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Household of James Ross (born 1833, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), 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.

James Ross and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Ross, born in 1833 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret Ross, born in 1835 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 5 children; James (born 1864 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), George (born 1866 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Henry (born 1868 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Fergus (born 1873 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Isabella (born 1870 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Boarder, Joseph (born 1839 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and James's Boarder, John (born 1821 in Ireland).


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James Ross's household

Male

James

Ross

Head
Female

Margaret

Ross

Wife
Male

James

Ross

Son
Male

George

Ross

Son
Male

Henry

Ross

Son
Male

Fergus

Ross

Son
Female

Isabella

Ross

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Collins

Boarder
Male

John

Doran

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Ross
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Ross

Head

Married

48

1833

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Margaret

Ross

Wife

Married

46

1835

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

James

Ross

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

George

Ross

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Henry

Ross

Son

-

13

1868

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Fergus

Ross

Son

-

8

1873

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Isabella

Ross

Daughter

-

11

1870

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Joseph

Collins

Boarder

Unmarried

42

1839

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

John

Doran

Boarder

Unmarried

60

1821

Ireland

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