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Household of William Chalmers (born 1830, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Govan Church, 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 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Chalmers, born in 1830 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 13 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane Chalmers, born in 1837 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 10 children; James (born 1858 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1862 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Hristina (born 1859 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1864 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Annie (born 1856 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jessie (born 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Agnes (born 1871 in Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), George (born 1873 in Lenzie, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), Euphamia (born 1875 in Lenzie, Dunbartonshire, Scotland) and Eliza (born 1876 in Lenzie, Dunbartonshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Mary Aitken, born in 1858 in Girvan, Ayrshire, Scotland.


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William Chalmers's household

Male

William

Chalmers

Head
Female

Jane

Chalmers

Wife
Male

James

Chalmers

Son
Male

William

Chalmers

Son
Female

Hristina

Chalmers

Daughter
Female

Jane

Chalmers

Daughter
Female

Annie

Chalmers

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Chalmers

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Chalmers

Daughter
Male

George

Chalmers

Son
Female

Euphamia

Chalmers

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Chalmers

Daughter
Female

Mary

Aitken

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Chalmers
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Chalmers

Head

Married

51

1830

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Jane

Chalmers

Wife

Married

44

1837

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Chalmers

Son

Unmarried

23

1858

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Chalmers

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Hristina

Chalmers

Daughter

Unmarried

22

1859

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Chalmers

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Annie

Chalmers

Daughter

Unmarried

25

1856

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie

Chalmers

Daughter

Unmarried

13

1868

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes

Chalmers

Daughter

Unmarried

10

1871

Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

George

Chalmers

Son

Unmarried

8

1873

Lenzie, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Euphamia

Chalmers

Daughter

Unmarried

6

1875

Lenzie, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Eliza

Chalmers

Daughter

Unmarried

5

1876

Lenzie, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Mary

Aitken

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

Girvan, Ayrshire, Scotland

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