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Household of Mary Ralston (born 1833, Wigtownshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dollar, Clackmannanshire, 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.

Mary Ralston and 16 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Mary Ralston, born in 1833 in Glenluce, Wigtownshire, consisted of 17 members. Mary was the head of the household, widow. She had 2 children; Jessie C (born 1855 in Fisherton, Ayrshire, Scotland) and James W (born 1860 in England).
During the period, also present in the household were Mary's Niece, Jessie C (born 1859 in England), Mary's Visitor, Margaret (born 1857 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Mary's Visitor, K L (born 1857 in England), Mary's Boarder, Lizzie (born 1866 in South America), Mary's Boarder, Maude C (born 1873 in England), Mary's Boarder, Frank H (born 1864 in India), Mary's Boarder, Charles J F (born 1864 in South America), Mary's Boarder, David (born 1864 in South America), Mary's Boarder, William A (born 1866 in South America), Mary's Boarder, Percy (born 1869 in India), Mary's Boarder, Frances W (born 1869 in -), Mary's Boarder, Herbert F (born 1871 in South America), Mary's Servant, Christina (born 1860 in Perthshire, Scotland) and Mary's Servant, Jessie J (born 1860 in Sandway, Orkney, Scotland).


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Mary Ralston's household

Female

Mary

Ralston

Head
Female

Jessie C

Ralston

Daughter
Male

James W

Ralston

Son
Female

Jessie C

Ralston

Niece
Female

Margaret

Hay

Visitor
Female

K L

Williams

Visitor
Female

Lizzie

Huskie

Boarder
Female

Maude C

White

Boarder
Male

Frank H

Hennessy

Boarder
Male

Charles J F

Davie

Boarder
Male

David

Huskie

Boarder
Male

William A

Davie

Boarder
Male

Percy

Hennessy

Boarder
Male

Frances W

Roberts

Boarder
Male

Herbert F

White

Boarder
Female

Christina

Brown

Servant
Female

Jessie J

Peace

Servant
First name(s) Mary
Last name Ralston
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Glenluce, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Household members (17 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Mary

Ralston

Head

Widow

48

1833

Glenluce, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Jessie C

Ralston

Daughter

Unmarried

26

1855

Fisherton, Ayrshire, Scotland

James W

Ralston

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

England

Jessie C

Ralston

Niece

Unmarried

22

1859

England

Margaret

Hay

Visitor

Unmarried

24

1857

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

K L

Williams

Visitor

Unmarried

24

1857

England

Lizzie

Huskie

Boarder

-

15

1866

South America

Maude C

White

Boarder

-

8

1873

England

Frank H

Hennessy

Boarder

-

17

1864

India

Charles J F

Davie

Boarder

-

17

1864

South America

David

Huskie

Boarder

-

17

1864

South America

William A

Davie

Boarder

-

15

1866

South America

Percy

Hennessy

Boarder

-

12

1869

India

Frances W

Roberts

Boarder

-

12

1869

-

Herbert F

White

Boarder

Unmarried

10

1871

South America

Christina

Brown

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Perthshire, Scotland

Jessie J

Peace

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Sandway, Orkney, Scotland

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