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Household of Donald Chisholm (born 1821, Ross & Cromarty)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stornoway, 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.

Donald Chisholm and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Donald Chisholm, born in 1821 in Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, consisted of 7 members. Donald was the head of the household, married to Christina Chisholm, born in 1838 in Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland. They had 3 children; Mary (born 1863 in Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), Kate (born 1870 in Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland) and John (born 1874 in Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Donald's Father-In-Law, John (born 1801 in Barvas, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland) and Donald's Nephew, John (born 1866 in Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Donald Chisholm's household

Male

Donald

Chisholm

Head
Female

Christina

Chisholm

Wife
Female

Mary

Chisholm

Daughter
Female

Kate

Chisholm

Daughter
Male

John

Chisholm

Son
Male

John

Mackay

Father-In-Law
Male

John

McLeod

Nephew
First name(s) Donald
Last name Chisholm
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Donald

Chisholm

Head

Married

60

1821

Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Christina

Chisholm

Wife

Married

43

1838

Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Mary

Chisholm

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Kate

Chisholm

Daughter

-

11

1870

Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

John

Chisholm

Son

-

7

1874

Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

John

Mackay

Father-In-Law

Married

80

1801

Barvas, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

John

McLeod

Nephew

Unmarried

15

1866

Lanarkshire, Scotland

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