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Household of James Ross (born 1853, Ross & Cromarty)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Edderton, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Ross, born in 1853 in Edderton, Ross & Cromarty, consisted of 11 members. James was the head of the household, married to Catherine Ross, born in 1851 in Bracadale, Invernessshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Andrew B (born 1879 in Edderton, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), Niel Mckinnon (born 1880 in Edderton, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland) and Philip E M (born 1881 in Edderton, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Visitor, Helen (born 1837 in Sutherland, Scotland), James's Servant, Niel (born 1842 in Invernessshire, Scotland), James's Servant, Margaret (born 1852 in Sutherland, Scotland), James's Servant, Isabella (born 1854 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), James's Servant, Margaret (born 1855 in Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland) and James's Servant, Christina (born 1863 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland).


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James Ross's household

Male

James

Ross

Head
Female

Catherine

Ross

Wife
Male

Andrew B

Ross

Son
Male

Niel Mckinnon

Ross

Son
Male

Philip E M

Ross

Son
Female

Helen

Grant

Visitor
Male

Niel

McMilan

Servant
Female

Margaret

McKay

Servant
Female

Isabella

Fraser

Servant
Female

Margaret

McLeod

Servant
Female

Christina

Gilchrist

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Ross
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Edderton, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Ross

Head

Married

28

1853

Edderton, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Catherine

Ross

Wife

Married

30

1851

Bracadale, Invernessshire, Scotland

Andrew B

Ross

Son

-

2

1879

Edderton, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Niel Mckinnon

Ross

Son

-

1

1880

Edderton, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Philip E M

Ross

Son

-

0

1881

Edderton, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Helen

Grant

Visitor

Unmarried

44

1837

Sutherland, Scotland

Niel

McMilan

Servant

Unmarried

39

1842

Invernessshire, Scotland

Margaret

McKay

Servant

Unmarried

29

1852

Sutherland, Scotland

Isabella

Fraser

Servant

Unmarried

27

1854

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Margaret

McLeod

Servant

Unmarried

26

1855

Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland

Christina

Gilchrist

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

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