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Household of John Chalmers (born 1833, Orkney)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kirkwall, Orkney, 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 9 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Chalmers, born in 1833 in Orkney, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Chalmers, born in 1845 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; Margaret (born 1867 in Monymusk, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John (born 1869 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1871 in Orkney, Scotland), Jane (born 1873 in Orkney, Scotland), George (born 1873 in Orkney, Scotland), Charles (born 1874 in Orkney, Scotland) and Elizabeth (born 1877 in Orkney, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Mother, Jane Chalmers, born in 1801 in Orkney, Scotland.
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John Chalmers's household
John
Chalmers
Head
Elizabeth
Chalmers
Wife
Margaret
Chalmers
Daughter
John
Chalmers
Son
Thomas
Chalmers
Son
Jane
Chalmers
Daughter
George
Chalmers
Son
Charles
Chalmers
Son
Elizabeth
Chalmers
Daughter
Jane
Chalmers
Mother
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Chalmers |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 48 |
| Birth year | 1833 |
| Birth place | Orkney, Scotland |
Household members (10 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Chalmers | Head | Married | 48 | 1833 | Orkney, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Chalmers | Wife | Married | 36 | 1845 | Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Chalmers | Daughter | - | 14 | 1867 | Monymusk, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
John | Chalmers | Son | - | 12 | 1869 | Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Thomas | Chalmers | Son | - | 10 | 1871 | Orkney, Scotland | |
Jane | Chalmers | Daughter | - | 8 | 1873 | Orkney, Scotland | |
George | Chalmers | Son | - | 8 | 1873 | Orkney, Scotland | |
Charles | Chalmers | Son | - | 7 | 1874 | Orkney, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Chalmers | Daughter | - | 4 | 1877 | Orkney, Scotland | |
Jane | Chalmers | Mother | Widow | 80 | 1801 | Orkney, Scotland |
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