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Household of John Joss (born 1810, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rosskeen, Ross and Cromarty, 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.

John Joss and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Joss, born in 1810 in Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 children; Mary A (born 1838 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland) and Harriet (born 1840 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Apprentice, Alexander (born 1866 in Alness, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), John's Servant, Isabella (born 1855 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland) and John's Servant, Catherine (born 1860 in Sutherland, Scotland).


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John Joss's household

Male

John

Joss

Head
Female

Mary A

Joss

Daughter
Female

Harriet

Joss

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Munro

Apprentice
Female

Isabella

McLeod

Servant
Female

Catherine

Ross

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Joss
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 71
Birth year 1810
Birth place Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Joss

Head

Widower

71

1810

Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary A

Joss

Daughter

Unmarried

43

1838

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Harriet

Joss

Daughter

Unmarried

41

1840

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Alexander

Munro

Apprentice

Unmarried

15

1866

Alness, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Isabella

McLeod

Servant

Unmarried

26

1855

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Catherine

Ross

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Sutherland, Scotland

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