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Household of Alexander Ross (born 1839, Sutherland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lairg, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Ross, born in 1839 in Sutherland, consisted of 9 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Jessie Ross, born in 1841 in Lochbroom, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland. They had 6 children; John (born 1867 in Sutherland, Scotland), Matthew (born 1869 in Sutherland, Scotland), William (born 1870 in Sutherland, Scotland), Victor A (born 1873 in Sutherland, Scotland), David (born 1875 in Lairg, Sutherland, Scotland) and George (born 1880 in Lairg, Sutherland, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Servant, Johan McKay, born in 1857 in Sutherland, Scotland.


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Alexander Ross's household

Male

Alexander

Ross

Head
Female

Jessie

Ross

Wife
Male

John

Ross

Son
Male

Matthew

Ross

Son
Male

William

Ross

Son
Male

Victor A

Ross

Son
Male

David

Ross

Son
Male

George

Ross

Son
Female

Johan

McKay

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Ross
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Sutherland, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Ross

Head

Married

42

1839

Sutherland, Scotland

Jessie

Ross

Wife

Married

40

1841

Lochbroom, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

John

Ross

Son

-

14

1867

Sutherland, Scotland

Matthew

Ross

Son

-

12

1869

Sutherland, Scotland

William

Ross

Son

-

11

1870

Sutherland, Scotland

Victor A

Ross

Son

-

8

1873

Sutherland, Scotland

David

Ross

Son

-

6

1875

Lairg, Sutherland, Scotland

George

Ross

Son

-

1

1880

Lairg, Sutherland, Scotland

Johan

McKay

Servant

Unmarried

24

1857

Sutherland, Scotland

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