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Household of James Ross (born 1836, Ross & Cromarty)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Georges, Midlothian, 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 1836 in Kilmuir, Ross & Cromarty, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret Ross, born in 1835 in Kilmuir, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland. They had 3 children; David (born 1869 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland), Lizzie (born 1872 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland) and Anne (born 1875 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Boarder, Herbert E (born 1846 in Methven, Perthshire, Scotland) and James's Boarder, Alexander (born 1846 in Haddington, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland).


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James Ross's household

Male

James

Ross

Head
Female

Margaret

Ross

Wife
Male

David

Ross

Son
Female

Lizzie

Ross

Daughter
Female

Anne

Ross

Daughter
Male

Herbert E

Brown

Boarder
Male

Alexander

Webster

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Ross
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Kilmuir, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Ross

Head

Married

45

1836

Kilmuir, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Margaret

Ross

Wife

Married

46

1835

Kilmuir, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

David

Ross

Son

-

12

1869

St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland

Lizzie

Ross

Daughter

-

9

1872

St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland

Anne

Ross

Daughter

-

6

1875

St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland

Herbert E

Brown

Boarder

Married

35

1846

Methven, Perthshire, Scotland

Alexander

Webster

Boarder

Unmarried

35

1846

Haddington, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

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