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Household of William Chisholm (born 1846, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrews & St Leonards, Fife, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Chisholm, born in 1846 in St Andrews, Fife, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jessie Chisholm, born in 1846 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 5 children; William (born 1867 in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland), Alexander (born 1869 in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland), George (born 1872 in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland), Kate (born 1879 in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland) and James (born 1881 in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Brother-In-Law, James Palmer, born in 1860 in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland.


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William Chisholm's household

Male

William

Chisholm

Head
Female

Jessie

Chisholm

Wife
Male

William

Chisholm

Son
Male

Alexander

Chisholm

Son
Male

George

Chisholm

Son
Female

Kate

Chisholm

Daughter
Male

James

Chisholm

Son
Male

James

Palmer

Brother-In-Law
First name(s) William
Last name Chisholm
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place St Andrews, Fife, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Chisholm

Head

Married

35

1846

St Andrews, Fife, Scotland

Jessie

Chisholm

Wife

Married

35

1846

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

William

Chisholm

Son

-

14

1867

St Andrews, Fife, Scotland

Alexander

Chisholm

Son

-

12

1869

St Andrews, Fife, Scotland

George

Chisholm

Son

-

9

1872

St Andrews, Fife, Scotland

Kate

Chisholm

Daughter

-

2

1879

St Andrews, Fife, Scotland

James

Chisholm

Son

-

0

1881

St Andrews, Fife, Scotland

James

Palmer

Brother-In-Law

Unmarried

21

1860

St Andrews, Fife, Scotland

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