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Household of Thomas Ramsay (born 1798, Shetland Islands)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sandwich & Cunningsburgh, Shetland, 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.

Thomas Ramsay and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Ramsay, born in 1798 in Shetland Islands, consisted of 4 members. Thomas was the head of the household, widower. He had 1 child; Margaret, born 1829 in Sandwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Servant, Grace (born 1863 in Sandwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland) and Thomas's Servant, John (born 1863 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland).


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Thomas Ramsay's household

Male

Thomas

Ramsay

Head
Female

Margaret

Ramsay

Daughter
Female

Grace

Goudie

Servant
Male

John

Smith

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Ramsay
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 83
Birth year 1798
Birth place Shetland Islands, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Ramsay

Head

Widower

83

1798

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Margaret

Ramsay

Daughter

Unmarried

52

1829

Sandwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Grace

Goudie

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Sandwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland

John

Smith

Servant

-

18

1863

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

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