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Household of James Chalmers (born 1837, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bridgeton, 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.

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 1837 in Whithorn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Janet Chalmers, born in 1837 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland. They had 4 children; Isabella (born 1861 in Tillicoultry, Clackmannanshire, Scotland), James (born 1863 in Tillicoultry, Clackmannanshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1865 in Tillicoultry, Clackmannanshire, Scotland) and Ellen (born 1871 in Whithorn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland).


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James Chalmers's household

Male

James

Chalmers

Head
Female

Janet

Chalmers

Wife
Female

Isabella

Chalmers

Daughter
Male

James

Chalmers

Son
Female

Janet

Chalmers

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Chalmers

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Chalmers
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Whithorn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Chalmers

Head

Married

44

1837

Whithorn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Janet

Chalmers

Wife

Married

44

1837

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Isabella

Chalmers

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Tillicoultry, Clackmannanshire, Scotland

James

Chalmers

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Tillicoultry, Clackmannanshire, Scotland

Janet

Chalmers

Daughter

-

16

1865

Tillicoultry, Clackmannanshire, Scotland

Ellen

Chalmers

Daughter

-

10

1871

Whithorn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

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