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Household of Adam Chalmers (born 1827, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Georges, Midlothian, 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.

Adam Chalmers and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Adam Chalmers, born in 1827 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, consisted of 7 members. Adam was the head of the household, married to Ann Chalmers, born in 1836 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Adam A (born 1860 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland), Isabella M (born 1861 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland), Walter (born 1866 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland) and Andrew A (born 1876 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Adam's Mother-In-Law, Isabella Bell, born in 1800 in St Martins, Perthshire, Scotland.


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Adam Chalmers's household

Male

Adam

Chalmers

Head
Female

Ann

Chalmers

Wife
Male

Adam A

Chalmers

Son
Female

Isabella M

Chalmers

Daughter
Male

Walter

Chalmers

Son
Male

Andrew A

Chalmers

Son
Female

Isabella

Bell

Mother-In-Law
First name(s) Adam
Last name Chalmers
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Adam

Chalmers

Head

Married

54

1827

Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

Ann

Chalmers

Wife

Married

45

1836

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Adam A

Chalmers

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland

Isabella M

Chalmers

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland

Walter

Chalmers

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland

Andrew A

Chalmers

Son

-

5

1876

St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland

Isabella

Bell

Mother-In-Law

Widow

81

1800

St Martins, Perthshire, Scotland

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