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Household of R S Chalmers (born 1815, Forfarshire (Angus))

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

R S Chalmers and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of R S Chalmers, born in 1815 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 8 members. R S was the head of the household, married to Helen N Chalmers, born in 1819 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 5 children; Robert (born 1848 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), William (born 1854 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Lily C (born 1857 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Harry (born 1859 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Thomas H (born 1862 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was R S's Servant, Georgina Powrie, born in 1859 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland.


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R S Chalmers's household

Male

R S

Chalmers

Head
Female

Helen N

Chalmers

Wife
Male

Robert

Chalmers

Son
Male

William

Chalmers

Son
Female

Lily C

Chalmers

Daughter
Male

Harry

Chalmers

Son
Male

Thomas H

Chalmers

Son
Female

Georgina

Powrie

Servant
First name(s) R S
Last name Chalmers
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 66
Birth year 1815
Birth place Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

R S

Chalmers

Head

Married

66

1815

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Helen N

Chalmers

Wife

Married

62

1819

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Robert

Chalmers

Son

Unmarried

33

1848

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

William

Chalmers

Son

Unmarried

27

1854

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Lily C

Chalmers

Daughter

Unmarried

24

1857

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Harry

Chalmers

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Thomas H

Chalmers

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Georgina

Powrie

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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