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Household of Alexander Ross (born 1827, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Peterculter, Aberdeenshire, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Ross, born in 1827 in Birse, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 6 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Jean Ross, born in 1834 in Tarland, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Susanna (born 1870 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alexander Emslie (born 1874 in Peterculter, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and William (born 1874 in Peterculter, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Sister-In-Law, Margaret Emslie, born in 1836 in Tarland, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.


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Alexander Ross's household

Male

Alexander

Ross

Head
Female

Jean

Ross

Wife
Female

Susanna

Ross

Daughter
Male

Alexander Emslie

Ross

Son
Male

William

Ross

Son
Female

Margaret

Emslie

Sister-In-Law
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Ross
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Birse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Ross

Head

Married

54

1827

Birse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jean

Ross

Wife

Married

47

1834

Tarland, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Susanna

Ross

Daughter

-

11

1870

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander Emslie

Ross

Son

-

7

1874

Peterculter, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Ross

Son

-

7

1874

Peterculter, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Emslie

Sister-In-Law

-

45

1836

Tarland, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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