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Household of Thomas Chalmers (born 1828, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stevenston, Ayrshire, 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.

Thomas Chalmers and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Chalmers, born in 1828 in Kilwinning, Ayrshire, consisted of 12 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Agnes R Chalmers, born in 1835 in Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 8 children; Elizabeth (born 1859 in Ayrshire, Scotland), Agnes K (born 1865 in Stevenston, Ayrshire, Scotland), Maggie (born 1867 in Stevenston, Ayrshire, Scotland), Jessie (born 1869 in Stevenston, Ayrshire, Scotland), Lillias (born 1871 in Stevenston, Ayrshire, Scotland), Annie (born 1873 in Stevenston, Ayrshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1876 in Stevenston, Ayrshire, Scotland) and Jane (born 1879 in Stevenston, Ayrshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Servant, Robert (born 1856 in Ireland) and Thomas's Servant, Allan (born 1867 in Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland).


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Thomas Chalmers's household

Male

Thomas

Chalmers

Head
Female

Agnes R

Chalmers

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Chalmers

Daughter
Female

Agnes K

Chalmers

Daughter
Female

Maggie

Chalmers

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Chalmers

Daughter
Female

Lillias

Chalmers

Daughter
Female

Annie

Chalmers

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Chalmers

Son
Female

Jane

Chalmers

Daughter
Male

Robert

Watson

Servant
Male

Allan

Menteith

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Chalmers
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Chalmers

Head

Married

53

1828

Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland

Agnes R

Chalmers

Wife

Married

46

1835

Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Chalmers

Daughter

Unmarried

22

1859

Ayrshire, Scotland

Agnes K

Chalmers

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Stevenston, Ayrshire, Scotland

Maggie

Chalmers

Daughter

-

14

1867

Stevenston, Ayrshire, Scotland

Jessie

Chalmers

Daughter

-

12

1869

Stevenston, Ayrshire, Scotland

Lillias

Chalmers

Daughter

-

10

1871

Stevenston, Ayrshire, Scotland

Annie

Chalmers

Daughter

-

8

1873

Stevenston, Ayrshire, Scotland

Thomas

Chalmers

Son

-

5

1876

Stevenston, Ayrshire, Scotland

Jane

Chalmers

Daughter

-

2

1879

Stevenston, Ayrshire, Scotland

Robert

Watson

Servant

Unmarried

25

1856

Ireland

Allan

Menteith

Servant

-

14

1867

Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

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