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Household of James Ramsay (born 1826, Forfarshire (Angus))

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

James Ramsay and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Ramsay, born in 1826 in Downfield, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Ramsay, born in 1827 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 2 children; William (born 1862 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Andrew (born 1869 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Grandson, James (born 1876 in Ireland), James's Granddaughter, Isabella (born 1877 in Ireland) and James's Granddaughter, Elizabeth (born 1878 in England).


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James Ramsay's household

Male

James

Ramsay

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Ramsay

Wife
Male

William

Ramsay

Son
Male

Andrew

Ramsay

Son
Male

James

Ramsay

Grandson
Female

Isabella

Ramsay

Granddaughter
Female

Elizabeth

Ramsay

Granddaughter
First name(s) James
Last name Ramsay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Downfield, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Ramsay

Head

Married

55

1826

Downfield, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Elizabeth

Ramsay

Wife

Married

54

1827

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

William

Ramsay

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Andrew

Ramsay

Son

-

12

1869

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

James

Ramsay

Grandson

-

5

1876

Ireland

Isabella

Ramsay

Granddaughter

-

4

1877

Ireland

Elizabeth

Ramsay

Granddaughter

-

3

1878

England

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