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Household of William Chalmers (born 1840, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kettins, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Chalmers, born in 1840 in Kettins, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret Chalmers, born in 1842 in Kettins, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 7 children; Margaret (born 1869 in Kettins, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Agnes H (born 1871 in Kettins, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), James (born 1872 in Kettins, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), William (born 1874 in Kettins, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), George (born 1876 in Kettins, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Johana (born 1878 in Kettins, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Mary (born 1879 in Kettins, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Isabella Smith, born in 1861 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland.


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William Chalmers's household

Male

William

Chalmers

Head
Female

Margaret

Chalmers

Wife
Female

Margaret

Chalmers

Daughter
Female

Agnes H

Chalmers

Daughter
Male

James

Chalmers

Son
Male

William

Chalmers

Son
Male

George

Chalmers

Son
Female

Johana

Chalmers

Daughter
Female

Mary

Chalmers

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Smith

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Chalmers
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Kettins, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Chalmers

Head

Married

41

1840

Kettins, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Margaret

Chalmers

Wife

Married

39

1842

Kettins, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Margaret

Chalmers

Daughter

-

12

1869

Kettins, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Agnes H

Chalmers

Daughter

-

10

1871

Kettins, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

James

Chalmers

Son

-

9

1872

Kettins, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

William

Chalmers

Son

-

7

1874

Kettins, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

George

Chalmers

Son

-

5

1876

Kettins, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Johana

Chalmers

Daughter

-

3

1878

Kettins, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary

Chalmers

Daughter

-

2

1879

Kettins, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Isabella

Smith

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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