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Household of Margaret Chalmers (born 1842, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Calton, 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.

Margaret Chalmers and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Margaret Chalmers, born in 1842 in Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. Margaret was the head of the household, widow. She had 6 children; James (born 1865 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1867 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Christina (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Alexander (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Margaret's Boarder, Alexander Chalmers, born in 1851 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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Margaret Chalmers's household

Female

Margaret

Chalmers

Head
Male

James

Chalmers

Son
Female

Janet

Chalmers

Daughter
Male

Robert

Chalmers

Son
Female

Margaret

Chalmers

Daughter
Female

Christina

Chalmers

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Chalmers

Son
Male

Alexander

Chalmers

Boarder
First name(s) Margaret
Last name Chalmers
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Margaret

Chalmers

Head

Widow

39

1842

Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Chalmers

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Chalmers

Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Chalmers

Son

Unmarried

12

1869

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Chalmers

Daughter

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Christina

Chalmers

Daughter

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Chalmers

Son

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Chalmers

Boarder

Unmarried

30

1851

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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