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Household of John Ramshaw (born 1819, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Houghton Le Spring, Durham, England

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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 Ramshaw and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Ramshaw, born in 1819 in Durham, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 4 children; Mary J (born 1847 in Durham, England), Thomas S (born 1848 in Bishopwearmouth, Durham, England), Robert A (born 1850 in Bishopwearmouth, Durham, England) and Elizabeth (born 1855 in Bishopwearmouth, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Luke W (born 1866 in Houghton Le Spring, Durham, England), John's Servant, Frances (born 1861 in Crook, Durham, England) and John's Visitor, Elizabeth (born 1824 in Ryhope, Durham, England).


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John Ramshaw's household

Male

John

Ramshaw

Head
Female

Mary J

Ramshaw

Daughter
Male

Thomas S

Ramshaw

Son
Male

Robert A

Ramshaw

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Ramshaw

Daughter
Male

Luke W

Seymour

Servant
Female

Frances

Warner

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Seymour

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Ramshaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place Durham, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Ramshaw

Head

Widower

62

1819

Durham, England

Mary J

Ramshaw

Daughter

Single

34

1847

Durham, England

Thomas S

Ramshaw

Son

Single

33

1848

Bishopwearmouth, Durham, England

Robert A

Ramshaw

Son

Single

31

1850

Bishopwearmouth, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Ramshaw

Daughter

Single

26

1855

Bishopwearmouth, Durham, England

Luke W

Seymour

Servant

Single

15

1866

Houghton Le Spring, Durham, England

Frances

Warner

Servant

Single

20

1861

Crook, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Seymour

Visitor

Single

57

1824

Ryhope, Durham, England

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