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Household of Alexander F Ross (born 1829, Ross & Cromarty)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Edinburgh, St Giles, Midlothian, 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.

Alexander F Ross and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander F Ross, born in 1829 in Alness, Ross & Cromarty, consisted of 8 members. Alexander F was the head of the household, married to Mary M Ross, born in 1842 in Scourie, Sutherland, Scotland. They had 5 children; David W (born 1861 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Alexander F (born 1870 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), George M (born 1870 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), John J (born 1878 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Mary E (born 1881 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander F's Servant, Angusina Macdonald, born in 1865 in Clyne, Sutherland, Scotland.


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Alexander F Ross's household

Male

Alexander F

Ross

Head
Female

Mary M

Ross

Wife
Male

David W

Ross

Son
Male

Alexander F

Ross

Son
Male

George M

Ross

Son
Male

John J

Ross

Son
Female

Mary E

Ross

Daughter
Female

Angusina

Macdonald

Servant
First name(s) Alexander F
Last name Ross
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Alness, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander F

Ross

Head

Married

52

1829

Alness, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Mary M

Ross

Wife

Married

39

1842

Scourie, Sutherland, Scotland

David W

Ross

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Alexander F

Ross

Son

-

11

1870

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

George M

Ross

Son

-

11

1870

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

John J

Ross

Son

-

3

1878

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary E

Ross

Daughter

-

0

1881

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Angusina

Macdonald

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Clyne, Sutherland, Scotland

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