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Household of James Chisholm (born 1843, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew, Midlothian, 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 Chisholm and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Chisholm, born in 1843 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 12 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Chisholm, born in 1843 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 6 children; Jane V W (born 1871 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Ann Wipe (born 1873 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1875 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Isobel H (born 1876 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Alice (born 1878 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Robert (born 1880 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Mary Ann (born 1855 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), James's Servant, Jessie (born 1851 in Muthill, Perthshire, Scotland), James's Servant, Margaret H (born 1862 in Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland) and James's Servant, Janet (born 1856 in Hutton, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).


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James Chisholm's household

Male

James

Chisholm

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Chisholm

Wife
Female

Jane V W

Chisholm

Daughter
Female

Ann Wipe

Chisholm

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Chisholm

Daughter
Female

Isobel H

Chisholm

Daughter
Female

Alice

Chisholm

Daughter
Male

Robert

Chisholm

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Creyk

Servant
Female

Jessie

White

Servant
Female

Margaret H

Sinclair

Servant
Female

Janet

Blacklock

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Chisholm
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Chisholm

Head

Married

38

1843

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth

Chisholm

Wife

Married

38

1843

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Jane V W

Chisholm

Daughter

-

10

1871

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Ann Wipe

Chisholm

Daughter

-

8

1873

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth

Chisholm

Daughter

-

6

1875

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Isobel H

Chisholm

Daughter

-

5

1876

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Alice

Chisholm

Daughter

-

3

1878

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Robert

Chisholm

Son

-

1

1880

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary Ann

Creyk

Servant

Unmarried

26

1855

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Jessie

White

Servant

Unmarried

30

1851

Muthill, Perthshire, Scotland

Margaret H

Sinclair

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland

Janet

Blacklock

Servant

Unmarried

25

1856

Hutton, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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