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Household of Elizabeth Chalmers (born 1821, Berkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Axminster, Dorset, England

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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.

Elizabeth Chalmers and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Elizabeth Chalmers, born in 1821 in Reading, Berkshire, consisted of 5 members. Elizabeth was the head of the household, widow. She had 1 child; Alfred John, born 1851 in St Peters, Guernsey, Channel Islands.
During the period, also present in the household were Elizabeth's Daughter In Law, Rosalie (born 1854 in Lyme Regis, Dorset, England), Elizabeth's Servant, Mary (born 1854 in Feock, Cornwall, England) and Elizabeth's Servant, Eliza (born 1849 in Wendron, Cornwall, England).


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Elizabeth Chalmers's household

Female

Elizabeth

Chalmers

Head
Male

Alfred John

Chalmers

Son
Female

Rosalie

Chalmers

Daughter In Law
Female

Mary

Pearce

Servant
Female

Eliza

Prisk

Servant
First name(s) Elizabeth
Last name Chalmers
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Reading, Berkshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Elizabeth

Chalmers

Head

Widow

60

1821

Reading, Berkshire, England

Alfred John

Chalmers

Son

Married

30

1851

St Peters, Guernsey, Channel Islands

Rosalie

Chalmers

Daughter In Law

Married

27

1854

Lyme Regis, Dorset, England

Mary

Pearce

Servant

Single

27

1854

Feock, Cornwall, England

Eliza

Prisk

Servant

Single

32

1849

Wendron, Cornwall, England

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