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Household of Thomas Chalmers (born 1853, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hutchesontown, 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.

Thomas Chalmers and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Chalmers, born in 1853 in Houston, Renfrewshire, consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Chalmers, born in 1847 in Dysart, Fife, Scotland. They had 3 children; William (born 1875 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Jane (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Adopted Daughter, Agnes Brownlie, born in 1870 in Renfrewshire, Scotland.


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Thomas Chalmers's household

Male

Thomas

Chalmers

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Chalmers

Wife
Male

William

Chalmers

Son
Male

Thomas

Chalmers

Son
Female

Jane

Chalmers

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Brownlie

Adopted Daughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Chalmers
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Houston, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Chalmers

Head

Married

28

1853

Houston, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Chalmers

Wife

Married

34

1847

Dysart, Fife, Scotland

William

Chalmers

Son

-

6

1875

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Thomas

Chalmers

Son

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Chalmers

Daughter

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes

Brownlie

Adopted Daughter

-

11

1870

Renfrewshire, Scotland

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