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Household of Alexander Ramsay (born 1842, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Peter, 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.

Alexander Ramsay and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Ramsay, born in 1842 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 6 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Jane Ramsay, born in 1845 in Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 2 children; Andrew (born 1868 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Alexander (born 1880 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Step Son, Maxwell (born 1866 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Alexander's Step Son, John A (born 1873 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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Alexander Ramsay's household

Male

Alexander

Ramsay

Head
Female

Jane

Ramsay

Wife
Male

Maxwell

Clark

Step Son
Male

Andrew

Ramsay

Son
Male

John A

Davidson

Step Son
Male

Alexander

Ramsay

Son
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Ramsay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Ramsay

Head

Married

39

1842

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jane

Ramsay

Wife

Married

36

1845

Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Maxwell

Clark

Step Son

-

15

1866

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Andrew

Ramsay

Son

-

13

1868

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

John A

Davidson

Step Son

-

8

1873

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Alexander

Ramsay

Son

-

1

1880

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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