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Household of John Chalmers (born 1849, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Liff Benvie & Invergowrie, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Chalmers, born in 1849 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Annie Chalmers, born in 1851 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 2 children; Mary (born 1874 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and George (born 1876 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Father, William (born 1818 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), John's Brother, George (born 1855 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and John's Aunt, Elizabeth (born 1815 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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John Chalmers's household

Male

John

Chalmers

Head
Female

Annie

Chalmers

Wife
Female

Mary

Chalmers

Daughter
Male

George

Chalmers

Son
Male

William

Chalmers

Father
Male

George

Chalmers

Brother
Female

Elizabeth

Chalmers

Aunt
First name(s) John
Last name Chalmers
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Chalmers

Head

Married

32

1849

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Annie

Chalmers

Wife

Married

30

1851

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary

Chalmers

Daughter

-

7

1874

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

George

Chalmers

Son

-

5

1876

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

William

Chalmers

Father

Married

63

1818

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

George

Chalmers

Brother

Unmarried

26

1855

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Elizabeth

Chalmers

Aunt

Widow

66

1815

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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