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Household of Robert Chalmers (born 1848, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dalziel, 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 1848 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Margaret Chalmers, born in 1845 in Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Jessie (born 1867 in Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland), George (born 1872 in Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Isabella (born 1874 in Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Christina (born 1881 in Dalziel, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Visitor, Jane Heppburn, born in 1868 in Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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Robert Chalmers's household

Male

Robert

Chalmers

Head
Female

Margaret

Chalmers

Wife
Female

Jessie

Chalmers

Daughter
Male

George

Chalmers

Son
Female

Isabella

Chalmers

Daughter
Female

Christina

Chalmers

Daughter
Female

Jane

Heppburn

Visitor
First name(s) Robert
Last name Chalmers
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Lanark, 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

33

1848

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Chalmers

Wife

Married

36

1845

Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie

Chalmers

Daughter

-

14

1867

Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

George

Chalmers

Son

-

9

1872

Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Isabella

Chalmers

Daughter

-

7

1874

Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Christina

Chalmers

Daughter

-

0

1881

Dalziel, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Heppburn

Visitor

-

13

1868

Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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