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Household of Alexander Ross (born 1843)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kirkton Farr, Sutherland, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Ross, born in 1843 in , consisted of 11 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Catherine Ross, born in 1852 in Australia. They had 6 children; William (born 1873 in Lairg, Sutherland, Scotland), Robert (born 1874 in Farr, Sutherland, Scotland), Ann (born 1875 in Farr, Sutherland, Scotland), Helen (born 1877 in Helmsdale, Sutherland, Scotland), Alexander (born 1878 in Farr, Sutherland, Scotland) and Mary Ann (born 1880 in Farr, Sutherland, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Servant, Catherine (born 1859 in Farr, Sutherland, Scotland), Alexander's Boarder, John (born 1860 in Rogart, Sutherland, Scotland) and Alexander's Boarder, Donald (born 1864 in Rogart, Sutherland, Scotland).


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Alexander Ross's household

Male

Alexander

Ross

Head
Female

Catherine

Ross

Wife
Male

William

Ross

Son
Male

Robert

Ross

Son
Female

Ann

Ross

Daughter
Female

Helen

Ross

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Ross

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Ross

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Gunn

Servant
Male

John

McPherson

Boarder
Male

Donald

Baind

Boarder
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Ross
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place -

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Ross

Head

Married

38

1843

-

Catherine

Ross

Wife

Married

29

1852

Australia

William

Ross

Son

-

8

1873

Lairg, Sutherland, Scotland

Robert

Ross

Son

-

7

1874

Farr, Sutherland, Scotland

Ann

Ross

Daughter

-

6

1875

Farr, Sutherland, Scotland

Helen

Ross

Daughter

-

4

1877

Helmsdale, Sutherland, Scotland

Alexander

Ross

Son

-

3

1878

Farr, Sutherland, Scotland

Mary Ann

Ross

Daughter

-

1

1880

Farr, Sutherland, Scotland

Catherine

Gunn

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Farr, Sutherland, Scotland

John

McPherson

Boarder

Unmarried

21

1860

Rogart, Sutherland, Scotland

Donald

Baind

Boarder

Unmarried

17

1864

Rogart, Sutherland, Scotland

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