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Household of Alexander Ross (born 1838, Lanarkshire)

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.

Alexander Ross and 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Ross, born in 1838 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 3 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Margaret Ross, born in 1835 in Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Mother-In-Law, Isabella Taylor, born in 1796 in Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland.


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Alexander Ross's household

Male

Alexander

Ross

Head
Female

Margaret

Ross

Wife
Female

Isabella

Taylor

Mother-In-Law
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Ross
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Ross

Head

Married

43

1838

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Ross

Wife

Married

46

1835

Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland

Isabella

Taylor

Mother-In-Law

Widow

85

1796

Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland

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