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Household of John Chalmers (born 1831, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Clement, 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 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Chalmers, born in 1831 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 12 members. John was the head of the household, married to Isabella Chalmers, born in 1846 in Fife, Scotland. They had 10 children; Mary (born 1857 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), John (born 1859 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Alexander (born 1862 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), James (born 1864 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Andrew (born 1867 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Helen (born 1873 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Margaret (born 1875 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Isabella (born 1877 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), William (born 1879 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Robert (born 1881 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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John Chalmers's household

Male

John

Chalmers

Head
Female

Isabella

Chalmers

Wife
Female

Mary

Chalmers

Daughter
Male

John

Chalmers

Son
Male

Alexander

Chalmers

Son
Male

James

Chalmers

Son
Male

Andrew

Chalmers

Son
Female

Helen

Chalmers

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Chalmers

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Chalmers

Daughter
Male

William

Chalmers

Son
Male

Robert

Chalmers

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Chalmers
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Chalmers

Head

Married

50

1831

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Isabella

Chalmers

Wife

Married

35

1846

Fife, Scotland

Mary

Chalmers

Daughter

Unmarried

24

1857

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

John

Chalmers

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Alexander

Chalmers

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

James

Chalmers

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Andrew

Chalmers

Son

-

14

1867

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Helen

Chalmers

Daughter

-

8

1873

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Margaret

Chalmers

Daughter

-

6

1875

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Isabella

Chalmers

Daughter

-

4

1877

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

William

Chalmers

Son

-

2

1879

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Robert

Chalmers

Son

-

0

1881

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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