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Household of Robert Chalmers (born 1849, Lanarkshire)

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

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 1849 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Jane Chalmers, born in 1845 in Peebles, Peeblesshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; John (born 1870 in Peeblesshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1873 in -), Ellen (born 1876 in England) and Margaret M (born 1879 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Boarder, George Wells, born in 1846 in Lochmaben, Dumfriesshire, Scotland.


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Robert Chalmers's household

Male

Robert

Chalmers

Head
Female

Jane

Chalmers

Wife
Male

John

Chalmers

Son
Male

Robert

Chalmers

Son
Female

Ellen

Chalmers

Daughter
Female

Margaret M

Chalmers

Daughter
Male

George

Wells

Boarder
First name(s) Robert
Last name Chalmers
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Glasgow, 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

32

1849

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Chalmers

Wife

Married

36

1845

Peebles, Peeblesshire, Scotland

John

Chalmers

Son

-

11

1870

Peeblesshire, Scotland

Robert

Chalmers

Son

-

8

1873

-

Ellen

Chalmers

Daughter

-

5

1876

England

Margaret M

Chalmers

Daughter

-

2

1879

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

George

Wells

Boarder

Unmarried

35

1846

Lochmaben, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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