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Household of James Chalmers (born 1834, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Auchterhouse, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Chalmers, born in 1834 in Auchterhouse, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret Chalmers, born in 1845 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 1 child; James, born 1868 in Auchterhouse, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were James's Mother, Ann (born 1801 in Clunie, Perthshire, Scotland), James's Sister, Ann (born 1836 in Auchterhouse, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and James's Visitor, Ann (born 1863 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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James Chalmers's household

Male

James

Chalmers

Head
Female

Margaret

Chalmers

Wife
Male

James

Chalmers

Son
Female

Ann

Chalmers

Mother
Female

Ann

Addison

Sister
Female

Ann

Igilvie

Visitor
First name(s) James
Last name Chalmers
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Auchterhouse, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Chalmers

Head

Married

47

1834

Auchterhouse, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Margaret

Chalmers

Wife

Married

36

1845

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

James

Chalmers

Son

-

13

1868

Auchterhouse, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Ann

Chalmers

Mother

Widow

80

1801

Clunie, Perthshire, Scotland

Ann

Addison

Sister

Married

45

1836

Auchterhouse, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Ann

Igilvie

Visitor

Unmarried

18

1863

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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