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Household of Alexander Ramsay (born 1848, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, 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 1848 in Fife, consisted of 6 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Jessie Ramsay, born in 1849 in Markinch, Fife, Scotland. They had 3 children; William (born 1872 in Stirlingshire, Scotland), James (born 1874 in Carriden, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland) and Alexander (born 1878 in Denny, Stirlingshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Boarder, Thomas Sharp, born in 1853 in Stirlingshire, Scotland.


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Alexander Ramsay's household

Male

Alexander

Ramsay

Head
Female

Jessie

Ramsay

Wife
Male

William

Ramsay

Son
Male

James

Ramsay

Son
Male

Alexander

Ramsay

Son
Male

Thomas

Sharp

Boarder
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Ramsay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Fife, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Ramsay

Head

Married

33

1848

Fife, Scotland

Jessie

Ramsay

Wife

Married

32

1849

Markinch, Fife, Scotland

William

Ramsay

Son

-

9

1872

Stirlingshire, Scotland

James

Ramsay

Son

-

7

1874

Carriden, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Alexander

Ramsay

Son

-

3

1878

Denny, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Thomas

Sharp

Boarder

Widower

28

1853

Stirlingshire, Scotland

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