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Household of Margaret Chalmers (born 1845, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Arbroath, 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.

Margaret Chalmers and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Margaret Chalmers, born in 1845 in Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 5 members. Margaret was the head of the household, widow. She had 3 children; Alexander (born 1868 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), William (born 1870 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and David (born 1873 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Margaret's Boarder, Thomas Hewit, born in 1858 in Kincardineshire, Scotland.


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Margaret Chalmers's household

Female

Margaret

Chalmers

Head
Male

Alexander

Chalmers

Son
Male

William

Chalmers

Son
Male

David

Chalmers

Son
Male

Thomas

Hewit

Boarder
First name(s) Margaret
Last name Chalmers
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Margaret

Chalmers

Head

Widow

36

1845

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Alexander

Chalmers

Son

-

13

1868

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

William

Chalmers

Son

-

11

1870

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

David

Chalmers

Son

-

8

1873

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Thomas

Hewit

Boarder

Unmarried

23

1858

Kincardineshire, Scotland

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