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Household of Betsy Chalmers (born 1844, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Perth, Perthshire, 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.

Betsy Chalmers and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Betsy Chalmers, born in 1844 in Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 6 members. Betsy was the head of the household, widow. She had 4 children; Helen (born 1871 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1876 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland), Isabella (born 1878 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland) and James (born 1881 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Betsy's Niece, Helen Chalmers, born in 1863 in Perthshire, Scotland.


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Betsy Chalmers's household

Female

Betsy

Chalmers

Head
Female

Helen

Chalmers

Daughter
Female

Mary

Chalmers

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Chalmers

Daughter
Male

James

Chalmers

Son
Female

Helen

Chalmers

Niece
First name(s) Betsy
Last name Chalmers
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Betsy

Chalmers

Head

Widow

37

1844

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Helen

Chalmers

Daughter

-

10

1871

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Mary

Chalmers

Daughter

-

5

1876

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Isabella

Chalmers

Daughter

-

3

1878

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

James

Chalmers

Son

-

0

1881

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Helen

Chalmers

Niece

-

18

1863

Perthshire, Scotland

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