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

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Forres, Moray, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Ross, born in 1838 in Alness, Ross & Cromarty, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Black Ross, born in 1840 in Morayshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Elizabeth (born 1865 in Forres, Morayshire, Scotland), John (born 1868 in Forres, Morayshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1873 in Forres, Morayshire, Scotland), Daniel G (born 1875 in Forres, Morayshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1877 in Forres, Morayshire, Scotland) and William Sim (born 1880 in -).


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John Ross's household

Male

John

Ross

Head
Female

Elizabeth Black

Ross

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Ross

Daughter
Male

John

Ross

Son
Male

Alexander

Ross

Son
Male

Daniel G

Ross

Son
Female

Margaret

Ross

Daughter
Male

William Sim

Ross

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

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Ross

Head

Married

43

1838

Alness, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Elizabeth Black

Ross

Wife

Married

41

1840

Morayshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Ross

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Forres, Morayshire, Scotland

John

Ross

Son

-

13

1868

Forres, Morayshire, Scotland

Alexander

Ross

Son

-

8

1873

Forres, Morayshire, Scotland

Daniel G

Ross

Son

-

6

1875

Forres, Morayshire, Scotland

Margaret

Ross

Daughter

-

4

1877

Forres, Morayshire, Scotland

William Sim

Ross

Son

-

1

1880

-

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