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Household of John Ramsay (born 1849, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Ramsay, born in 1849 in Kilwinning, Ayrshire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Ramsay, born in 1849 in Dalmellington, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Grace (born 1873 in Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1875 in Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland), John (born 1877 in Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1879 in Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland) and Jane (born 1881 in Holytown, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Brother-In-Law, James (born 1859 in Dalmellington, Ayrshire, Scotland), John's Boarder, William (born 1860 in Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland) and John's Boarder, William (born 1859 in Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland).


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John Ramsay's household

Male

John

Ramsay

Head
Female

Margaret

Ramsay

Wife
Female

Grace

Ramsay

Daughter
Female

Mary

Ramsay

Daughter
Male

John

Ramsay

Son
Female

Margaret

Ramsay

Daughter
Female

Jane

Ramsay

Daughter
Male

James

Black

Brother-In-Law
Male

William

Wales

Boarder
Male

William

Allison

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Ramsay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Ramsay

Head

Married

32

1849

Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland

Margaret

Ramsay

Wife

Married

32

1849

Dalmellington, Ayrshire, Scotland

Grace

Ramsay

Daughter

-

8

1873

Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland

Mary

Ramsay

Daughter

-

6

1875

Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland

John

Ramsay

Son

-

4

1877

Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland

Margaret

Ramsay

Daughter

-

2

1879

Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland

Jane

Ramsay

Daughter

-

0

1881

Holytown, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Black

Brother-In-Law

Unmarried

22

1859

Dalmellington, Ayrshire, Scotland

William

Wales

Boarder

Unmarried

21

1860

Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland

William

Allison

Boarder

Unmarried

22

1859

Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland

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