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Household of William Chalmers (born 1842)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ham, London,Essex, England

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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.

William Chalmers and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Chalmers, born in 1842 in , consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Isabella Chalmers, born in 1841 in Scotland. They had 3 children; William (born 1865 in Scotland), Maggie (born 1867 in Scotland) and Harriet Janet (born 1869 in Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, Elizabeth Robertson, born in 1873 in Scotland.


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William Chalmers's household

Male

William

Chalmers

Head
Female

Isabella

Chalmers

Wife
Male

William

Chalmers

Son
Female

Maggie

Chalmers

Daughter
Female

Harriet Janet

Chalmers

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Robertson

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Chalmers
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Chalmers

Head

Married

39

1842

Scotland

Isabella

Chalmers

Wife

Married

40

1841

Scotland

William

Chalmers

Son

Single

16

1865

Scotland

Maggie

Chalmers

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Scotland

Harriet Janet

Chalmers

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Scotland

Elizabeth

Robertson

Boarder

Single

8

1873

Scotland

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