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Household of George Chalmers (born 1835, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newington, Midlothian, 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.

George Chalmers and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Chalmers, born in 1835 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 9 members. George was the head of the household, married to Agnes C Chalmers, born in 1845 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; John (born 1876 in City, Midlothian, Scotland), Maggie J (born 1878 in City, Midlothian, Scotland), Robert (born 1879 in City, Midlothian, Scotland) and Catherine A (born 1880 in City, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were George's Servant, Georgegina (born 1860 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland), George's Servant, Jane (born 1864 in Fife, Scotland) and George's Servant, Annie (born 1868 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland).


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George Chalmers's household

Male

George

Chalmers

Head
Female

Agnes C

Chalmers

Wife
Male

John

Chalmers

Son
Female

Maggie J

Chalmers

Daughter
Male

Robert

Chalmers

Son
Female

Catherine A

Chalmers

Daughter
Female

Georgegina

Sinclair

Servant
Female

Jane

Westwood

Servant
Female

Annie

Taylor

Servant
First name(s) George
Last name Chalmers
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Chalmers

Head

Married

46

1835

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes C

Chalmers

Wife

Married

36

1845

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

John

Chalmers

Son

-

5

1876

City, Midlothian, Scotland

Maggie J

Chalmers

Daughter

-

3

1878

City, Midlothian, Scotland

Robert

Chalmers

Son

-

2

1879

City, Midlothian, Scotland

Catherine A

Chalmers

Daughter

-

1

1880

City, Midlothian, Scotland

Georgegina

Sinclair

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

Jane

Westwood

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Fife, Scotland

Annie

Taylor

Servant

Unmarried

13

1868

St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland

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