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Household of William Chalmers (born 1854, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Peters, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 1854 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Isabella Chalmers, born in 1854 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 1 child; William, born 1877 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were William's Brother-In-Law, Andrew (born 1858 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), William's Sister-In-Law, Mary (born 1865 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and William's Visitor, Duncan (born 1859 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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William Chalmers's household

Male

William

Chalmers

Head
Female

Isabella

Chalmers

Wife
Male

William

Chalmers

Son
Male

Andrew

Robertson

Brother-In-Law
Female

Mary

Robertson

Sister-In-Law
Male

Duncan

Buik

Visitor
First name(s) William
Last name Chalmers
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Chalmers

Head

Married

27

1854

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Isabella

Chalmers

Wife

Married

27

1854

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

William

Chalmers

Son

-

4

1877

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Andrew

Robertson

Brother-In-Law

Unmarried

23

1858

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary

Robertson

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

16

1865

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Duncan

Buik

Visitor

Unmarried

22

1859

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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