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Household of John Ramsay (born 1850, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blantyre, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Ramsay, born in 1850 in Dumfriesshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Ramsay, born in 1852 in Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Mary Jane (born 1874 in East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Christiana (born 1880 in Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James (born 1881 in Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, Arthur Farquharson, born in 1864 in Cargill, Perthshire, Scotland.


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John Ramsay's household

Male

John

Ramsay

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Ramsay

Wife
Female

Mary Jane

Ramsay

Daughter
Female

Christiana

Ramsay

Daughter
Male

James

Ramsay

Son
Male

Arthur

Farquharson

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Ramsay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Ramsay

Head

Married

31

1850

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Ramsay

Wife

Married

29

1852

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary Jane

Ramsay

Daughter

-

7

1874

East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Christiana

Ramsay

Daughter

-

1

1880

Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Ramsay

Son

-

0

1881

Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Arthur

Farquharson

Boarder

-

17

1864

Cargill, Perthshire, Scotland

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