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Household of John Chalmers (born 1835, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blythswood, Lanarkshire, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Chalmers, born in 1835 in Aberdeenshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Isabella M Chalmers, born in 1840 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland. They had 6 children; John (born 1863 in England), Elizabeth (born 1865 in England), Alexander (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Ellen (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Isabella (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Marion (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John Chalmers's household

Male

John

Chalmers

Head
Female

Isabella M

Chalmers

Wife
Male

John

Chalmers

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Chalmers

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Chalmers

Son
Female

Ellen

Chalmers

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Chalmers

Daughter
Female

Marion

Chalmers

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Chalmers
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Chalmers

Head

Married

46

1835

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Isabella M

Chalmers

Wife

Married

41

1840

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

John

Chalmers

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

England

Elizabeth

Chalmers

Daughter

-

16

1865

England

Alexander

Chalmers

Son

-

12

1869

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ellen

Chalmers

Daughter

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Isabella

Chalmers

Daughter

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Marion

Chalmers

Daughter

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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