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Household of Alexander Chalmers (born 1828, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Nicholas Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, 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 1828 in Tarves, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Margaret Ann Chalmers, born in 1836 in St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; George (born 1859 in Nigg, Kincardineshire, Scotland), Duncan (born 1861 in England), Margaret Ann (born 1863 in England), Alice A (born 1869 in St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1872 in St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Elizabeth (born 1872 in St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Chalmers's household

Male

Alexander

Chalmers

Head
Female

Margaret Ann

Chalmers

Wife
Male

George

Chalmers

Son
Male

Duncan

Chalmers

Son
Female

Margaret Ann

Chalmers

Daughter
Female

Alice A

Chalmers

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Chalmers

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Chalmers

Daughter
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Chalmers
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Tarves, 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

53

1828

Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret Ann

Chalmers

Wife

Married

45

1836

St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

George

Chalmers

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Nigg, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Duncan

Chalmers

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

England

Margaret Ann

Chalmers

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

England

Alice A

Chalmers

Daughter

-

12

1869

St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

Chalmers

Son

-

9

1872

St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Chalmers

Daughter

-

9

1872

St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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