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Household of James Chalmers (born 1835, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kinnoull, Perthshire, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Chalmers, born in 1835 in Perthshire, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Carolina B Chalmers, born in 1840 in Perthshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; William W (born 1866 in Perthshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1867 in Perthshire, Scotland), Janet P (born 1869 in Perthshire, Scotland), Caroline H (born 1871 in Perthshire, Scotland), Emma J (born 1875 in Perthshire, Scotland), Francis J (born 1877 in Perthshire, Scotland) and John P (born 1879 in Perthshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Servant, Helen McLaren, born in 1865 in Moneydie, Perthshire, Scotland.


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James Chalmers's household

Male

James

Chalmers

Head
Female

Carolina B

Chalmers

Wife
Male

William W

Chalmers

Son
Female

Mary

Chalmers

Daughter
Female

Janet P

Chalmers

Daughter
Female

Caroline H

Chalmers

Daughter
Female

Emma J

Chalmers

Daughter
Male

Francis J

Chalmers

Son
Male

John P

Chalmers

Son
Female

Helen

McLaren

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

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Chalmers

Head

Married

46

1835

Perthshire, Scotland

Carolina B

Chalmers

Wife

Married

41

1840

Perthshire, Scotland

William W

Chalmers

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Perthshire, Scotland

Mary

Chalmers

Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

Perthshire, Scotland

Janet P

Chalmers

Daughter

Unmarried

12

1869

Perthshire, Scotland

Caroline H

Chalmers

Daughter

Unmarried

10

1871

Perthshire, Scotland

Emma J

Chalmers

Daughter

Unmarried

6

1875

Perthshire, Scotland

Francis J

Chalmers

Son

Unmarried

4

1877

Perthshire, Scotland

John P

Chalmers

Son

Unmarried

2

1879

Perthshire, Scotland

Helen

McLaren

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Moneydie, Perthshire, Scotland

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