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Household of James Ross (born 1836, Invernessshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Inverness, Invernessshire, 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 1836 in Invernessshire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Isabella Ross, born in 1841 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland. They had 5 children; Hugh (born 1869 in Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland), Jessie (born 1873 in Tain, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), Catherine (born 1875 in Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland), James (born 1877 in Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland) and David (born 1880 in Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Boarder, Hector (born 1864 in Tain, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland) and James's Boarder, Alexander (born 1864 in Tain, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland).


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James Ross's household

Male

James

Ross

Head
Female

Isabella

Ross

Wife
Male

Hugh

Ross

Son
Female

Jessie

Ross

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Ross

Daughter
Male

James

Ross

Son
Male

David

Ross

Son
Male

Hector

Macpherson

Boarder
Male

Alexander

Ross

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Ross
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Invernessshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Ross

Head

Married

45

1836

Invernessshire, Scotland

Isabella

Ross

Wife

Married

40

1841

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Hugh

Ross

Son

Unmarried

12

1869

Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland

Jessie

Ross

Daughter

-

8

1873

Tain, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Catherine

Ross

Daughter

-

6

1875

Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland

James

Ross

Son

-

4

1877

Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland

David

Ross

Son

-

1

1880

Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland

Hector

Macpherson

Boarder

Unmarried

17

1864

Tain, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Alexander

Ross

Boarder

Unmarried

17

1864

Tain, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

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