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Household of James Ross (born 1842, Perthshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Mary, 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 1842 in Reiff, Perthshire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Helen Ross, born in 1843 in Reiff, Perthshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; James (born 1862 in South Africa), Margaret (born 1864 in South Africa), John (born 1866 in South Africa), William (born 1869 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Grace (born 1871 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and George (born 1874 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Boarder, Minnie Walker, born in 1862 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland.
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James Ross's household
James
Ross
Head
Helen
Ross
Wife
James
Ross
Son
Margaret
Ross
Daughter
John
Ross
Son
William
Ross
Son
Grace
Ross
Daughter
George
Ross
Son
Minnie
Walker
Boarder
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Ross |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 39 |
| Birth year | 1842 |
| Birth place | Reiff, Perthshire, Scotland |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | Ross | Head | Married | 39 | 1842 | Reiff, Perthshire, Scotland | |
Helen | Ross | Wife | Married | 38 | 1843 | Reiff, Perthshire, Scotland | |
James | Ross | Son | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | South Africa | |
Margaret | Ross | Daughter | Unmarried | 17 | 1864 | South Africa | |
John | Ross | Son | Unmarried | 15 | 1866 | South Africa | |
William | Ross | Son | Unmarried | 12 | 1869 | Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Grace | Ross | Daughter | Unmarried | 10 | 1871 | Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
George | Ross | Son | Unmarried | 7 | 1874 | Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Minnie | Walker | Boarder | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland |
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