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Household of Alexander Ramsay (born 1836, Selkirkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Galashiels, Selkirkshire, 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 1836 in Galashiels, Selkirkshire, consisted of 6 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Agnes Ramsay, born in 1839 in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 4 children; Mary (born 1864 in Selkirkshire, Scotland), Margaret Blair (born 1866 in Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1868 in Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland) and Janie Pentland (born 1871 in Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Ramsay's household

Male

Alexander

Ramsay

Head
Female

Agnes

Ramsay

Wife
Female

Mary

Ramsay

Daughter
Female

Margaret Blair

Ramsey

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Ramsay

Son
Female

Janie Pentland

Ramsay

Daughter
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Ramsay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Ramsay

Head

Married

45

1836

Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Agnes

Ramsay

Wife

Married

42

1839

Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

Ramsay

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Selkirkshire, Scotland

Margaret Blair

Ramsey

Daughter

-

15

1866

Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Ramsay

Son

-

13

1868

Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Janie Pentland

Ramsay

Daughter

-

10

1871

Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland

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