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Household of Thomas Chalmers (born 1844, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hamilton, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Chalmers, born in 1844 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Chalmers, born in 1846 in Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; William (born 1869 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1875 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland), David (born 1878 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Thomas (born 1881 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Lodger, Stewart Chalmers, born in 1857 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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Thomas Chalmers's household

Male

Thomas

Chalmers

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Chalmers

Wife
Male

William

Chalmers

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Chalmers

Daughter
Male

David

Chalmers

Son
Male

Thomas

Chalmers

Son
Male

Stewart

Chalmers

Lodger
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Chalmers
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Chalmers

Head

Married

37

1844

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Chalmers

Wife

Married

35

1846

Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Chalmers

Son

Unmarried

12

1869

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Chalmers

Daughter

-

6

1875

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

David

Chalmers

Son

-

3

1878

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Chalmers

Son

-

0

1881

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Stewart

Chalmers

Lodger

Unmarried

24

1857

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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