, born in 1861 in Shropshire, England.


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William Hamilton's household

Male

William

Hamilton

Head
Female

Mary

Hamilton

Wife
Male

Hams B

Hamilton

Son
Female

Mary

Postans

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Hamilton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Rock Ferry, Cheshire, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Hamilton

Head

Married

31

1850

Rock Ferry, Cheshire, England

Mary

Hamilton

Wife

Married

33

1848

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Hams B

Hamilton

Son

Single

7

1874

Oxton, Cheshire, England

Mary

Postans

Servant

Single

20

1861

Shropshire, England

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