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Household of James Ross (born 1822, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ednam, Roxburghshire, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Ross, born in 1822 in Pettinain, Lanarkshire, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Jessie Ross, born in 1824 in Cockburnspath, Berwickshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Margaret (born 1848 in Annan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Jane G (born 1856 in Roxburghshire, Scotland), Jessie A (born 1861 in Roxburghshire, Scotland) and Mary A (born 1864 in Roxburghshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Charlotte D (born 1853 in Perthshire, Scotland), James's Servant, Jessie (born 1857 in Dunse, Berwickshire, Scotland), James's Servant, Margaret (born 1837 in England) and James's Servant, John (born 1861 in Nenthorn, Berwickshire, Scotland).


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James Ross's household

Male

James

Ross

Head
Female

Jessie

Ross

Wife
Female

Margaret

Ross

Daughter
Female

Jane G

Ross

Daughter
Female

Jessie A

Ross

Daughter
Female

Mary A

Ross

Daughter
Female

Charlotte D

Sim

Servant
Female

Jessie

Common

Servant
Female

Margaret

Pringle

Servant
Male

John

Thompson

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Ross
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 59
Birth year 1822
Birth place Pettinain, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Ross

Head

Married

59

1822

Pettinain, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie

Ross

Wife

Married

57

1824

Cockburnspath, Berwickshire, Scotland

Margaret

Ross

Daughter

Unmarried

33

1848

Annan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Jane G

Ross

Daughter

Unmarried

25

1856

Roxburghshire, Scotland

Jessie A

Ross

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Roxburghshire, Scotland

Mary A

Ross

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Roxburghshire, Scotland

Charlotte D

Sim

Servant

Unmarried

28

1853

Perthshire, Scotland

Jessie

Common

Servant

Unmarried

24

1857

Dunse, Berwickshire, Scotland

Margaret

Pringle

Servant

Widow

44

1837

England

John

Thompson

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Nenthorn, Berwickshire, Scotland

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