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Household of James Chalmers (born 1814, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dunfermline, Fife, 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 1814 in Dunfermline, Fife, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Minto Chalmers, born in 1813 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland. They had 1 child; Minto, born 1854 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were James's Grandson, William (born 1876 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland), James's Granddaughter, Grace (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James's Grandson, Robert (born 1866 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland).


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James Chalmers's household

Male

James

Chalmers

Head
Female

Minto

Chalmers

Wife
Female

Minto

Chalmers

Daughter
Male

William

Tennent

Grandson
Female

Grace

Tennent

Granddaughter
Male

Robert

Lothian

Grandson
First name(s) James
Last name Chalmers
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 67
Birth year 1814
Birth place Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Chalmers

Head

Married

67

1814

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Minto

Chalmers

Wife

Married

68

1813

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Minto

Chalmers

Daughter

Widow

27

1854

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

William

Tennent

Grandson

Unmarried

5

1876

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Grace

Tennent

Granddaughter

Unmarried

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Lothian

Grandson

Unmarried

15

1866

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

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