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Household of William Chalmers (born 1833, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Middle, Renfrewshire, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Chalmers, born in 1833 in Rosneath, Ayrshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Urquhart, born in 1833 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Mary G (born 1858 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Archibald (born 1860 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), William (born 1866 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Janet Mcauslan (born 1870 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Andrew Burley (born 1874 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Elizabeth U (born 1877 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Visitor, Margaret McIntyre, born in 1869 in Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland.


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William Chalmers's household

Male

William

Chalmers

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Urquhart

Wife
Female

Mary G

Dickson

Daughter
Male

Archibald

Dickson

Son
Male

William

Chalmers

Son
Female

Janet Mcauslan

Chalmers

Daughter
Male

Andrew Burley

Chalmers

Son
Female

Elizabeth U

Chalmers

Daughter
Female

Margaret

McIntyre

Visitor
First name(s) William
Last name Chalmers
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Rosneath, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Chalmers

Head

Married

48

1833

Rosneath, Ayrshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Urquhart

Wife

Married

48

1833

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary G

Dickson

Daughter

Unmarried

23

1858

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Archibald

Dickson

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

William

Chalmers

Son

-

15

1866

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Janet Mcauslan

Chalmers

Daughter

-

11

1870

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Andrew Burley

Chalmers

Son

-

7

1874

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Elizabeth U

Chalmers

Daughter

-

4

1877

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Margaret

McIntyre

Visitor

-

12

1869

Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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