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Household of John Chalmers (born 1823, Lanarkshire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Chalmers, born in 1823 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Chalmers, born in 1824 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Janet C (born 1859 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), John C (born 1861 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and William (born 1866 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Grandson, John Chalmers, born in 1881 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland.


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John Chalmers's household

Male

John

Chalmers

Head
Female

Margaret

Chalmers

Wife
Female

Janet C

Chalmers

Daughter
Male

John C

Chalmers

Son
Male

William

Chalmers

Son
Male

John

Chalmers

Grandson
First name(s) John
Last name Chalmers
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Chalmers

Head

Married

58

1823

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Chalmers

Wife

Married

57

1824

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Janet C

Chalmers

Daughter

Unmarried

22

1859

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

John C

Chalmers

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

William

Chalmers

Son

-

15

1866

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

John

Chalmers

Grandson

-

0

1881

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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