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Household of John Ross (born 1850, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gateshead, Durham, England

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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 Ross and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Ross, born in 1850 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Dorothy Ross, born in 1851 in Gateshead, Durham, England. They had 4 children; Dorothy (born 1872 in Gateshead, Durham, England), Catherine (born 1874 in Gateshead, Durham, England), Jane Ann (born 1876 in Gateshead, Durham, England) and Rose Ann (born 1881 in Gateshead, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Mother In Law, Catherine Ross, born in 1810 in Scotland.


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John Ross's household

Male

John

Ross

Head
Female

Dorothy

Ross

Wife
Female

Dorothy

Ross

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Ross

Daughter
Female

Jane Ann

Ross

Daughter
Female

Rose Ann

Ross

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Ross

Mother In Law
First name(s) John
Last name Ross
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Ross

Head

Married

31

1850

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Dorothy

Ross

Wife

Married

30

1851

Gateshead, Durham, England

Dorothy

Ross

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Gateshead, Durham, England

Catherine

Ross

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Gateshead, Durham, England

Jane Ann

Ross

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Gateshead, Durham, England

Rose Ann

Ross

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Gateshead, Durham, England

Catherine

Ross

Mother In Law

Widow

71

1810

Scotland

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