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Household of Robert Chalmers (born 1852, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackfriars, Lanarkshire, 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.

Robert Chalmers and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Chalmers, born in 1852 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Catherine Chalmers, born in 1843 in Islay, Argyllshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Robert (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Grace (born 1876 in Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1880 in Old Kilpatrick, Dunbartonshire, Scotland) and Catherine (born 1878 in Islay, Argyllshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Visitor, Margaret McDougall, born in 1842 in Islay, Argyllshire, Scotland.


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Robert Chalmers's household

Male

Robert

Chalmers

Head
Female

Catherine

Chalmers

Wife
Male

Robert

Chalmers

Son
Female

Grace

Chalmers

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Chalmers

Son
Female

Catherine

Chalmers

Daughter
Female

Margaret

McDougall

Visitor
First name(s) Robert
Last name Chalmers
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Chalmers

Head

Married

29

1852

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Catherine

Chalmers

Wife

Married

38

1843

Islay, Argyllshire, Scotland

Robert

Chalmers

Son

-

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Grace

Chalmers

Daughter

-

5

1876

Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Alexander

Chalmers

Son

-

1

1880

Old Kilpatrick, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Catherine

Chalmers

Daughter

-

3

1878

Islay, Argyllshire, Scotland

Margaret

McDougall

Visitor

Widow

39

1842

Islay, Argyllshire, Scotland

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