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Household of Thomas Chalmers (born 1822, Lanarkshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), 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 11 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Chalmers, born in 1822 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 12 members. Thomas was the head of the household, widower. He had 4 children; Margaret C (born 1858 in Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Elizabeth H (born 1860 in Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Charles (born 1861 in Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland) and Thomas (born 1863 in Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Nephew, Charles (born 1850 in Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Thomas's -, Charles S (born 1881 in Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Thomas's Servant, Alexandrin G (born 1856 in Morayshire, Scotland), Thomas's Servant, Margaret (born 1855 in Gairloch, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), Thomas's Servant, Isabella (born 1861 in Midlothian, Scotland), Thomas's Servant, Ann (born 1830 in Cullen, Banffshire, Scotland) and Thomas's Servant, Jessie (born 1860 in Dalserf, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
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Thomas Chalmers's household
Thomas
Chalmers
Head
Margaret C
Chalmers
Daughter
Elizabeth H
Chalmers
Daughter
Charles
Chalmers
Son
Thomas
Chalmers
Son
Charles
Watson
Nephew
Charles S
McWatson
-
Alexandrin G
Taylor
Servant
Margaret
McLean
Servant
Isabella
Porteous
Servant
Ann
Sharp
Servant
Jessie
Walker
Servant
| First name(s) | Thomas |
| Last name | Chalmers |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Widower |
| Age | 59 |
| Birth year | 1822 |
| Birth place | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
Household members (12 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Thomas | Chalmers | Head | Widower | 59 | 1822 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Margaret C | Chalmers | Daughter | Unmarried | 23 | 1858 | Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland | |
Elizabeth H | Chalmers | Daughter | Unmarried | 21 | 1860 | Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland | |
Charles | Chalmers | Son | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland | |
Thomas | Chalmers | Son | Unmarried | 18 | 1863 | Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland | |
Charles | Watson | Nephew | Widower | 31 | 1850 | Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
Charles S | McWatson | - | - | 0 | 1881 | Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland | |
Alexandrin G | Taylor | Servant | Unmarried | 25 | 1856 | Morayshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | McLean | Servant | Unmarried | 26 | 1855 | Gairloch, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland | |
Isabella | Porteous | Servant | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | Midlothian, Scotland | |
Ann | Sharp | Servant | Married | 51 | 1830 | Cullen, Banffshire, Scotland | |
Jessie | Walker | Servant | Unmarried | 21 | 1860 | Dalserf, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
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