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Household of William Chisholm (born 1842, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Canongate, Midlothian, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Chisholm, born in 1842 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jessie Chisholm, born in 1845 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 4 children; William (born 1866 in At Sea), Robert (born 1869 in England), Jessie (born 1871 in England) and Maggie (born 1873 in England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Father-In-Law, Thomas Hutton, born in 1825 in England.


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William Chisholm's household

Male

William

Chisholm

Head
Female

Jessie

Chisholm

Wife
Male

William

Chisholm

Son
Male

Robert

Chisholm

Son
Female

Jessie

Chisholm

Daughter
Female

Maggie

Chisholm

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Hutton

Father-In-Law
First name(s) William
Last name Chisholm
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Chisholm

Head

Married

39

1842

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Jessie

Chisholm

Wife

Married

36

1845

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

William

Chisholm

Son

-

15

1866

At Sea

Robert

Chisholm

Son

-

12

1869

England

Jessie

Chisholm

Daughter

-

10

1871

England

Maggie

Chisholm

Daughter

-

8

1873

England

Thomas

Hutton

Father-In-Law

Married

56

1825

England

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