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Household of Peter Chalmers (born 1843, Orkney)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Canongate, Midlothian, 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 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Chalmers, born in 1843 in Orkney, consisted of 7 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Barbara Chalmers, born in 1852 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland. They had 2 children; Margaret (born 1870 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Ann P (born 1875 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Peter's Visitor, Wilhelmina (born 1857 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland), Peter's Visitor, Grace (born 1860 in Perthshire, Scotland) and Peter's Visitor, Margaret (born 1864 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland).
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Peter Chalmers's household
Peter
Chalmers
Head
Barbara
Chalmers
Wife
Margaret
Chalmers
Daughter
Ann P
Chalmers
Daughter
Wilhelmina
Campbell
Visitor
Grace
Robertson
Visitor
Margaret
McLeod
Visitor
| First name(s) | Peter |
| Last name | Chalmers |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 38 |
| Birth year | 1843 |
| Birth place | Orkney, Scotland |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Peter | Chalmers | Head | Married | 38 | 1843 | Orkney, Scotland | |
Barbara | Chalmers | Wife | Married | 29 | 1852 | Thurso, Caithness, Scotland | |
Margaret | Chalmers | Daughter | - | 11 | 1870 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Ann P | Chalmers | Daughter | - | 6 | 1875 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Wilhelmina | Campbell | Visitor | Unmarried | 24 | 1857 | Thurso, Caithness, Scotland | |
Grace | Robertson | Visitor | Unmarried | 21 | 1860 | Perthshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | McLeod | Visitor | Unmarried | 17 | 1864 | Thurso, Caithness, Scotland |
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