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Household of R B Ramsay (born 1816, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St George, Midlothian, 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.

R B Ramsay and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of R B Ramsay, born in 1816 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 11 members. R B was the head of the household, married to Louisa W Ramsay, born in 1820 in Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland. They had 2 children; Alice W (born 1855 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Emily W (born 1862 in Whitehill, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were R B's Servant, Margaret (born 1832 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland), R B's Servant, Isabella (born 1846 in Auchtermuchty, Fife, Scotland), R B's Servant, Helen (born 1860 in Fife, Scotland), R B's Servant, Helen W (born 1861 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), R B's Servant, Lilias (born 1864 in Kirknewton, Midlothian, Scotland), R B's Servant, John (born 1849 in Perthshire, Scotland) and R B's Servant, William (born 1863 in Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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R B Ramsay's household

Male

R B

Ramsay

Head
Female

Louisa W

Ramsay

Wife
Female

Alice W

Ramsay

Daughter
Female

Emily W

Ramsay

Daughter
Female

Margaret

McFarlane

Servant
Female

Isabella

Cloak

Servant
Female

Helen

Foulis

Servant
Female

Helen W

Hunter

Servant
Female

Lilias

Hay

Servant
Male

John

Gemmel

Servant
Male

William

Thompson

Servant
First name(s) R B
Last name Ramsay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 65
Birth year 1816
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

R B

Ramsay

Head

Married

65

1816

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Louisa W

Ramsay

Wife

Married

61

1820

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Alice W

Ramsay

Daughter

Unmarried

26

1855

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Emily W

Ramsay

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Whitehill, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

McFarlane

Servant

Unmarried

49

1832

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Isabella

Cloak

Servant

Unmarried

35

1846

Auchtermuchty, Fife, Scotland

Helen

Foulis

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Fife, Scotland

Helen W

Hunter

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Lilias

Hay

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Kirknewton, Midlothian, Scotland

John

Gemmel

Servant

Unmarried

32

1849

Perthshire, Scotland

William

Thompson

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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