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Household of James Ross (born 1813, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackford, Perthshire, 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 1813 in Crieff, Perthshire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, widower. He had 3 children; Robert (born 1853 in Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1857 in Blackford, Perthshire, Scotland) and Janet (born 1855 in Blackford, Perthshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Sister, Catherine (born 1811 in Blackford, Perthshire, Scotland), James's Sister, Janet (born 1815 in Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland), James's Servant, Thomas (born 1864 in Blackford, Perthshire, Scotland), James's Servant, George (born 1865 in Methven, Perthshire, Scotland) and James's Servant, Isabella (born 1857 in Dunning, Perthshire, Scotland).


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James Ross's household

Male

James

Ross

Head
Male

Robert

Ross

Son
Male

Thomas

Ross

Son
Female

Janet

Ross

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Ross

Sister
Female

Janet

Ross

Sister
Male

Thomas

Downs

Servant
Male

George

Ford

Servant
Female

Isabella

Taylor

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Ross
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 68
Birth year 1813
Birth place Crieff, Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Ross

Head

Widower

68

1813

Crieff, Perthshire, Scotland

Robert

Ross

Son

Unmarried

28

1853

Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland

Thomas

Ross

Son

Unmarried

24

1857

Blackford, Perthshire, Scotland

Janet

Ross

Daughter

Unmarried

26

1855

Blackford, Perthshire, Scotland

Catherine

Ross

Sister

Unmarried

70

1811

Blackford, Perthshire, Scotland

Janet

Ross

Sister

Unmarried

66

1815

Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland

Thomas

Downs

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Blackford, Perthshire, Scotland

George

Ford

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Methven, Perthshire, Scotland

Isabella

Taylor

Servant

Unmarried

24

1857

Dunning, Perthshire, Scotland

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