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Household of Alexander Ross (born 1833, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lanark, Lanarkshire, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Ross, born in 1833 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, consisted of 10 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Janet Ross, born in 1831 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; Robina (born 1860 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1852 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1866 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1868 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1870 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1872 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Jane (born 1876 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Mother, Margaret Ross, born in 1796 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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Alexander Ross's household

Male

Alexander

Ross

Head
Female

Janet

Ross

Wife
Female

Robina

Ross

Daughter
Male

James

Ross

Son
Male

William

Ross

Son
Female

Janet

Ross

Daughter
Male

John

Ross

Son
Male

Thomas

Ross

Son
Female

Jane

Ross

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Ross

Mother
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Ross
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Ross

Head

Married

48

1833

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Ross

Wife

Married

50

1831

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robina

Ross

Daughter

Unmarried

21

1860

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Ross

Son

Unmarried

29

1852

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Ross

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Ross

Daughter

-

13

1868

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Ross

Son

-

11

1870

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Ross

Son

-

9

1872

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Ross

Daughter

-

5

1876

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Ross

Mother

Widow

85

1796

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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