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Household of David Ross (born 1856, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Canongate, 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.

David Ross and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Ross, born in 1856 in City, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 5 members. David was the head of the household, married to Mary Ross, born in 1854 in City, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; William (born 1871 in City, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Robert (born 1881 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was David's Boarder, John Nichol, born in 1860 in Cowdenbeath, Fife, Scotland.


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David Ross's household

Male

David

Ross

Head
Female

Mary

Ross

Wife
Male

William

Ross

Son
Male

Robert

Ross

Son
Male

John

Nichol

Boarder
First name(s) David
Last name Ross
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 25
Birth year 1856
Birth place City, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Ross

Head

Married

25

1856

City, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary

Ross

Wife

Married

27

1854

City, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Ross

Son

Unmarried

10

1871

City, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Robert

Ross

Son

Unmarried

0

1881

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

John

Nichol

Boarder

Unmarried

21

1860

Cowdenbeath, Fife, Scotland

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