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Household of James Ross (born 1843, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Rollox, Lanarkshire, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Ross, born in 1843 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Grace Ross, born in 1845 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Hugh (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Jane (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Mother-In-Law, Margaret Buchanan, born in 1811 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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James Ross's household

Male

James

Ross

Head
Female

Grace

Ross

Wife
Male

Hugh

Ross

Son
Female

Margaret

Ross

Daughter
Female

Jane

Ross

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Buchanan

Mother-In-Law
First name(s) James
Last name Ross
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Ross

Head

Married

38

1843

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Grace

Ross

Wife

Married

36

1845

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Hugh

Ross

Son

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Ross

Daughter

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Ross

Daughter

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Buchanan

Mother-In-Law

Widow

70

1811

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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