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Household of Walter Chisholm (born 1825, Berwickshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Canongate, Midlothian, 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.
Walter Chisholm and 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Walter Chisholm, born in 1825 in Earlston, Berwickshire, consisted of 8 members. Walter was the head of the household, widower. He had 5 children; Thomas (born 1856 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), James (born 1864 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Walter (born 1867 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), John (born 1870 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and George (born 1872 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Walter's Servant, Margaret (born 1823 in Prestonpans, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland) and Walter's Servant, Robina (born 1865 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
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Walter Chisholm's household
Walter
Chisholm
Head
Thomas
Chisholm
Son
James
Chisholm
Son
Walter
Chisholm
Son
John
Chisholm
Son
George
Chisholm
Son
Margaret
Cunningham
Servant
Robina
Dalgleish
Servant
| First name(s) | Walter |
| Last name | Chisholm |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Widower |
| Age | 56 |
| Birth year | 1825 |
| Birth place | Earlston, Berwickshire, Scotland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Walter | Chisholm | Head | Widower | 56 | 1825 | Earlston, Berwickshire, Scotland | |
Thomas | Chisholm | Son | Unmarried | 25 | 1856 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
James | Chisholm | Son | Unmarried | 17 | 1864 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Walter | Chisholm | Son | Unmarried | 14 | 1867 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
John | Chisholm | Son | - | 11 | 1870 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
George | Chisholm | Son | - | 9 | 1872 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Margaret | Cunningham | Servant | Unmarried | 58 | 1823 | Prestonpans, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland | |
Robina | Dalgleish | Servant | Unmarried | 16 | 1865 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland |
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