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Household of John Chisholm (born 1848, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kinnell, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 Chisholm and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Chisholm, born in 1848 in Cannington, Midlothian, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jessie Chisholm, born in 1847 in Dunnington, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland. They had 5 children; Mary H (born 1871 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Annie H (born 1872 in Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Jessie (born 1874 in Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), John (born 1875 in Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland) and David A (born 1879 in Kinnell, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Nephew, Robert W Blackie, born in 1869 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.


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John Chisholm's household

Male

John

Chisholm

Head
Female

Jessie

Chisholm

Wife
Female

Mary H

Chisholm

Daughter
Female

Annie H

Chisholm

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Chisholm

Daughter
Male

John

Chisholm

Son
Male

David A

Chisholm

Son
Male

Robert W

Blackie

Nephew
First name(s) John
Last name Chisholm
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Cannington, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Chisholm

Head

Married

33

1848

Cannington, Midlothian, Scotland

Jessie

Chisholm

Wife

Married

34

1847

Dunnington, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Mary H

Chisholm

Daughter

-

10

1871

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Annie H

Chisholm

Daughter

-

9

1872

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Jessie

Chisholm

Daughter

-

7

1874

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

John

Chisholm

Son

-

6

1875

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

David A

Chisholm

Son

-

2

1879

Kinnell, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Robert W

Blackie

Nephew

-

12

1869

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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