Random household member Charles Hall

[Janice Jones]

I can't understand where Charles Hall, referred to as a son aged 19, fits into the household of Alexander (54) and Elizabeth (44) Cameron and their 5 children (20, 7, 14, 10 & 6) in the St Pancras 1861 Census.
Any ideas?

Household no 135
Piece 104
Folio 91
Page 76

[StevieSteve]

Previous marriage for Elizabeth?

[Ruskie]

He's 19 not 10.

First thought, without looking further into it, is, as his name is below the family and above a "visitor" it could be that "son" was written in error and he may also be a visitor or a boarder, though looking at the other children's birth places, the family appear to have gone back and forth from Scotland to London.

Possibly an adopted son? 

[Janice Jones]

Thanks Ruskie - corrected my typo re his age to 19

My guess had been that it was an error and that he could be a lodger or visitor, but wondered if I might be missing something else

[Ruskie]

Have you located the family, and Charles, whether with them or not, in 1851?

[Janice Jones]

I haven't found a reliable 1851 census for any of them.
I think I have an 1871 Census for just Elizabeth (55) with Alexander junior (27) and Catherine (16)
at Langford Rd, St Pancras
1861 was Hastings St, St Pancras

[miw]

Have you found the parents marriage?  With Charles fitting between 2 of the other children - aged 20 and I assume the 7 should be 17 - it could be that this is a second marriage for both of them with Elizabeth having one child and Alexander one or more children from their previous marriages.

[Janice Jones]

I haven't found the marriage yet to confirm (or otherwise) whether they were previously married

[jonw65]

Possible births from new GRO index
March 1844 St. George Hanover Square vol 1 page 34
Cameron, Alexander
mother's maiden surname Hoar

June 1854 St. Pancras 1b 74
Carmeron, Catherine
mother Hoar

Possible marriage
June 1838  St. Geo. Han. Sq. vol 1 page 42
Cameron, Alexander
Hoar, Elizabeth