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Household of Peter Chalmers (born 1834, Dumfriesshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dornock, Dumfriesshire, 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 4 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Chalmers, born in 1834 in Langholm, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 5 members. Peter was the head of the household, widower. He had 3 children; Walter (born 1869 in Gretna, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Maggie (born 1871 in Gretna, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and Ruth Hodgson (born 1875 in Gretna, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Peter's Servant, Christian Johnstone, born in 1875 in Johnstone, Dumfriesshire, Scotland.
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Peter Chalmers's household
Peter
Chalmers
Head
Walter
Chalmers
Son
Maggie
Chalmers
Daughter
Ruth Hodgson
Chalmers
Daughter
Christian
Johnstone
Servant
| First name(s) | Peter |
| Last name | Chalmers |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Widower |
| Age | 47 |
| Birth year | 1834 |
| Birth place | Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland |
Household members (5 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Peter | Chalmers | Head | Widower | 47 | 1834 | Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
Walter | Chalmers | Son | - | 12 | 1869 | Gretna, Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
Maggie | Chalmers | Daughter | - | 10 | 1871 | Gretna, Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
Ruth Hodgson | Chalmers | Daughter | - | 6 | 1875 | Gretna, Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
Christian | Johnstone | Servant | Widow | 6 | 1875 | Johnstone, Dumfriesshire, Scotland |
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