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Household of James Ramsey (born 1844, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Shields, Durham, England

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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 Ramsey and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Ramsey, born in 1844 in South Shields, Durham, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret Ramsey, born in 1847 in North Shields, Northumberland, England. They had 3 children; Mary E (born 1865 in Sunderland, Durham, England), James H J (born 1869 in Yorkshire, England) and William S (born 1871 in Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Step Son, Samuel (born 1871 in North Shields, Northumberland, England), James's Step Son, George Sands (born 1873 in Howdon, Northumberland, England), James's Step Son, James W Scott (born 1879 in Howdon, Northumberland, England), James's Mother In Law, Margaret (born 1807 in Howdon, Northumberland, England) and James's Visitor, Alfred (born 1863 in North Shields, Northumberland, England).


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James Ramsey's household

Male

James

Ramsey

Head
Female

Margaret

Ramsey

Wife
Female

Mary E

Ramsey

Daughter
Male

James H J

Ramsey

Son
Male

William S

Ramsey

Son
Male

Samuel

Harcus (Ramsey)

Step Son
Male

George Sands

Harcus (Ramsey)

Step Son
Male

James W Scott

Harcus (Ramsey)

Step Son
Female

Margaret

Sands

Mother In Law
Male

Alfred

Scott

Visitor
First name(s) James
Last name Ramsey
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place South Shields, Durham, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Ramsey

Head

Married

37

1844

South Shields, Durham, England

Margaret

Ramsey

Wife

Married

34

1847

North Shields, Northumberland, England

Mary E

Ramsey

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Sunderland, Durham, England

James H J

Ramsey

Son

Single

12

1869

Yorkshire, England

William S

Ramsey

Son

Single

10

1871

Durham, England

Samuel

Harcus (Ramsey)

Step Son

Single

10

1871

North Shields, Northumberland, England

George Sands

Harcus (Ramsey)

Step Son

Single

8

1873

Howdon, Northumberland, England

James W Scott

Harcus (Ramsey)

Step Son

Single

2

1879

Howdon, Northumberland, England

Margaret

Sands

Mother In Law

Widow

74

1807

Howdon, Northumberland, England

Alfred

Scott

Visitor

Single

18

1863

North Shields, Northumberland, England

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