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Household of Alexander Chisholm (born 1816, Invernessshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Avoch, Ross and Cromarty, 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 13 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Chisholm, born in 1816 in Kilmorack, Invernessshire, consisted of 14 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Mary Chisholm, born in 1844 in Invernessshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; William (born 1872 in Kilmorack, Invernessshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1874 in Kilmorack, Invernessshire, Scotland), Archibald (born 1876 in Kilmorack, Invernessshire, Scotland), Maggie (born 1878 in Avoch, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), Alexander (born 1879 in Avoch, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland) and Bella (born 1881 in Avoch, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Brother, Roderick (born 1829 in Kilmorack, Invernessshire, Scotland), Alexander's Servant, Christina (born 1858 in Portree, Invernessshire, Scotland), Alexander's Servant, Mary (born 1863 in Portree, Invernessshire, Scotland), Alexander's Servant, George (born 1855 in Cromarty, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), Alexander's Servant, Rhoda (born 1856 in Avoch, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland) and Alexander's Visitor, Catherine (born 1856 in Kiltarlity, Invernessshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Chisholm's household

Male

Alexander

Chisholm

Head
Female

Mary

Chisholm

Wife
Male

Roderick

Chisholm

Brother
Male

William

Chisholm

Son
Female

Mary

Chisholm

Daughter
Male

Archibald

Chisholm

Son
Female

Maggie

Chisholm

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Chisholm

Son
Female

Bella

Chisholm

Daughter
Female

Christina

Nicolson

Servant
Female

Mary

Shaw

Servant
Male

George

Taylor

Servant
Female

Rhoda

Taylor

Servant
Female

Catherine

Forbes

Visitor
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Chisholm
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 65
Birth year 1816
Birth place Kilmorack, Invernessshire, Scotland

Household members (14 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Chisholm

Head

Married

65

1816

Kilmorack, Invernessshire, Scotland

Mary

Chisholm

Wife

Married

37

1844

Invernessshire, Scotland

Roderick

Chisholm

Brother

Unmarried

52

1829

Kilmorack, Invernessshire, Scotland

William

Chisholm

Son

-

9

1872

Kilmorack, Invernessshire, Scotland

Mary

Chisholm

Daughter

-

7

1874

Kilmorack, Invernessshire, Scotland

Archibald

Chisholm

Son

-

5

1876

Kilmorack, Invernessshire, Scotland

Maggie

Chisholm

Daughter

-

3

1878

Avoch, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Alexander

Chisholm

Son

-

2

1879

Avoch, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Bella

Chisholm

Daughter

-

0

1881

Avoch, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Christina

Nicolson

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

Portree, Invernessshire, Scotland

Mary

Shaw

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Portree, Invernessshire, Scotland

George

Taylor

Servant

Unmarried

26

1855

Cromarty, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Rhoda

Taylor

Servant

Unmarried

25

1856

Avoch, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Catherine

Forbes

Visitor

Unmarried

25

1856

Kiltarlity, Invernessshire, Scotland

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