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Household of William Hamilton (born 1855, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Houghton Le Spring, Durham, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Hamilton, born in 1855 in Durham, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Hamilton, born in 1855 in Seaham Harbour, Durham, England. They had 5 children; James (born 1875 in Newbottle, Durham, England), Alice (born 1876 in Houghton Le Spring, Durham, England), William (born 1878 in West Auckland, Durham, England), John (born 1879 in Houghton Le Spring, Durham, England) and Mary S (born 1881 in Houghton Le Spring, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Visitor, Emma Simons, born in 1865 in Cleator Moor, Durham, England.


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William Hamilton's household

Male

William

Hamilton

Head
Female

Mary

Hamilton

Wife
Male

James

Hamilton

Son
Female

Alice

Hamilton

Daughter
Male

William

Hamilton

Son
Male

John

Hamilton

Son
Female

Mary S

Hamilton

Daughter
Female

Emma

Simons

Visitor
First name(s) William
Last name Hamilton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Durham, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Hamilton

Head

Married

26

1855

Durham, England

Mary

Hamilton

Wife

Married

26

1855

Seaham Harbour, Durham, England

James

Hamilton

Son

Single

6

1875

Newbottle, Durham, England

Alice

Hamilton

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Houghton Le Spring, Durham, England

William

Hamilton

Son

Single

3

1878

West Auckland, Durham, England

John

Hamilton

Son

Single

2

1879

Houghton Le Spring, Durham, England

Mary S

Hamilton

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Houghton Le Spring, Durham, England

Emma

Simons

Visitor

Single

16

1865

Cleator Moor, Durham, England

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