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Household of William Chilsom (born 1850)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 Chilsom and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Chilsom, born in 1850 in , consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Barbara Chilsom, born in 1851 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Margaret (born 1878 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Janet (born 1880 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Sister-In-Law, Margaret (born 1859 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland) and William's Father-In-Law, William (born 1821 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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William Chilsom's household

Male

William

Chilsom

Head
Female

Barbara

Chilsom

Wife
Female

Margaret

Grant

Sister-In-Law
Female

Margaret

Grant

Daughter
Female

Janet

Grant

Daughter
Male

William

Grant

Father-In-Law
First name(s) William
Last name Chilsom
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Chilsom

Head

Married

31

1850

England

Barbara

Chilsom

Wife

Married

30

1851

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Grant

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

22

1859

Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland

Margaret

Grant

Daughter

-

3

1878

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Janet

Grant

Daughter

-

1

1880

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

William

Grant

Father-In-Law

Married

60

1821

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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