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Household of Joseph Chisholm (born 1833, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stow Parish, Midlothian, 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.

Joseph Chisholm and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Chisholm, born in 1833 in Stow, Midlothian, consisted of 10 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Grace Chisholm, born in 1833 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 7 children; James (born 1863 in Stow, Midlothian, Scotland), Robert (born 1867 in Stow, Midlothian, Scotland), Helen (born 1869 in Stow, Midlothian, Scotland), Charles (born 1872 in Stow, Midlothian, Scotland), Benjamin (born 1876 in Stow, Midlothian, Scotland), Margaret E (born 1878 in Stow, Midlothian, Scotland) and William J (born 1879 in Stow, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Servant, Robert Melrose, born in 1862 in Stow, Midlothian, Scotland.


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Joseph Chisholm's household

Male

Joseph

Chisholm

Head
Female

Grace

Chisholm

Wife
Male

James

Chisholm

Son
Male

Robert

Chisholm

Son
Female

Helen

Chisholm

Daughter
Male

Charles

Chisholm

Son
Male

Benjamin

Chisholm

Son
Female

Margaret E

Chisholm

Daughter
Male

William J

Chisholm

Son
Male

Robert

Melrose

Servant
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Chisholm
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Stow, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Chisholm

Head

Married

48

1833

Stow, Midlothian, Scotland

Grace

Chisholm

Wife

Married

48

1833

St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland

James

Chisholm

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Stow, Midlothian, Scotland

Robert

Chisholm

Son

-

14

1867

Stow, Midlothian, Scotland

Helen

Chisholm

Daughter

-

12

1869

Stow, Midlothian, Scotland

Charles

Chisholm

Son

-

9

1872

Stow, Midlothian, Scotland

Benjamin

Chisholm

Son

-

5

1876

Stow, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret E

Chisholm

Daughter

-

3

1878

Stow, Midlothian, Scotland

William J

Chisholm

Son

-

2

1879

Stow, Midlothian, Scotland

Robert

Melrose

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Stow, Midlothian, Scotland

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