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Household of John Ross (born 1842, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cockpen, 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.

John Ross and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Ross, born in 1842 in Strichen, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 4 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Ross, born in 1859 in Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland. They had 1 child; John Donaldson, born 1881 in Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, Jane Donaldson, born in 1861 in Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland.


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John Ross's household

Male

John

Ross

Head
Female

Margaret

Ross

Wife
Male

John Donaldson

Ross

Son
Female

Jane

Donaldson

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Ross
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Strichen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Ross

Head

Married

39

1842

Strichen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Ross

Wife

Married

22

1859

Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

John Donaldson

Ross

Son

-

0

1881

Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland

Jane

Donaldson

Boarder

Unmarried

20

1861

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

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