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Household of Alexander Chalmers (born 1851, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newhills, 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 1851 in Grange, Fife, consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Ann McKenzie, born in 1852 in Fife, Scotland. They had 4 children; Alexander (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1878 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1879 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and James (born 1881 in Newhills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Servant, David (born 1860 in Echt, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Servant, Mary (born 1868 in Newhills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Chalmers's household

Male

Alexander

Chalmers

Head
Female

Ann

McKenzie

Wife
Male

Alexander

Chalmers

Son
Male

John

Chalmers

Son
Female

Margaret

Chalmers

Daughter
Male

James

Chalmers

Son
Male

David

Brown

Servant
Female

Mary

Jolly

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Chalmers
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Grange, Fife, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Chalmers

Head

Married

30

1851

Grange, Fife, Scotland

Ann

McKenzie

Wife

Married

29

1852

Fife, Scotland

Alexander

Chalmers

Son

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Chalmers

Son

-

3

1878

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Chalmers

Daughter

-

2

1879

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Chalmers

Son

-

0

1881

Newhills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

David

Brown

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Echt, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary

Jolly

Servant

-

13

1868

Newhills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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