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Household of John Chalmers (born 1822, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ythan Wells, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Chalmers, born in 1822 in Aberdeenshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Chalmers, born in 1829 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; George (born 1870 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1870 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Ann (born 1856 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Brother, James (born 1820 in Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John's Grandson, George (born 1879 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and John's Granddaughter, Margaret (born 1881 in Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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John Chalmers's household

Male

John

Chalmers

Head
Female

Mary

Chalmers

Wife
Male

George

Chalmers

Son
Male

Robert

Chalmers

Son
Male

James

Chalmers

Brother
Female

Ann

Matthew

Daughter
Male

George

Matthew

Grandson
Female

Margaret

Matthew

Granddaughter
First name(s) John
Last name Chalmers
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 59
Birth year 1822
Birth place Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Chalmers

Head

Married

59

1822

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary

Chalmers

Wife

Married

52

1829

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

George

Chalmers

Son

-

11

1870

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Robert

Chalmers

Son

-

11

1870

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Chalmers

Brother

Unmarried

61

1820

Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Ann

Matthew

Daughter

Married

25

1856

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

George

Matthew

Grandson

-

2

1879

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Matthew

Granddaughter

-

0

1881

Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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