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Household of John Chalmers (born 1826, Renfrewshire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Chalmers, born in 1826 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary W Chalmers, born in 1828 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 4 children; Andrew (born 1862 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1863 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Archibald (born 1866 in Rothesay, Buteshire, Scotland) and Isabella M (born 1869 in Rothesay, Buteshire, Scotland).


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John Chalmers's household

Male

John

Chalmers

Head
Female

Mary W

Chalmers

Wife
Male

Andrew

Armstrong Or Chalmers

Son
Male

John

Armstrong Or Chalmers

Son
Male

Archibald

Armstrong Or Chalmers

Son
Female

Isabella M

Armstrong Or Chalmers

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Chalmers
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Chalmers

Head

Married

55

1826

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary W

Chalmers

Wife

Married

53

1828

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Andrew

Armstrong Or Chalmers

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Armstrong Or Chalmers

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Archibald

Armstrong Or Chalmers

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Rothesay, Buteshire, Scotland

Isabella M

Armstrong Or Chalmers

Daughter

-

12

1869

Rothesay, Buteshire, Scotland

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