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Household of James Ross (born 1840, Ross & Cromarty)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dingwall, Ross and Cromarty, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Ross, born in 1840 in Tain, Ross & Cromarty, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Dolina Ross, born in 1851 in Argyllshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; David (born 1873 in Dingwall, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), Barbara (born 1876 in Dingwall, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), Donald (born 1878 in Dingwall, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland) and Mary Ann (born 1881 in Dingwall, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Mother-In-Law, Hughina McIntosh, born in 1811 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland.


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James Ross's household

Male

James

Ross

Head
Female

Dolina

Ross

Wife
Male

David

Ross

Son
Female

Barbara

Ross

Daughter
Male

Donald

Ross

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Ross

Daughter
Female

Hughina

McIntosh

Mother-In-Law
First name(s) James
Last name Ross
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Tain, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Ross

Head

Married

41

1840

Tain, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Dolina

Ross

Wife

Married

30

1851

Argyllshire, Scotland

David

Ross

Son

-

8

1873

Dingwall, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Barbara

Ross

Daughter

-

5

1876

Dingwall, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Donald

Ross

Son

-

3

1878

Dingwall, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Mary Ann

Ross

Daughter

-

0

1881

Dingwall, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Hughina

McIntosh

Mother-In-Law

Widow

70

1811

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

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