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Household of John Macdonald Ross (born 1838, Ross & Cromarty)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kelvin, 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.

John Macdonald Ross and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Macdonald Ross, born in 1838 in Dingwall, Ross & Cromarty, consisted of 9 members. John Macdonald was the head of the household, married to Robina Ross, born in 1842 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 2 children; Robert (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Hugh A (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John Macdonald's Sister-In-Law, Bessie (born 1849 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), John Macdonald's Servant, Jane (born 1857 in Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), John Macdonald's Servant, Margaret (born 1854 in Macduff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John Macdonald's Servant, Susan (born 1850 in Arrochar, Dunbartonshire, Scotland) and John Macdonald's Servant, Catherine (born 1858 in Dunnichen, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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John Macdonald Ross's household

Male

John Macdonald

Ross

Head
Female

Robina

Ross

Wife
Male

Robert

Ross

Son
Male

Hugh A

Ross

Son
Female

Bessie

Gilroy

Sister-In-Law
Female

Jane

Malcolm

Servant
Female

Margaret

McIntosh

Servant
Female

Susan

Macdonald

Servant
Female

Catherine

Smart

Servant
First name(s) John Macdonald
Last name Ross
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Dingwall, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John Macdonald

Ross

Head

Married

43

1838

Dingwall, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Robina

Ross

Wife

Married

39

1842

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Robert

Ross

Son

Unmarried

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Hugh A

Ross

Son

Unmarried

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Bessie

Gilroy

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

32

1849

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jane

Malcolm

Servant

Unmarried

24

1857

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Margaret

McIntosh

Servant

Unmarried

27

1854

Macduff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Susan

Macdonald

Servant

Unmarried

31

1850

Arrochar, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Catherine

Smart

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

Dunnichen, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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