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Household of James Ross (born 1855, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Clement, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Ross, born in 1855 in Perth, Perthshire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margery Ross, born in 1855 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 4 children; Ann (born 1876 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Jane (born 1877 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Alexander (born 1879 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and William (born 1881 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Servant, Elesabeth Knowles, born in 1865 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland.


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James Ross's household

Male

James

Ross

Head
Female

Margery

Ross

Wife
Female

Ann

Ross

Daughter
Female

Jane

Ross

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Ross

Son
Male

William

Ross

Son
Female

Elesabeth

Knowles

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Ross
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Ross

Head

Married

26

1855

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Margery

Ross

Wife

Married

26

1855

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Ann

Ross

Daughter

-

5

1876

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jane

Ross

Daughter

-

4

1877

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Alexander

Ross

Son

-

2

1879

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

William

Ross

Son

-

0

1881

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Elesabeth

Knowles

Servant

-

16

1865

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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