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Household of Alexander Chalmers (born 1839, Wigtownshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kelvin, Lanarkshire, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Chalmers, born in 1839 in Kirkmaiden, Wigtownshire, consisted of 5 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Jessie Chalmers, born in 1840 in Kirkmaiden, Wigtownshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Margaret (born 1863 in Kirkmaiden, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Elizabeth Jamieson (born 1876 in Kirkmaiden, Wigtownshire, Scotland) and Euphemia Grace (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Chalmers's household

Male

Alexander

Chalmers

Head
Female

Jessie

Chalmers

Wife
Female

Margaret

Chalmers

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth Jamieson

Palmer

Daughter
Female

Euphemia Grace

Chalmers

Daughter
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Chalmers
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Kirkmaiden, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Chalmers

Head

Married

42

1839

Kirkmaiden, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Jessie

Chalmers

Wife

Married

41

1840

Kirkmaiden, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Margaret

Chalmers

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Kirkmaiden, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Elizabeth Jamieson

Palmer

Daughter

Unmarried

5

1876

Kirkmaiden, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Euphemia Grace

Chalmers

Daughter

Unmarried

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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