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Household of Robert Chisholm (born 1853, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blythswood, 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 Chisholm and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Chisholm, born in 1853 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 4 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Ellen Chisholm, born in 1855 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Adopted Daughter, Bella (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Robert's Boarder, Mary (born 1836 in Penicuik, Midlothian, Scotland).


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Robert Chisholm's household

Male

Robert

Chisholm

Head
Female

Ellen

Chisholm

Wife
Female

Bella

Howthorne

Adopted Daughter
Female

Mary

Thormann

Boarder
First name(s) Robert
Last name Chisholm
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Chisholm

Head

Married

28

1853

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ellen

Chisholm

Wife

Married

26

1855

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Bella

Howthorne

Adopted Daughter

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Thormann

Boarder

Widow

45

1836

Penicuik, Midlothian, Scotland

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