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Household of James Ross (born 1820, Gloucestershire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wakefield, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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.

James Ross and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Ross, born in 1820 in Wickwar, Gloucestershire, consisted of 11 members. James was the head of the household, married to Maria Ross, born in 1844 in Morley, Yorkshire, England. They had 8 children; William Lionl (born 1863 in Morley, Yorkshire, England), Ruth (born 1865 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England), Fred (born 1866 in Ashton, Lancashire, England), Sarah (born 1868 in Ashton, Cheshire, England), Jacob (born 1870 in Ashton, Cheshire, England), Rachel (born 1871 in Ashton, Cheshire, England), Leah (born 1875 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England) and Jim (born 1878 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Servant, Mary Kennel, born in 1866 in Darlington, Yorkshire, England.


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James Ross's household

Male

James

Ross

Head
Female

Maria

Ross

Wife
Male

William Lionl

Ross

Son
Female

Ruth

Ross

Daughter
Male

Fred

Ross

Son
Female

Sarah

Ross

Daughter
Male

Jacob

Ross

Son
Female

Rachel

Ross

Daughter
Female

Leah

Ross

Daughter
Male

Jim

Ross

Son
Female

Mary

Kennel

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Ross
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place Wickwar, Gloucestershire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Ross

Head

Married

61

1820

Wickwar, Gloucestershire, England

Maria

Ross

Wife

Married

37

1844

Morley, Yorkshire, England

William Lionl

Ross

Son

Single

18

1863

Morley, Yorkshire, England

Ruth

Ross

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Fred

Ross

Son

Single

15

1866

Ashton, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Ross

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Ashton, Cheshire, England

Jacob

Ross

Son

Single

11

1870

Ashton, Cheshire, England

Rachel

Ross

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Ashton, Cheshire, England

Leah

Ross

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Jim

Ross

Son

Single

3

1878

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Kennel

Servant

Single

15

1866

Darlington, Yorkshire, England

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