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Household of Thomas Chalmers (born 1808, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Calderhead, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Chalmers, born in 1808 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, consisted of 5 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth C Chalmers, born in 1813 in Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland. They had 2 children; Maggie (born 1845 in Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Mary (born 1849 in Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Grandson, Alexander Chalmers, born in 1869 in Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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Thomas Chalmers's household

Male

Thomas

Chalmers

Head
Female

Elizabeth C

Chalmers

Wife
Female

Maggie

Chalmers

Daughter
Female

Mary

Chalmers

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Chalmers

Grandson
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Chalmers
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 73
Birth year 1808
Birth place Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Chalmers

Head

Married

73

1808

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth C

Chalmers

Wife

Married

68

1813

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Maggie

Chalmers

Daughter

Unmarried

36

1845

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Chalmers

Daughter

Unmarried

32

1849

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Chalmers

Grandson

-

12

1869

Lanarkshire, Scotland

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