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Household of Alexander Chalmers (born 1844, Banffshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Banff, Banffshire, 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.

Alexander Chalmers and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Chalmers, born in 1844 in Banffshire, consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Margaret Mor Chalmers, born in 1851 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Jane (born 1871 in Banff, Banffshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1874 in Banffshire, Scotland), William (born 1876 in Macduff, Banffshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1878 in Macduff, Banffshire, Scotland) and Andrew (born 1881 in Macduff, Banffshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Chalmers's household

Male

Alexander

Chalmers

Head
Female

Margaret Mor

Chalmers

Wife
Female

Jane

Chambers

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Chambers

Daughter
Male

William

Chambers

Son
Female

Margaret

Chambers

Daughter
Male

Andrew

Chambers

Son
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Chalmers
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Banffshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Chalmers

Head

Married

37

1844

Banffshire, Scotland

Margaret Mor

Chalmers

Wife

Married

30

1851

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane

Chambers

Daughter

Unmarried

10

1871

Banff, Banffshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Chambers

Daughter

Unmarried

7

1874

Banffshire, Scotland

William

Chambers

Son

Unmarried

5

1876

Macduff, Banffshire, Scotland

Margaret

Chambers

Daughter

Unmarried

3

1878

Macduff, Banffshire, Scotland

Andrew

Chambers

Son

-

0

1881

Macduff, Banffshire, Scotland

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