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Household of Thomas Ramsay (born 1853, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prescot, Lancashire, 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.

Thomas Ramsay and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Ramsay, born in 1853 in St Helens, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary Ramsay, born in 1851 in Prescot, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Margaret (born 1874 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1876 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), Martha (born 1878 in St Helens, Lancashire, England) and Alice Maud (born 1880 in St Helens, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Boarder, Patrick (born 1817 in Ireland) and Thomas's Boarder, James (born 1857 in Prescot, Lancashire, England).


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Thomas Ramsay's household

Male

Thomas

Ramsay

Head
Female

Mary

Ramsay

Wife
Female

Margaret

Ramsay

Daughter
Female

Mary

Ramsay

Daughter
Female

Martha

Ramsay

Daughter
Female

Alice Maud

Ramsay

Daughter
Male

Patrick

Lamb

Boarder
Male

James

Lamb

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Ramsay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place St Helens, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Ramsay

Head

Married

28

1853

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Mary

Ramsay

Wife

Married

30

1851

Prescot, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Ramsay

Daughter

Single

7

1874

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Mary

Ramsay

Daughter

Single

5

1876

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Martha

Ramsay

Daughter

Single

3

1878

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Alice Maud

Ramsay

Daughter

Single

1

1880

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Patrick

Lamb

Boarder

Widower

64

1817

Ireland

James

Lamb

Boarder

Single

24

1857

Prescot, Lancashire, England

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