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Household of William Hamilton (born 1841, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Paisley, 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.

William Hamilton and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Hamilton, born in 1841 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Janet Hamilton, born in 1842 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Elizabeth (born 1873 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1876 in Alva, Stirlingshire, Scotland) and Mary (born 1878 in Alva, Stirlingshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Brother-In-Law, Thomas (born 1854 in Ireland) and William's Sister, Jean (born 1857 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland).


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William Hamilton's household

Male

William

Hamilton

Head
Female

Janet

Hamilton

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Hamilton

Daughter
Female

Janet

Hamilton

Daughter
Female

Mary

Hamilton

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Rooney

Brother-In-Law
Female

Jean

Rooney

Sister
First name(s) William
Last name Hamilton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Hamilton

Head

Married

40

1841

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Janet

Hamilton

Wife

Married

39

1842

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Hamilton

Daughter

-

8

1873

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Janet

Hamilton

Daughter

-

5

1876

Alva, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Mary

Hamilton

Daughter

-

3

1878

Alva, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Thomas

Rooney

Brother-In-Law

Married

27

1854

Ireland

Jean

Rooney

Sister

Married

24

1857

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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