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Household of John Ralston (born 1829)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West District, Renfrewshire, 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.

John Ralston and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Ralston, born in 1829 in , consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Ralston, born in 1830 in Ireland. They had 4 children; James (born 1859 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), William (born 1861 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Matthew (born 1865 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Robert (born 1876 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Granddaughter, Mary (born 1877 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), John's Grandson, Duncan (born 1880 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and John's Nephew, Edward (born 1853 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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John Ralston's household

Male

John

Ralston

Head
Female

Mary

Ralston

Wife
Male

James

Ralston

Son
Male

William

Ralston

Son
Male

Matthew

Ralston

Daughter
Male

Robert

Ralston

Son
Female

Mary

Pattison

Granddaughter
Male

Duncan

Pattison

Grandson
Male

Edward

Queen

Nephew
First name(s) John
Last name Ralston
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Ireland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Ralston

Head

Married

52

1829

Ireland

Mary

Ralston

Wife

Married

51

1830

Ireland

James

Ralston

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

William

Ralston

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Matthew

Ralston

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Robert

Ralston

Son

-

5

1876

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary

Pattison

Granddaughter

-

4

1877

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Duncan

Pattison

Grandson

-

1

1880

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Edward

Queen

Nephew

Married

28

1853

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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