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Household of Gordon Ross (born 1828, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ormskirk, Lancashire, England

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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.

Gordon Ross and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Gordon Ross, born in 1828 in Liverpool, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Gordon was the head of the household, married to Frances M Ross, born in 1834 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 1 child; Edith S, born 1874 in Australia.
During the period, also present in the household were Gordon's Father, Richard M (born 1794 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Gordon's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1852 in Cumberland, England), Gordon's Servant, Mary A (born 1855 in Ireland), Gordon's Servant, Annie (born 1856 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England) and Gordon's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1865 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).


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Gordon Ross's household

Male

Gordon

Ross

Head
Female

Frances M

Ross

Wife
Male

Richard M

Whittom

Father
Female

Edith S

Ross

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Lancaster

Servant
Female

Mary A

Benson

Servant
Female

Annie

Lawton

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Porter

Servant
First name(s) Gordon
Last name Ross
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Gordon

Ross

Head

Married

53

1828

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Frances M

Ross

Wife

Married

47

1834

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Richard M

Whittom

Father

Widower

87

1794

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Edith S

Ross

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Australia

Elizabeth

Lancaster

Servant

-

29

1852

Cumberland, England

Mary A

Benson

Servant

Single

26

1855

Ireland

Annie

Lawton

Servant

Single

25

1856

Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Porter

Servant

Single

16

1865

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

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