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Household of James Chalmers (born 1850, Ayrshire)

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 1850 in Irvine, Ayrshire, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Chalmers, born in 1852 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; James (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Ellen (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Mary (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Lodger, Ellen McCall, born in 1855 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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James Chalmers's household

Male

James

Chalmers

Head
Female

Mary

Chalmers

Wife
Male

James

Chalmers

Son
Female

Ellen

Chalmers

Daughter
Female

Mary

Chalmers

Daughter
Female

Ellen

McCall

Lodger
First name(s) James
Last name Chalmers
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Chalmers

Head

Married

31

1850

Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland

Mary

Chalmers

Wife

Married

29

1852

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Chalmers

Son

Unmarried

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ellen

Chalmers

Daughter

Unmarried

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Chalmers

Daughter

Unmarried

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ellen

McCall

Lodger

Unmarried

26

1855

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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