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Household of John Chambers (born 1833)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lesmahagow, 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 Chambers and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Chambers, born in 1833 in , consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Chambers, born in 1839 in Ireland. They had 8 children; John (born 1862 in Kirkmuirhill, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Nathaniel (born 1864 in Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1866 in Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1869 in Auchenheath, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1873 in Auchenheath, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Samuel (born 1876 in Auchenheath, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1877 in Auchenheath, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Hugh (born 1880 in Auchenheath, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Brother, Samuel Chambers, born in 1852 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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John Chambers's household

Male

John

Chambers

Head
Female

Jane

Chambers

Wife
Male

John

Chambers

Son
Male

Nathaniel

Chambers

Son
Male

William

Chambers

Son
Female

Margaret

Chambers

Daughter
Male

Robert

Chambers

Son
Male

Samuel

Chambers

Son
Female

Jane

Chambers

Daughter
Male

Hugh

Chambers

Son
Male

Samuel

Chambers

Brother
First name(s) John
Last name Chambers
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Ireland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Chambers

Head

Married

48

1833

Ireland

Jane

Chambers

Wife

Married

42

1839

Ireland

John

Chambers

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Kirkmuirhill, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Nathaniel

Chambers

Son

-

17

1864

Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Chambers

Son

-

15

1866

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Chambers

Daughter

-

12

1869

Auchenheath, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Chambers

Son

-

8

1873

Auchenheath, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Samuel

Chambers

Son

-

5

1876

Auchenheath, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Chambers

Daughter

-

4

1877

Auchenheath, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Hugh

Chambers

Son

-

1

1880

Auchenheath, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Samuel

Chambers

Brother

Unmarried

29

1852

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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