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Household of Thomas Chalmers (born 1833, Orkney)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stronsay, Orkney, 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.
Thomas Chalmers and 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Chalmers, born in 1833 in Orkney, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Margaret Chalmers, born in 1839 in Orkney, Scotland. They had 5 children; Mary (born 1863 in Orkney, Scotland), Margaret (born 1871 in Orkney, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1873 in Orkney, Scotland), Tomima (born 1876 in Orkney, Scotland) and Isabella (born 1879 in Orkney, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Brother-In-Law, David P Chalmers, born in 1844 in Burry, Orkney, Scotland.
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Thomas Chalmers's household
Thomas
Chalmers
Head
Margaret
Chalmers
Wife
Mary
Chalmers
Daughter
Margaret
Chalmers
Daughter
Elizabeth
Chalmers
Daughter
Tomima
Chalmers
Daughter
Isabella
Chalmers
Daughter
David P
Chalmers
Brother-In-Law
| First name(s) | Thomas |
| Last name | Chalmers |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 48 |
| Birth year | 1833 |
| Birth place | Orkney, Scotland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Thomas | Chalmers | Head | Married | 48 | 1833 | Orkney, Scotland | |
Margaret | Chalmers | Wife | Married | 42 | 1839 | Orkney, Scotland | |
Mary | Chalmers | Daughter | Unmarried | 18 | 1863 | Orkney, Scotland | |
Margaret | Chalmers | Daughter | - | 10 | 1871 | Orkney, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Chalmers | Daughter | - | 8 | 1873 | Orkney, Scotland | |
Tomima | Chalmers | Daughter | - | 5 | 1876 | Orkney, Scotland | |
Isabella | Chalmers | Daughter | - | 2 | 1879 | Orkney, Scotland | |
David P | Chalmers | Brother-In-Law | Married | 37 | 1844 | Burry, Orkney, Scotland |
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