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Household of John Ramsay (born 1820, 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.

John Ramsay and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Ramsay, born in 1820 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Ramsay, born in 1829 in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 5 children; Georgina (born 1856 in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Jessie (born 1858 in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1861 in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Margaret (born 1863 in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and John (born 1865 in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Visitor, William Thomson, born in 1845 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.


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John Ramsay's household

Male

John

Ramsay

Head
Female

Margaret

Ramsay

Wife
Female

Georgina

Ramsay

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Ramsay

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Ramsay

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Ramsay

Daughter
Male

John

Ramsay

Son
Male

William

Thomson

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Ramsay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Ramsay

Head

Married

61

1820

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Margaret

Ramsay

Wife

Married

52

1829

Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Georgina

Ramsay

Daughter

Unmarried

25

1856

Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jessie

Ramsay

Daughter

Unmarried

23

1858

Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Elizabeth

Ramsay

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Margaret

Ramsay

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

John

Ramsay

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

William

Thomson

Visitor

Unmarried

36

1845

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

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