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Household of John Chalmers (born 1841, Banffshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Huntly, Aberdeenshire, 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.

John Chalmers and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Chalmers, born in 1841 in Grange, Banffshire, consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Chalmers, born in 1840 in City, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 7 children; Mary (born 1869 in Keith, Banffshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1871 in Keith, Banffshire, Scotland), Grace (born 1872 in Keith, Banffshire, Scotland), Elsie (born 1874 in Keith, Banffshire, Scotland), Kate (born 1876 in Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John (born 1877 in Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Isa (born 1879 in Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Mother-In-Law, Mary (born 1815 in Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John's Servant, Margaret (born 1866 in Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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John Chalmers's household

Male

John

Chalmers

Head
Female

Mary

Chalmers

Wife
Female

Mary

Chalmers

Daughter
Female

Jane

Chalmers

Daughter
Female

Grace

Chalmers

Daughter
Female

Elsie

Chalmers

Daughter
Female

Kate

Chalmers

Daughter
Male

John

Chalmers

Son
Female

Isa

Chalmers

Daughter
Female

Mary

Chalmers

Mother-In-Law
Female

Margaret

Robertson

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Chalmers
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Grange, Banffshire, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Chalmers

Head

Married

40

1841

Grange, Banffshire, Scotland

Mary

Chalmers

Wife

Married

41

1840

City, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

Chalmers

Daughter

-

12

1869

Keith, Banffshire, Scotland

Jane

Chalmers

Daughter

-

10

1871

Keith, Banffshire, Scotland

Grace

Chalmers

Daughter

-

9

1872

Keith, Banffshire, Scotland

Elsie

Chalmers

Daughter

-

7

1874

Keith, Banffshire, Scotland

Kate

Chalmers

Daughter

-

5

1876

Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Chalmers

Son

-

4

1877

Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Isa

Chalmers

Daughter

-

2

1879

Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary

Chalmers

Mother-In-Law

Married

66

1815

Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Robertson

Servant

Unmarried

15

1866

Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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