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Household of John Ross (born 1813, Caithness)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Watten, Caithness, 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 Ross and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Ross, born in 1813 in Caithness, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Ross, born in 1811 in Caithness, Scotland. They had 1 child; Donald, born 1851 in Watten, Caithness, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Daughter-In-Law, Jessie (born 1855 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland), John's Grandson, John (born 1876 in Watten, Caithness, Scotland), John's Grandson, David Rob (born 1878 in Watten, Caithness, Scotland) and John's Granddaughter, Margaret Macadie (born 1879 in Watten, Caithness, Scotland).


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John Ross's household

Male

John

Ross

Head
Female

Margaret

Ross

Wife
Male

Donald

Ross

Son
Female

Jessie

Ross

Daughter-In-Law
Male

John

Ross

Grandson
Male

David Rob

Ross

Grandson
Female

Margaret Macadie

Ross

Granddaughter
First name(s) John
Last name Ross
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 68
Birth year 1813
Birth place Caithness, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Ross

Head

Married

68

1813

Caithness, Scotland

Margaret

Ross

Wife

Married

70

1811

Caithness, Scotland

Donald

Ross

Son

Married

30

1851

Watten, Caithness, Scotland

Jessie

Ross

Daughter-In-Law

Married

26

1855

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

John

Ross

Grandson

-

5

1876

Watten, Caithness, Scotland

David Rob

Ross

Grandson

-

3

1878

Watten, Caithness, Scotland

Margaret Macadie

Ross

Granddaughter

-

2

1879

Watten, Caithness, Scotland

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