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Household of Henry Ross (born 1847, Herefordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, 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.

Henry Ross and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Ross, born in 1847 in Leominster, Herefordshire, consisted of 6 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Mary Jane Ross, born in 1854 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Edith (born 1878 in Stockport, Cheshire, England), Harry (born 1880 in Hyde, Cheshire, England) and Lenard (born 1881 in Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Henry's Mother In Law, Jane Backhouse, born in 1825 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England.


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Henry Ross's household

Male

Henry

Ross

Head
Female

Mary Jane

Ross

Wife
Female

Edith

Ross

Daughter
Male

Harry

Ross

Son
Male

Lenard

Ross

Son
Female

Jane

Backhouse

Mother In Law
First name(s) Henry
Last name Ross
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Leominster, Herefordshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Ross

Head

Married

34

1847

Leominster, Herefordshire, England

Mary Jane

Ross

Wife

Married

27

1854

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Edith

Ross

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Stockport, Cheshire, England

Harry

Ross

Son

Single

1

1880

Hyde, Cheshire, England

Lenard

Ross

Son

Single

0

1881

Lancashire, England

Jane

Backhouse

Mother In Law

Widow

56

1825

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

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