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Household of William Ramsay (born 1842, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Durham, 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.

William Ramsay and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Ramsay, born in 1842 in Thornley, Durham, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane A Ramsay, born in 1853 in Blakeley, Durham, England. They had 4 children; Jane M (born 1873 in Ludworth, Durham, England), William W (born 1875 in Ludworth, Durham, England), Isabella E W (born 1879 in Ludworth, Durham, England) and Hilda (born 1881 in Ludworth, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, William (born 1866 in Consett, Durham, England), William's Servant, William (born 1863 in Darlington, Durham, England) and William's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1865 in Stafford, Staffordshire, England).


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William Ramsay's household

Male

William

Ramsay

Head
Female

Jane A

Ramsay

Wife
Female

Jane M

Ramsay

Daughter
Male

William W

Ramsay

Son
Female

Isabella E W

Ramsay

Daughter
Female

Hilda

Ramsay

Daughter
Male

William

Lambert

Servant
Male

William

Cook

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Turner

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Ramsay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Thornley, Durham, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Ramsay

Head

Married

39

1842

Thornley, Durham, England

Jane A

Ramsay

Wife

Married

28

1853

Blakeley, Durham, England

Jane M

Ramsay

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Ludworth, Durham, England

William W

Ramsay

Son

Single

6

1875

Ludworth, Durham, England

Isabella E W

Ramsay

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Ludworth, Durham, England

Hilda

Ramsay

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Ludworth, Durham, England

William

Lambert

Servant

Single

15

1866

Consett, Durham, England

William

Cook

Servant

Single

18

1863

Darlington, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Turner

Servant

Single

16

1865

Stafford, Staffordshire, England

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