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Household of David Chalmers (born 1805, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Port of Monteith, 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.

David Chalmers and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Chalmers, born in 1805 in Perthshire, consisted of 8 members. David was the head of the household, married to Catherine Chalmers, born in 1812 in Perthshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; John (born 1850 in Perthshire, Scotland) and Peter (born 1854 in Perthshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were David's Servant, John (born 1830 in Dunlop, Ayrshire, Scotland), David's Servant, Roderick (born 1861 in Kincardine, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), David's Servant, James (born 1862 in Ireland) and David's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1864 in Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland).


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David Chalmers's household

Male

David

Chalmers

Head
Female

Catherine

Chalmers

Wife
Male

John

Chalmers

Son
Male

Peter

Chalmers

Son
Male

John

Dunlop

Servant
Male

Roderick

McMillan

Servant
Male

James

Duffie

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Binnie

Servant
First name(s) David
Last name Chalmers
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 76
Birth year 1805
Birth place Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Chalmers

Head

Married

76

1805

Perthshire, Scotland

Catherine

Chalmers

Wife

Married

69

1812

Perthshire, Scotland

John

Chalmers

Son

Unmarried

31

1850

Perthshire, Scotland

Peter

Chalmers

Son

Unmarried

27

1854

Perthshire, Scotland

John

Dunlop

Servant

Married

51

1830

Dunlop, Ayrshire, Scotland

Roderick

McMillan

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Kincardine, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

James

Duffie

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Ireland

Elizabeth

Binnie

Servant

-

17

1864

Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

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