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Household of John Ross (born 1818, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Towie, Aberdeenshire, 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 1818 in Aberdeenshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household,
During the period, also present in the household were John's Nephew, William (born 1856 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John's Niece, Helen (born 1865 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John's Nephew, Archibald (born 1870 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John's Servant, Jane (born 1856 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John's Servant, James (born 1859 in Strathdon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John's Servant, John (born 1864 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and John's Servant, William (born 1861 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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John Ross's household

Male

John

Ross

Head
Male

William

Ross

Nephew
Female

Helen

Ross

Niece
Male

Archibald

Ross

Nephew
Female

Jane

Murdoch

Servant
Male

James

Davie

Servant
Male

John

Dawson

Servant
Male

William

Forbes

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Ross
Relationship Head
Marital status Unmarried
Age 63
Birth year 1818
Birth place Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Ross

Head

Unmarried

63

1818

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Ross

Nephew

Unmarried

25

1856

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Helen

Ross

Niece

-

16

1865

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Archibald

Ross

Nephew

-

11

1870

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane

Murdoch

Servant

Unmarried

25

1856

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Davie

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Strathdon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Dawson

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Forbes

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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