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Gavin Hamilton1

M, #18273, b. 1861
Last Edited: 22 Mar 2022

Parents:

Father*: John Hamilton shoemaker1 b. c 1821
Mother*: Jessie Kay1 b. c 1831
  • (Officiating Clergy) Marriage: Gavin Hamilton officiated at the marriage of John Meikle farmer and Janet Hamilton on Friday, 18 July 1890 at 40 Lowwaters, Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland, ; 1890 on the Eighteenth day of July at 40 Lowwaters Hamilton after publication according to the forms of the Church of Scotland, signed John Meikle vanman bachelor aged 21 residing 27 Soho Street Glasgow, parents John Meikle coachman (domestic) & Mary Meikle ms Dykes (dec); signed Jessie Hamilton spinster aged 22 residing 40 Lowwaters Hamilton parents John Hamilton shoemaker (master) (dec) & Jessie Hamilton ms Kay; signed And Robertson minister of Cadzow, signed Gavin Hamilton, Susan Hamilton witnesses; 1890 July 23rd at Hamilton signed William J T Rae assist regsitrar initialled JR John Rae regsitrar.2,3

Census & Directory Entries

Member of Household7 April 1861They was listed as a member of the household of John Hamilton shoemaker and Jessie Kay in the 1861 census at Orr's Land, Waterside Street, Avondale, Lanarkshire, Scotland, ; First name(s)     Last name     Relationship     Marital status     Sex     Age     Birth year     Occupation     Birth place
John     Hamilton     Head     Married     Male     45     1816     Shoemaker master     Avondale, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Janet     Hamilton     Wife     Married     Female     33     1828     -     Avondale, Lanarkshire, Scotland
John     Hamilton     Son     Unmarried     Male     20     1841     Shoemaker     Strathaven, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Thomas     Hamilton     Son     -     Male     11     1850     -     Strathaven, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Andrew     Hamilton     Son     -     Male     7     1854     Scholar     Strathaven, Lanarkshire, Scotland
William     Hamilton     Son     -     Male     5     1856     Scholar     Strathaven, Lanarkshire, Scotland
James     Hamilton     Son     -     Male     4     1857     -     Strathaven, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Gavin     Hamilton     Son     -     Male     2     1859     -     Strathaven, Lanarkshire, Scotland

First name(s)     John
Last name     Hamilton
Relationship     Head
Marital status     Married
Sex     Male
Age     45
Age as transcribed     45
Birth year     1816
Birth town     Avondale
Birth town as transcribed     AVONDALE
Birth county     Lanarkshire
Birth county as transcribed     LANARKSHIRE
Birth place other     Scotland
Occupation     Shoemaker master
Full address     Orr's Land, Waterside Street, Avondale, Lanarkshire, Scotland
House name     Orr's Land
Street     Waterside Street
Town     Strathaven
Parish     -
County     Lanarkshire
Country     Scotland
Registration district     Avondale
Sub district     -
Enumeration district     13
Family member last name     Hamilton
Family member first name(s)     Janet, John, Thomas, Andrew, William, James, Gavin
Archive reference     -
Piece number     -
Folio     -
Page     -
Schedule     29
Record set     1861 England, Wales & Scotland Census
Category     Census, land & surveys
Subcategory     Census
Collections from     Great Britain, Scotland.4
Member of Household2 April 1871They was listed as a member of the household of John Hamilton shoemaker and Jessie Kay in the 1871 census at Low Waters, Strathaven Road, Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland, ; First name(s)     Last name     Relationship     Marital status     Sex     Age     Birth year     Occupation     Birth place
John     Hamilton     Head     Married     Male     50     1821     Shoemaker     Strathaven, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Janet     Hamilton     Wife     Married     Female     40     1831     -     Strathaven, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Thomas     Hamilton     Son     Unmarried     Male     19     1852     Shoemaker     Strathaven, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Andrew     Hamilton     Son     Unmarried     Male     16     1855     Coal miner     Strathaven, Lanarkshire, Scotland
William     Hamilton     Son     Unmarried     Male     14     1857     Coal miner     Strathaven, Lanarkshire, Scotland
James     Hamilton     Son     Unmarried     Male     12     1859     Coal miner     Strathaven, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Gavin     Hamilton     Son     Unmarried     Male     10     1861     Scholar     Strathaven, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Jane     Hamilton     Daughter     Unmarried     Female     9     1862     Scholar     Strathaven, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Susan     Hamilton     Daughter     Unmarried     Female     7     1864     Scholar     Strathaven, Lanarkshire, Scotland
John     Hamilton     Son     Unmarried     Male     6     1865     Scholar     Strathaven, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Jessie     Hamilton     Daughter     Unmarried     Female     4     1867     -     Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Robert     Hamilton     Son     Unmarried     Male     0     1871     -     Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

First name(s)     John
Last name     Hamilton
Relationship     Head
Marital status     Married
Sex     Male
Age     50
Birth year     1821
Birth town     Strathaven
Birth town as transcribed     STRATHAVEN
Birth county     Lanarkshire
Birth county as transcribed     LANARKSHIRE
Birth place     Scotland
Birth place other as transcribed     SCOTLAND
Occupation     Shoemaker
Full address     Low Waters, Strathaven Road, Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
House name     Low Waters
Street     Strathaven Road
Hamlet     Low Waters
Parish     Hamilton
County     Lanarkshire
Country     Scotland
Registration district     Hamilton
Sub district     -
Enumeration district     1
Archive reference     -
Piece number     -
Folio     -
Page     -
Schedule     7
Record set     1871 England, Wales & Scotland Census
Category     Census, land & surveys
Subcategory     Census
Collections from     Great Britain, Scotland.1

Citations

  1. [S54] Website findmypast.co.uk (www.findmypast.co.uk) John Hamilton in 1871
    1871 England, Wales & Scotland Census
    Low Waters, Strathaven Road, Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland [Mar 2022].
  2. [S50] General Record Office for Scotland, online www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk, General Record Office for Scotland (Edinburgh, Scotland), Statutory Death 1930 Inverkeilor ref 293/ 9 image held [Mar 2022].
  3. [S64] General Record Office for Scotland, online www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk, General Record Office for Scotland (Edinburgh, Scotland), Statutory Marriage 1890 Hamilton ref 647/ 178 image held [Mar 2022].
  4. [S54] Website findmypast.co.uk (www.findmypast.co.uk) John Hamilton in 1861
    1861 England, Wales & Scotland Census
    Orr's Land, Waterside Street, Avondale, Lanarkshire, Scotland [Mar 2022].