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Household of Alexander Ross (born 1845, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newington, 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 Ross and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Ross, born in 1845 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 6 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Janet Ross, born in 1857 in Holywood, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; May (born 1879 in Holywood, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Frank (born 1880 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Ethel (born 1881 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Visitor, Grace Johnstone, born in 1859 in Holywood, Dumfriesshire, Scotland.


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Alexander Ross's household

Male

Alexander

Ross

Head
Female

Janet

Ross

Wife
Female

May

Ross

Daughter
Male

Frank

Ross

Son
Female

Ethel

Ross

Daughter
Female

Grace

Johnstone

Visitor
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Ross
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Ross

Head

Married

36

1845

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Janet

Ross

Wife

Married

24

1857

Holywood, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

May

Ross

Daughter

-

2

1879

Holywood, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Frank

Ross

Son

-

1

1880

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Ethel

Ross

Daughter

-

0

1881

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Grace

Johnstone

Visitor

Unmarried

22

1859

Holywood, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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