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Household of John Ramsay (born 1841, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Greenock East, 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 Ramsay and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Ramsay, born in 1841 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Ramsay, born in 1843 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Hugh (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1874 in Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1875 in Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1878 in Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Elizabeth (born 1880 in Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Brother-In-Law, Andrew Robertson, born in 1851 in England.


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John Ramsay's household

Male

John

Ramsay

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Ramsay

Wife
Male

Hugh

Ramsay

Son
Male

John

Ramsay

Son
Female

Mary

Ramsay

Daughter
Female

Jane

Ramsay

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Ramsay

Daughter
Male

Andrew

Robertson

Brother-In-Law
First name(s) John
Last name Ramsay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Ramsay

Head

Married

40

1841

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Ramsay

Wife

Married

38

1843

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Hugh

Ramsay

Son

-

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Ramsay

Son

-

7

1874

Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary

Ramsay

Daughter

-

6

1875

Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Jane

Ramsay

Daughter

-

3

1878

Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Ramsay

Daughter

-

1

1880

Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Andrew

Robertson

Brother-In-Law

Widower

30

1851

England

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