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Household of Alexander Chisholm (born 1853, Ross & Cromarty)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Colinton, Midlothian, 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 Chisholm and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Chisholm, born in 1853 in Alness, Ross & Cromarty, consisted of 4 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Agnes Chisholm, born in 1852 in Livingston, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland. They had 1 child; Mary, born 1878 in Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Mother-In-Law, Marion Smith, born in 1818 in Livingston, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland.


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Alexander Chisholm's household

Male

Alexander

Chisholm

Head
Female

Agnes

Chisholm

Wife
Female

Mary

Chisholm

Daughter
Female

Marion

Smith

Mother-In-Law
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Chisholm
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Alness, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Chisholm

Head

Married

28

1853

Alness, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Agnes

Chisholm

Wife

Married

29

1852

Livingston, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Mary

Chisholm

Daughter

-

3

1878

Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland

Marion

Smith

Mother-In-Law

Widow

63

1818

Livingston, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

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