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Household of William Chalmers (born 1810, Wigtownshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kirkmaiden, Wigtownshire, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Chalmers, born in 1810 in Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah Chalmers, born in 1809 in Kirkmaiden, Wigtownshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were William's Granddaughter, Margaret (born 1858 in Inch, Wigtownshire, Scotland), William's Grandson, William (born 1874 in Kirkmaiden, Wigtownshire, Scotland) and William's Granddaughter, Mary (born 1880 in Kirkmaiden, Wigtownshire, Scotland).


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William Chalmers's household

Male

William

Chalmers

Head
Female

Sarah

Chalmers

Wife
Female

Margaret

Chalmers

Granddaughter
Male

William

Chalmers

Grandson
Female

Mary

Chalmers

Granddaughter
First name(s) William
Last name Chalmers
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 71
Birth year 1810
Birth place Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Chalmers

Head

Married

71

1810

Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Sarah

Chalmers

Wife

Married

72

1809

Kirkmaiden, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Margaret

Chalmers

Granddaughter

Unmarried

23

1858

Inch, Wigtownshire, Scotland

William

Chalmers

Grandson

-

7

1874

Kirkmaiden, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Mary

Chalmers

Granddaughter

-

1

1880

Kirkmaiden, Wigtownshire, Scotland

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