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Household of William Ramsay (born 1848, Morayshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Elgin, Moray, 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.

William Ramsay and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Ramsay, born in 1848 in Elgin, Morayshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Amelia Stirling Ramsay, born in 1850 in Auldearn, Nairnshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Alexander Laing (born 1878 in Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland) and Arthur Kemp (born 1880 in Morayshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Annie (born 1858 in Alves, Morayshire, Scotland), William's Servant, Elsie (born 1856 in Knockando, Morayshire, Scotland), William's Servant, Helen (born 1861 in Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland) and William's Servant, Alexander (born 1837 in Croy, Nairnshire, Scotland).


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William Ramsay's household

Male

William

Ramsay

Head
Female

Amelia Stirling

Ramsay

Wife
Male

Alexander Laing

Ramsay

Son
Male

Arthur Kemp

Ramsay

Son
Female

Annie

Maclean

Servant
Female

Elsie

Robertson

Servant
Female

Helen

Smith

Servant
Male

Alexander

Ellis

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Ramsay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Ramsay

Head

Married

33

1848

Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland

Amelia Stirling

Ramsay

Wife

Married

31

1850

Auldearn, Nairnshire, Scotland

Alexander Laing

Ramsay

Son

-

3

1878

Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland

Arthur Kemp

Ramsay

Son

-

1

1880

Morayshire, Scotland

Annie

Maclean

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

Alves, Morayshire, Scotland

Elsie

Robertson

Servant

Unmarried

25

1856

Knockando, Morayshire, Scotland

Helen

Smith

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland

Alexander

Ellis

Servant

Unmarried

44

1837

Croy, Nairnshire, Scotland

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