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Household of William Chisholm (born 1842, Ross & Cromarty)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Gairloch, Ross and Cromarty, 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 Chisholm and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Chisholm, born in 1842 in Ross & Cromarty, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Christina Chisholm, born in 1845 in Gairloch, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland. They had 6 children; John (born 1871 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), Roderick (born 1873 in Gairloch, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), William (born 1875 in Gairloch, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), Alexander (born 1877 in Gairloch, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), Henrietta J (born 1878 in Gairloch, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland) and Katie (born 1880 in Gairloch, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Visitor, Mary (born 1855 in Gairloch, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland) and William's Lodger, John (born 1851 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland).


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William Chisholm's household

Male

William

Chisholm

Head
Female

Christina

Chisholm

Wife
Male

John

Chisholm

Son
Male

Roderick

Chisholm

Son
Male

William

Chisholm

Son
Male

Alexander

Chisholm

Son
Female

Henrietta J

Chisholm

Daughter
Female

Katie

Chisholm

Daughter
Female

Mary

McRae

Visitor
Male

John

Stuart

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Chisholm
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Chisholm

Head

Married

39

1842

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Christina

Chisholm

Wife

Married

36

1845

Gairloch, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

John

Chisholm

Son

-

10

1871

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Roderick

Chisholm

Son

-

8

1873

Gairloch, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

William

Chisholm

Son

-

6

1875

Gairloch, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Alexander

Chisholm

Son

-

4

1877

Gairloch, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Henrietta J

Chisholm

Daughter

-

3

1878

Gairloch, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Katie

Chisholm

Daughter

-

1

1880

Gairloch, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Mary

McRae

Visitor

Unmarried

26

1855

Gairloch, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

John

Stuart

Lodger

Unmarried

30

1851

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

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