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Household of William Chalmers (born 1831, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, 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.

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 1831 in Turriff, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jessie Chalmers, born in 1830 in Crimond, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Mary Ann (born 1868 in Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1872 in Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and William (born 1873 in Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, Charles McPherson, born in 1841 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.


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William Chalmers's household

Male

William

Chalmers

Head
Female

Jessie

Chalmers

Wife
Female

Mary Ann

Chalmers

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Chalmers

Daughter
Male

William

Chalmers

Son
Male

Charles

McPherson

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Chalmers
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Chalmers

Head

Married

50

1831

Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jessie

Chalmers

Wife

Married

51

1830

Crimond, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary Ann

Chalmers

Daughter

-

13

1868

Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Chalmers

Daughter

-

9

1872

Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Chalmers

Son

-

8

1873

Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Charles

McPherson

Boarder

Unmarried

40

1841

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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