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Household of Thomas Chalmers (born 1838, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Annan, Dumfriesshire, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Chalmers, born in 1838 in Cummertrees, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 10 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Ellen Chalmers, born in 1845 in Cummertrees, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Bessie (born 1869 in Annan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), William (born 1873 in Annan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1874 in Annan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), John (born 1875 in Annan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1877 in Annan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and Ellen (born 1879 in Annan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Boarder, Robert (born 1864 in Gretna, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and Thomas's Servant, Georgina (born 1867 in Kirkpatrick, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).


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Thomas Chalmers's household

Male

Thomas

Chalmers

Head
Female

Ellen

Chalmers

Wife
Female

Bessie

Chalmers

Daughter
Male

William

Chalmers

Son
Female

Jane

Chalmers

Daughter
Male

John

Chalmers

Son
Female

Janet

Chalmers

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Chalmers

Daughter
Male

Robert

Wishart

Boarder
Female

Georgina

Hall

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Chalmers
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Cummertrees, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Chalmers

Head

Married

43

1838

Cummertrees, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Ellen

Chalmers

Wife

Married

36

1845

Cummertrees, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Bessie

Chalmers

Daughter

-

12

1869

Annan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

William

Chalmers

Son

-

8

1873

Annan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Jane

Chalmers

Daughter

-

7

1874

Annan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

John

Chalmers

Son

-

6

1875

Annan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Janet

Chalmers

Daughter

-

4

1877

Annan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Ellen

Chalmers

Daughter

-

2

1879

Annan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Robert

Wishart

Boarder

Unmarried

17

1864

Gretna, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Georgina

Hall

Servant

-

14

1867

Kirkpatrick, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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