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Household of Matthew Chisholm (born 1850, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sunderland, Durham, 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.

Matthew Chisholm and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Chisholm, born in 1850 in Sunderland, Durham, consisted of 6 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Isabella Chisholm, born in 1851 in Sunderland, Durham, England. They had 3 children; Robert (born 1875 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Jane B (born 1878 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and Mary (born 1881 in Sunderland, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Matthew's Servant, Ada Wallace, born in 1866 in Hornsby, Yorkshire, England.


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Matthew Chisholm's household

Male

Matthew

Chisholm

Head
Female

Isabella

Chisholm

Wife
Male

Robert

Chisholm

Son
Female

Jane B

Chisholm

Daughter
Female

Mary

Chisholm

Daughter
Female

Ada

Wallace

Servant
First name(s) Matthew
Last name Chisholm
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Sunderland, Durham, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew

Chisholm

Head

Married

31

1850

Sunderland, Durham, England

Isabella

Chisholm

Wife

Married

30

1851

Sunderland, Durham, England

Robert

Chisholm

Son

Single

6

1875

Sunderland, Durham, England

Jane B

Chisholm

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Sunderland, Durham, England

Mary

Chisholm

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Sunderland, Durham, England

Ada

Wallace

Servant

Single

15

1866

Hornsby, Yorkshire, England

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