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Household of William Chalmers (born 1829, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Perth, Perthshire, 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 1829 in Perthshire, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Susan Chalmers, born in 1831 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 7 children; John (born 1859 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Mary Ann (born 1861 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Jane (born 1863 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Elizabeth J (born 1865 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), William (born 1867 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Susan (born 1871 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and David A (born 1874 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Lodger, Elizabeth Hogg, born in 1864 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland.


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William Chalmers's household

Male

William

Chalmers

Head
Female

Susan

Chalmers

Wife
Male

John

Chalmers

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Chalmers

Daughter
Female

Jane

Chalmers

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth J

Chalmers

Daughter
Male

William

Chalmers

Son
Female

Susan

Chalmers

Daughter
Male

David A

Chalmers

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Hogg

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Chalmers
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Chalmers

Head

Married

52

1829

Perthshire, Scotland

Susan

Chalmers

Wife

Married

50

1831

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

John

Chalmers

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary Ann

Chalmers

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jane

Chalmers

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Elizabeth J

Chalmers

Daughter

-

16

1865

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

William

Chalmers

Son

-

14

1867

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Susan

Chalmers

Daughter

-

10

1871

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

David A

Chalmers

Son

-

7

1874

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Elizabeth

Hogg

Lodger

Unmarried

17

1864

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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