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Household of John Chalmers (born 1831, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Monifieth, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Chalmers, born in 1831 in Fife, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Chalmers, born in 1833 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 5 children; John (born 1862 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), David (born 1864 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Thomas (born 1868 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Patrick (born 1870 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and George (born 1875 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Granddaughter, Ann (born 1871 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and John's Grandson, Thomas (born 1877 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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John Chalmers's household

Male

John

Chalmers

Head
Female

Jane

Chalmers

Wife
Male

John

Chalmers

Son
Male

David

Chalmers

Son
Male

Thomas

Chalmers

Son
Male

Patrick

Chalmers

Son
Female

Ann

Chalmers

Granddaughter
Male

George

Chalmers

Son
Male

Thomas

Smith

Grandson
First name(s) John
Last name Chalmers
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Fife, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Chalmers

Head

Married

50

1831

Fife, Scotland

Jane

Chalmers

Wife

Married

48

1833

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

John

Chalmers

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

David

Chalmers

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Thomas

Chalmers

Son

Unmarried

13

1868

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Patrick

Chalmers

Son

Unmarried

11

1870

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Ann

Chalmers

Granddaughter

-

10

1871

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

George

Chalmers

Son

-

6

1875

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Thomas

Smith

Grandson

-

4

1877

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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