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Household of John Chambers (born 1846, Lanarkshire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Chambers, born in 1846 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Chambers, born in 1850 in Fife, Scotland. They had 5 children; John (born 1869 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1872 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Joseph (born 1874 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Catherine (born 1877 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Helen (born 1879 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John Chambers's household

Male

John

Chambers

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Chambers

Wife
Male

John

Chambers

Son
Male

James

Chambers

Son
Male

Joseph

Chambers

Son
Female

Catherine

Chambers

Daughter
Female

Helen

Chambers

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Chambers
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Chambers

Head

Married

35

1846

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Chambers

Wife

Married

31

1850

Fife, Scotland

John

Chambers

Son

-

12

1869

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Chambers

Son

-

9

1872

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Joseph

Chambers

Son

-

7

1874

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Catherine

Chambers

Daughter

-

4

1877

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Helen

Chambers

Daughter

-

2

1879

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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