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Household of John Chalmers (born 1802, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Chalmers, born in 1802 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 children; William F (born 1842 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Nana (born 1846 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Granddaughter, Bella (born 1862 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), John's Grandson, David (born 1867 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and John's Servant, Helen (born 1866 in Newport, Fife, Scotland).


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John Chalmers's household

Male

John

Chalmers

Head
Male

William F

Chalmers

Son
Female

Nana

Chalmers

Daughter
Female

Bella

Duff

Granddaughter
Male

David

Duff

Grandson
Female

Helen

Smith

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Chalmers
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 79
Birth year 1802
Birth place Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Chalmers

Head

Widower

79

1802

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

William F

Chalmers

Son

Widower

39

1842

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Nana

Chalmers

Daughter

Unmarried

35

1846

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Bella

Duff

Granddaughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

David

Duff

Grandson

-

14

1867

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Helen

Smith

Servant

-

15

1866

Newport, Fife, Scotland

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