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Household of John Chalmers (born 1842, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Middle, Renfrewshire, 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 1842 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Janet Chalmers, born in 1846 in Dundonald, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Walter (born 1873 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1874 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), David (born 1878 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Janet (born 1879 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Step Daughter, Jane G (born 1869 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), John's Step Daughter, Helen (born 1873 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and John's Servant, Jane (born 1867 in Renfrewshire, Scotland).


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John Chalmers's household

Male

John

Chalmers

Head
Female

Janet

Chalmers

Wife
Female

Jane G

Dunlop

Step Daughter
Female

Helen

Dunlop

Step Daughter
Male

Walter

Chalmers

Son
Female

Mary

Chalmers

Daughter
Male

David

Chalmers

Son
Female

Janet

Chalmers

Daughter
Female

Jane

Wilson

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Chalmers
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Chalmers

Head

Married

39

1842

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Janet

Chalmers

Wife

Married

35

1846

Dundonald, Ayrshire, Scotland

Jane G

Dunlop

Step Daughter

-

12

1869

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Helen

Dunlop

Step Daughter

-

8

1873

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Walter

Chalmers

Son

-

8

1873

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary

Chalmers

Daughter

-

7

1874

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

David

Chalmers

Son

-

3

1878

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Janet

Chalmers

Daughter

-

2

1879

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Jane

Wilson

Servant

-

14

1867

Renfrewshire, Scotland

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