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Household of Mary Chisholm (born 1828, Surrey)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Woolwich, London,Kent, England

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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.

Mary Chisholm and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Mary Chisholm, born in 1828 in Newington, Surrey, consisted of 7 members. Mary was the head of the household, widow. She had 1 child; Mary Elizabeth, born 1862 in Aldershot, Hampshire, England. She had 2 grandchildren; William George Besdell (born 1874 in Woolwich, Kent, England) and Herbert Thomas (born 1877 in Woolwich, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Mary's Son In Law, Thomas (born 1846 in Gillingham, Kent, England), Mary's Visitor, Elizabeth Amelia (born 1840 in Woolwich, Kent, England) and Mary's Visitor, James (born 1836 in Limehouse, Middlesex, England).


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Mary Chisholm's household

Female

Mary

Chisholm

Head
Female

Mary Elizabeth

Chisholm

Daughter
Male

William George Besdell

Chisholm

Grand Son
Male

Thomas

Emptage

Son In Law
Male

Herbert Thomas

Emptage

Grand Son
Female

Elizabeth Amelia

Wheeler

Visitor
Male

James

Wheeler

Visitor
First name(s) Mary
Last name Chisholm
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Newington, Surrey, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Mary

Chisholm

Head

Widow

53

1828

Newington, Surrey, England

Mary Elizabeth

Chisholm

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Aldershot, Hampshire, England

William George Besdell

Chisholm

Grand Son

Single

7

1874

Woolwich, Kent, England

Thomas

Emptage

Son In Law

Widower

35

1846

Gillingham, Kent, England

Herbert Thomas

Emptage

Grand Son

Single

4

1877

Woolwich, Kent, England

Elizabeth Amelia

Wheeler

Visitor

Married

41

1840

Woolwich, Kent, England

James

Wheeler

Visitor

Married

45

1836

Limehouse, Middlesex, England

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