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Household of William Ramsey (born 1823, Shetland Islands)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Shields, 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 Ramsey and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Ramsey, born in 1823 in Shetland Islands, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, widower. He had 5 children; John Wm (born 1868 in South Shields, Durham, England), Robert (born 1870 in South Shields, Durham, England), Mabel D B (born 1876 in South Shields, Durham, England), Mary Jane (born 1877 in South Shields, Durham, England) and Anderina (born 1881 in South Shields, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Lodger, Mary (born 1812 in Ireland) and William's Servant, Margaret (born 1858 in South Shields, Durham, England).


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William Ramsey's household

Male

William

Ramsey

Head
Male

John Wm

Ramsey

Son
Male

Robert

Ramsey

Son
Female

Mabel D B

Ramsey

Daughter
Female

Mary Jane

Ramsey

Daughter
Female

Anderina

Ramsey

Daughter
Female

Mary

Peacock

Lodger
Female

Margaret

Pearson

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Ramsey
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Shetland Islands, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Ramsey

Head

Widower

58

1823

Shetland Islands, Scotland

John Wm

Ramsey

Son

Single

13

1868

South Shields, Durham, England

Robert

Ramsey

Son

Single

11

1870

South Shields, Durham, England

Mabel D B

Ramsey

Daughter

Single

5

1876

South Shields, Durham, England

Mary Jane

Ramsey

Daughter

Single

4

1877

South Shields, Durham, England

Anderina

Ramsey

Daughter

Single

0

1881

South Shields, Durham, England

Mary

Peacock

Lodger

Widow

69

1812

Ireland

Margaret

Pearson

Servant

Single

23

1858

South Shields, Durham, England

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