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Household of Hector Chisholm (born 1855, Nairnshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Govan Church, Lanarkshire, 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.

Hector Chisholm and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Hector Chisholm, born in 1855 in Nairn, Nairnshire, consisted of 5 members. Hector was the head of the household, married to Janet Chisholm, born in 1857 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Jane R (born 1879 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1881 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Hector's Boarder, James Rennie, born in 1851 in Wigtownshire, Scotland.


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Hector Chisholm's household

Male

Hector

Chisholm

Head
Female

Janet

Chisholm

Wife
Female

Jane R

Chisholm

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Chisholm

Daughter
Male

James

Rennie

Boarder
First name(s) Hector
Last name Chisholm
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Nairn, Nairnshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Hector

Chisholm

Head

Married

26

1855

Nairn, Nairnshire, Scotland

Janet

Chisholm

Wife

Married

24

1857

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Jane R

Chisholm

Daughter

-

2

1879

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Chisholm

Daughter

-

0

1881

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Rennie

Boarder

Unmarried

30

1851

Wigtownshire, Scotland

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