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Household of William Ramsay (born 1836)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gorbals, Lanarkshire, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Ramsay, born in 1836 in , consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Ramsay, born in 1841 in Ireland. They had 6 children; John (born 1857 in Ireland), William (born 1863 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Joseph (born 1866 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Edward (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, Mary McLaughlan, born in 1854 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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William Ramsay's household

Male

William

Ramsay

Head
Female

Mary

Ramsay

Wife
Male

John

Ramsay

Son
Male

William

Ramsay

Son
Male

Joseph

Ramsay

Son
Male

Thomas

Ramsay

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Ramsay

Daughter
Male

Edward

Ramsay

Son
Female

Mary

McLaughlan

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Ramsay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Ireland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Ramsay

Head

Married

45

1836

Ireland

Mary

Ramsay

Wife

Married

40

1841

Ireland

John

Ramsay

Son

Unmarried

24

1857

Ireland

William

Ramsay

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Joseph

Ramsay

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Ramsay

Son

Unmarried

13

1868

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Ramsay

Daughter

Unmarried

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Edward

Ramsay

Son

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

McLaughlan

Boarder

Unmarried

27

1854

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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