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Household of William Ramsay (born 1837, Invernessshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Mary, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Ramsay, born in 1837 in Inverness, Invernessshire, consisted of 12 members. William was the head of the household, married to Isabella Ramsay, born in 1841 in Meigle, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 9 children; James R (born 1863 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), William (born 1865 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), David S (born 1867 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), George (born 1869 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Alexander C (born 1872 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Peter Mcd (born 1874 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Isabella (born 1876 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Robert W (born 1878 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Marion S (born 1879 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Johann Scott, born in 1867 in Lochee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland.


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William Ramsay's household

Male

William

Ramsay

Head
Female

Isabella

Ramsay

Wife
Male

James R

Ramsay

Son
Male

William

Ramsay

Son
Male

David S

Ramsay

Son
Male

George

Ramsay

Son
Male

Alexander C

Ramsay

Son
Male

Peter Mcd

Ramsay

Son
Female

Isabella

Ramsay

Daughter
Male

Robert W

Ramsay

Son
Female

Marion S

Ramsay

Daughter
Female

Johann

Scott

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Ramsay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Ramsay

Head

Married

44

1837

Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland

Isabella

Ramsay

Wife

Married

40

1841

Meigle, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

James R

Ramsay

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

William

Ramsay

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

David S

Ramsay

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

George

Ramsay

Son

-

12

1869

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Alexander C

Ramsay

Son

-

9

1872

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Peter Mcd

Ramsay

Son

-

7

1874

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Isabella

Ramsay

Daughter

-

5

1876

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Robert W

Ramsay

Son

-

3

1878

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Marion S

Ramsay

Daughter

-

2

1879

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Johann

Scott

Servant

-

14

1867

Lochee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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