Census Look Up Please JANE HAMILTON in Nova Scotia

[punch]

I am looking for any information in the 1851 Nova Scotia census records for Jane Hamilton born abt. 1842 in Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada. I am attempting to uncover the names of her parents.

[josey]

The 1851 Nova Scotia is available to search under geographical area here:
http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/archivianet/1851/index-e.html
though I see the following comment on the website
'* Not available. Please note parts of the 1851 census did not survive and therefore, no digital images exist'.
Only Halifax & Pictou seem to be there, not Cape Breton.

As far as I know, only the head of family was named; other family members are listed in age & sex groupings.

Much of Halifax County & some others have been transcribed here:
www.dwaynemeisner.com

Josey

Later: Did she marry in Nova Scotia? If the marriage record is on www.novascotiagenealogy.com
it might show her parents names.

[josey]

There are some transcriptions for Cape Breton here:
http://capebretonroots.com/directory/Census_Information/Cape_Breton_County/

[J.J.]

Wow was that poor Jane married to William Cox, widowed & left with 11 children by 1881? I see your dilemma married at 18 Nov. 28th 1860 Sydney Mines (St. Joseph's, North Sydney, Cape Breton )* no parents listed and so will not be with parents on the 1861 either!

In 1881 Jane b. 1842 W with children all irish R.C.: Laura Jane 19,  William Robert 18 (Engineer ),
Richard Augustine 16 ( Engineer ),  Alonza 14, ( birth says Alonzo Douglas)  Rebecca Matilda 12,  Mary Marget  (* birth says Mary maria) 10,
John James 8,  Charles 7,  Frederick Robert (* birth says Robert Frederick) 5,  Michael Montague 3, 
 Joseph FRANCIS 1 ...some different names here, might hold clues...
http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/census-1881/001049-119.01-e.php?id=NS_534883

The name Robert is mentioned twice in children's names...There is a Robert Hamilton b. 1809 with wife Alice in same district 1881. He is a Trader and born Ireland, Roman Catholic...might be worth looking into!
http://data2.collectionscanada.gc.ca/e/e325/e008115797.jpg

also an A.G. Hamilton in same district, a collector b. 1836 right next door
(baptism of Charles Francis Hamilton 1865 gives parents Alexander Hamilton & Hariet Mchardy

They are the only Irish Hamilton in Cape Breton, the rest are Scottish heritage

*http://search.labs.familysearch.org 
http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=collectionDetails&c=fs%3A1392507

[josey]

On novascotiagenealogy.com I found a death of Jane Cox aged 82 years 10 months 1 day widow in Sydney on Aug 2 1922. Living in North Sydney, informant Michael Cox, son.

Parents Lawrence Kehoe & Caroline Brewer.

Josey

[J.J.]

In case they eventually might prove to be the parents  ... from the other family in 1881
Alexander Hamilton Married Harriet Mchardy Oct 8 1861 St. Joseph's, North Sydney, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada
Father Robert Hamilton  Mother Alice Creedon  ( sister Margaret's marriage 1866 (Martin Phiran/Forin on 1881 as Martain PHORAN) says Creadon)
Birth of son Thomas Francis Hamilton in 1850 says Cresdon / marriage of daughter Alice ( Ronald McDonald) in 1864 says Creedon
http://search.labs.familysearch.org

[J.J.]

In 1861 Sydney there is a Robert, a Robert F. and a William with surname Hamilton, heads of households, all near each other http://www3.sympatico.ca/dr.reid/cbfamilies1861cbc.html#Sydmin page 42 44 47

[josey]

1861 census is a good find JJ.

Possibly the Jane Cox whose death I found is this one.  Her birthday [from age on death] would have been 1 Oct 1839. From http://automatedgenealogy.com/census/SurnameList.jsp?surname=Cox&districtId=28&geosort=
in 1901 this Jane Cox dob 1 Oct 1839 is living with husband Michael aged 67 in Sydney Mines with children James 1878 William 1880 & Richard 1884. In 1911 this Jane is widowed. www.novascotiagenealogy.com shows a Jane Kehoe daughter of Lawrence & Caroline married in 1876 [aged 34, widow, RC] to Michael Cox [aged 40, widower] son of Richard & Rebecca.

None of this is relevant to the search for Jane Hamilton of course....however no other Jane Coxes on the 1901 or 1911 in Cape Breton.

[J.J.]

Perhaps more children...There was also the birth of a William Robert in 1863 and a Francis in 1874
The Alexander from the 1881 has a child Charles Francis hamilton
The William from the  1861 census ( wife Margaret Mcdonald) has a child Robert Francis Hamilton....
The Robert thought to be parent has a Thomas Francis Hamilton
and here is Ronald (married to sister Alice ..d. 1880) who is already a widower in 1881 
http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/Census/household_record.asp?HOUSEHOLD_CODE=1881CN_96956
a lot more children were born to them than are shown on 1881
http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=collectionDetails&c=fs%3A1392507