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Household of James Chalmers (born 1830, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, 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.

James Chalmers and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Chalmers, born in 1830 in Aberdeenshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Ann Chalmers, born in 1835 in Banchory Devenick, Kincardineshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Jane (born 1863 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Peter (born 1865 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), George (born 1870 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Christian (born 1872 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James (born 1877 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and William (born 1879 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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James Chalmers's household

Male

James

Chalmers

Head
Female

Ann

Chalmers

Wife
Female

Jane

Chalmers

Daughter
Male

Peter

Chalmers

Son
Male

George

Chalmers

Son
Female

Christian

Chalmers

Daughter
Male

James

Chalmers

Son
Male

William

Chalmers

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Chalmers
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Chalmers

Head

Married

51

1830

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Ann

Chalmers

Wife

Married

46

1835

Banchory Devenick, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Jane

Chalmers

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Peter

Chalmers

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

George

Chalmers

Son

Unmarried

11

1870

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Christian

Chalmers

Daughter

Unmarried

9

1872

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Chalmers

Son

Unmarried

4

1877

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Chalmers

Son

Unmarried

2

1879

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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