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Household of Alexander Chalmers (born 1848, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Larkhall, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Chalmers, born in 1848 in Larkhall, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Chalmers, born in 1847 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Gavin (born 1867 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alex (born 1872 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1876 in Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jeanie (born 1878 in Larkhall, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John (born 1880 in Larkhall, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Chalmers's household

Male

Alexander

Chalmers

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Chalmers

Wife
Male

Gavin

Hamilton

Son
Male

Alex

Chalmers

Son
Male

Thomas

Chalmers

Son
Female

Jeanie

Chalmers

Daughter
Male

John

Chalmers

Son
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Chalmers
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Larkhall, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Chalmers

Head

Married

33

1848

Larkhall, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Chalmers

Wife

Married

34

1847

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Gavin

Hamilton

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alex

Chalmers

Son

-

9

1872

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Chalmers

Son

-

5

1876

Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jeanie

Chalmers

Daughter

-

3

1878

Larkhall, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Chalmers

Son

-

1

1880

Larkhall, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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