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Household of John Ramsay (born 1836, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Old Luce, Wigtownshire, 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 1836 in Ayrshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Grace Ramsay, born in 1837 in Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; James (born 1856 in Ayrshire, Scotland), William (born 1866 in Ayrshire, Scotland), Helen (born 1870 in Wigtownshire, Scotland), Henry (born 1872 in Wigtownshire, Scotland) and Bessie (born 1877 in Wigtownshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Sister-In-Law, Janet Cunningham, born in 1835 in Ayrshire, Scotland.


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John Ramsay's household

Male

John

Ramsay

Head
Female

Grace

Ramsay

Wife
Male

James

Ramsay

Son
Male

William

Ramsay

Son
Female

Helen

Ramsay

Daughter
Male

Henry

Ramsay

Son
Female

Bessie

Ramsay

Daughter
Female

Janet

Cunningham

Sister-In-Law
First name(s) John
Last name Ramsay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Ramsay

Head

Married

45

1836

Ayrshire, Scotland

Grace

Ramsay

Wife

Married

44

1837

Ayrshire, Scotland

James

Ramsay

Son

Unmarried

25

1856

Ayrshire, Scotland

William

Ramsay

Son

-

15

1866

Ayrshire, Scotland

Helen

Ramsay

Daughter

-

11

1870

Wigtownshire, Scotland

Henry

Ramsay

Son

-

9

1872

Wigtownshire, Scotland

Bessie

Ramsay

Daughter

-

4

1877

Wigtownshire, Scotland

Janet

Cunningham

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

46

1835

Ayrshire, Scotland

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