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Household of William Chalmers (born 1854)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hutchesontown, Lanarkshire, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Chalmers, born in 1854 in , consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Chalmers, born in 1853 in Drummore, Wigtownshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; James (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Adam (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and David (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Boarder, David (born 1818 in Wigtownshire, Scotland) and William's Boarder, David (born 1859 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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William Chalmers's household

Male

William

Chalmers

Head
Female

Mary

Chalmers

Wife
Male

James

Chalmers

Son
Male

Adam

Chalmers

Son
Male

David

Chalmers

Son
Male

David

Chalmers

Boarder
Male

David

Chalmers

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Chalmers
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Ireland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Chalmers

Head

Married

27

1854

Ireland

Mary

Chalmers

Wife

Married

28

1853

Drummore, Wigtownshire, Scotland

James

Chalmers

Son

-

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Adam

Chalmers

Son

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

David

Chalmers

Son

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

David

Chalmers

Boarder

Widower

63

1818

Wigtownshire, Scotland

David

Chalmers

Boarder

Unmarried

22

1859

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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