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Household of Alexander Chalmers (born 1844, Aberdeenshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Portsoy, 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 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Chalmers, born in 1844 in Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Margaret Chalmers, born in 1849 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Alexander (born 1871 in Alton, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Maggie A (born 1872 in Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Isabella (born 1876 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Eliza (born 1877 in Fordyce, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), May Jean (born 1879 in Portsoy, Banffshire, Scotland) and Robert G (born 1881 in Portsoy, Banffshire, Scotland).
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Alexander Chalmers's household
Alexander
Chalmers
Head
Margaret
Chalmers
Wife
Alexander
Chalmers
Son
Maggie A
Chalmers
Daughter
Isabella
Chalmers
Daughter
Eliza
Chalmers
Daughter
May Jean
Chalmers
Daughter
Robert G
Chalmers
Son
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Chalmers |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 37 |
| Birth year | 1844 |
| Birth place | Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | Chalmers | Head | Married | 37 | 1844 | Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Chalmers | Wife | Married | 32 | 1849 | Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Alexander | Chalmers | Son | - | 10 | 1871 | Alton, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Maggie A | Chalmers | Daughter | - | 9 | 1872 | Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Isabella | Chalmers | Daughter | - | 5 | 1876 | Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Eliza | Chalmers | Daughter | - | 4 | 1877 | Fordyce, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
May Jean | Chalmers | Daughter | - | 2 | 1879 | Portsoy, Banffshire, Scotland | |
Robert G | Chalmers | Son | - | 0 | 1881 | Portsoy, Banffshire, Scotland |
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