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Household of John Chalmers (born 1819, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Paisley, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Chalmers, born in 1819 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Martha Chalmers, born in 1819 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; James, born 1858 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, Martha Chalmers (born 1849 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), John's -, Martha (born 1874 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), John's -, Janet (born 1876 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and John's -, John (born 1878 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland).


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John Chalmers's household

Male

John

Chalmers

Head
Female

Martha

Chalmers

Wife
Male

James

Chalmers

Son
Female

Martha Chalmers

Bain

Boarder
Female

Martha

Bain

-
Female

Janet

Bain

-
Male

John

Bain

-
First name(s) John
Last name Chalmers
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Chalmers

Head

Married

62

1819

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Martha

Chalmers

Wife

Married

62

1819

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

James

Chalmers

Son

Unmarried

23

1858

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Martha Chalmers

Bain

Boarder

Widow

32

1849

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Martha

Bain

-

-

7

1874

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Janet

Bain

-

-

5

1876

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

John

Bain

-

-

3

1878

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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