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Household of Robert Chalmers (born 1829, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West District, Renfrewshire, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Chalmers, born in 1829 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, consisted of 8 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Anne Chalmers, born in 1835 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Robert (born 1865 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Annie S (born 1867 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Helen (born 1869 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Beatrice E (born 1871 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Jane S (born 1873 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Servant, Mary Keith, born in 1842 in Argyllshire, Scotland.


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Robert Chalmers's household

Male

Robert

Chalmers

Head
Female

Anne

Chalmers

Wife
Male

Robert

Chalmers

Son
Female

Annie S

Chalmers

Daughter
Female

Helen

Chalmers

Daughter
Female

Beatrice E

Chalmers

Daughter
Female

Jane S

Chalmers

Daughter
Female

Mary

Keith

Servant
First name(s) Robert
Last name Chalmers
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Chalmers

Head

Married

52

1829

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Anne

Chalmers

Wife

Married

46

1835

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Robert

Chalmers

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Annie S

Chalmers

Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Helen

Chalmers

Daughter

-

12

1869

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Beatrice E

Chalmers

Daughter

-

10

1871

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Jane S

Chalmers

Daughter

-

8

1873

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary

Keith

Servant

Unmarried

39

1842

Argyllshire, Scotland

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