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Household of Peter Chalmers (born 1847, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Mary, 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.

Peter Chalmers and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Chalmers, born in 1847 in Auchterarder, Perthshire, consisted of 6 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Helen Chalmers, born in 1850 in Largoward, Fife, Scotland. They had 4 children; James B (born 1874 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Jessie B (born 1876 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), David D (born 1877 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Elizabeth P (born 1881 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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Peter Chalmers's household

Male

Peter

Chalmers

Head
Female

Helen

Chalmers

Wife
Male

James B

Chalmers

Son
Female

Jessie B

Chalmers

Daughter
Male

David D

Chalmers

Son
Female

Elizabeth P

Chalmers

Daughter
First name(s) Peter
Last name Chalmers
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Chalmers

Head

Married

34

1847

Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland

Helen

Chalmers

Wife

Married

31

1850

Largoward, Fife, Scotland

James B

Chalmers

Son

-

7

1874

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jessie B

Chalmers

Daughter

-

5

1876

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

David D

Chalmers

Son

-

4

1877

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Elizabeth P

Chalmers

Daughter

-

0

1881

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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