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Household of Bell Chalmers (born 1815, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Mary, Forfarshire (Angus), 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.

Bell Chalmers and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Bell Chalmers, born in 1815 in Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 7 members. Bell was the head of the household, married to Janet Chalmers, born in 1815 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 3 children; Elisabeth P (born 1837 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), James (born 1839 in Lundie, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Jessie (born 1859 in Auchterhouse, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Bell's Granddaughter, Jane (born 1860 in Auchterhouse, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Bell's Grandson, Peter C (born 1869 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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Bell Chalmers's household

Male

Bell

Chalmers

Head
Female

Janet

Chalmers

Wife
Female

Elisabeth P

Chalmers

Daughter
Male

James

Chalmers

Son
Female

Jessie

Chalmers

Daughter
Female

Jane

Morris

Granddaughter
Male

Peter C

Anderson

Grandson
First name(s) Bell
Last name Chalmers
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 66
Birth year 1815
Birth place Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Bell

Chalmers

Head

Married

66

1815

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Janet

Chalmers

Wife

Married

66

1815

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Elisabeth P

Chalmers

Daughter

Unmarried

44

1837

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

James

Chalmers

Son

Unmarried

42

1839

Lundie, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jessie

Chalmers

Daughter

Unmarried

22

1859

Auchterhouse, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jane

Morris

Granddaughter

Unmarried

21

1860

Auchterhouse, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Peter C

Anderson

Grandson

-

12

1869

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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