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Household of Alexander Chisholm (born 1842, Ross & Cromarty)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Chisholm, born in 1842 in Fodderty, Ross & Cromarty, consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Helen Chisholm, born in 1840 in Fodderty, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland. They had 4 children; Ivan (born 1863 in Dingwall, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), Donald (born 1865 in Dingwall, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), Henrietta J (born 1868 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Ann (born 1873 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Boarder, John Ross, born in 1867 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.


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Alexander Chisholm's household

Male

Alexander

Chisholm

Head
Female

Helen

Chisholm

Wife
Female

Ivan

Chisholm

Daughter
Male

Donald

Chisholm

Son
Female

Henrietta J

Chisholm

Daughter
Female

Ann

Chisholm

Daughter
Male

John

Ross

Boarder
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Chisholm
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Fodderty, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Chisholm

Head

Married

39

1842

Fodderty, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Helen

Chisholm

Wife

Married

41

1840

Fodderty, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Ivan

Chisholm

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Dingwall, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Donald

Chisholm

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Dingwall, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Henrietta J

Chisholm

Daughter

Unmarried

13

1868

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Ann

Chisholm

Daughter

Unmarried

8

1873

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

John

Ross

Boarder

Unmarried

14

1867

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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