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Household of John Chalmers (born 1834)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Greenock West, 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 1834 in , consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Chalmers, born in 1837 in Ireland. They had 7 children; John (born 1857 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1863 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Hume (born 1865 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1867 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1870 in Ireland), William (born 1876 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Robert (born 1878 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland).


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John Chalmers's household

Male

John

Chalmers

Head
Female

Mary

Chalmers

Wife
Male

John

Chalmers

Son
Female

Margaret

Chalmers

Daughter
Male

Hume

Chalmers

Son
Male

James

Chalmers

Son
Male

Thomas

Chalmers

Son
Male

William

Chalmers

Son
Male

Robert

Chalmers

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Chalmers
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Ireland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Chalmers

Head

Married

47

1834

Ireland

Mary

Chalmers

Wife

Married

44

1837

Ireland

John

Chalmers

Son

Unmarried

24

1857

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Chalmers

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Hume

Chalmers

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Chalmers

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Chalmers

Son

Unmarried

11

1870

Ireland

William

Chalmers

Son

Unmarried

5

1876

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Robert

Chalmers

Son

Unmarried

3

1878

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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