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Household of David Ramsay (born 1844, Dunbartonshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, 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.

David Ramsay and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Ramsay, born in 1844 in Dunbartonshire, consisted of 7 members. David was the head of the household, widower. He had 4 children; David (born 1872 in Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Sarah J (born 1874 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Maggie F (born 1876 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Peter F (born 1879 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were David's Nurse, Mary (born 1833 in Banchory, Kincardineshire, Scotland) and David's Servant, Jane (born 1857 in Methlick, Kincardineshire, Scotland).


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David Ramsay's household

Male

David

Ramsay

Head
Male

David

Ramsay

Son
Female

Sarah J

Ramsay

Daughter
Female

Maggie F

Ramsay

Daughter
Male

Peter F

Ramsay

Son
Female

Mary

Smith

Nurse
Female

Jane

Simpson

Servant
First name(s) David
Last name Ramsay
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Ramsay

Head

Widower

37

1844

Dunbartonshire, Scotland

David

Ramsay

Son

-

9

1872

Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Sarah J

Ramsay

Daughter

-

7

1874

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Maggie F

Ramsay

Daughter

-

5

1876

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Peter F

Ramsay

Son

-

2

1879

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Smith

Nurse

-

48

1833

Banchory, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Jane

Simpson

Servant

-

24

1857

Methlick, Kincardineshire, Scotland

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