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Household of Finlay Ross (born 1846, Stirlingshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Greenock East, Renfrewshire, 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.

Finlay Ross and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Finlay Ross, born in 1846 in Fintry, Stirlingshire, consisted of 12 members. Finlay was the head of the household, married to Isabella Ross, born in 1849 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 8 children; Alexander (born 1869 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), John (born 1870 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Andrew (born 1872 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Finlay (born 1873 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1875 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), William (born 1877 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1879 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and James (born 1881 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Finlay's Father-In-Law, John (born 1817 in Ireland) and Finlay's Brother-In-Law, John (born 1851 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Finlay Ross's household

Male

Finlay

Ross

Head
Female

Isabella

Ross

Wife
Male

Alexander

Ross

Son
Male

John

Ross

Son
Male

Andrew

Ross

Son
Male

Finlay

Ross

Son
Female

Mary

Ross

Daughter
Male

William

Ross

Son
Female

Jane

Ross

Daughter
Male

James

Ross

Son
Male

John

Howie

Father-In-Law
Male

John

Howie

Brother-In-Law
First name(s) Finlay
Last name Ross
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Fintry, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Finlay

Ross

Head

Married

35

1846

Fintry, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Isabella

Ross

Wife

Married

32

1849

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Alexander

Ross

Son

-

12

1869

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

John

Ross

Son

-

11

1870

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Andrew

Ross

Son

-

9

1872

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Finlay

Ross

Son

-

8

1873

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary

Ross

Daughter

-

6

1875

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

William

Ross

Son

-

4

1877

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Jane

Ross

Daughter

-

2

1879

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

James

Ross

Son

-

0

1881

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

John

Howie

Father-In-Law

Widower

64

1817

Ireland

John

Howie

Brother-In-Law

Widower

30

1851

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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