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Household of John Ross (born 1835, Sutherland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dornoch, Sutherland, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Ross, born in 1835 in Sutherland, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Helen Ross, born in 1847 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland. They had 8 children; Mary (born 1863 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), Roderick (born 1862 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), William (born 1866 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), James (born 1870 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), Donald (born 1874 in Logie, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), Murdo (born 1876 in Nigg, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), Duncan (born 1878 in Lairg, Sutherland, Scotland) and Robert (born 1879 in Sutherland, Scotland).


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John Ross's household

Male

John

Ross

Head
Female

Helen

Ross

Wife
Female

Mary

Ross

Daughter
Male

Roderick

Ross

Son
Male

William

Ross

Son
Male

James

Ross

Son
Male

Donald

Ross

Son
Male

Murdo

Ross

Son
Male

Duncan

Ross

Son
Male

Robert

Ross

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Ross
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Sutherland, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Ross

Head

Married

46

1835

Sutherland, Scotland

Helen

Ross

Wife

Married

34

1847

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Mary

Ross

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Roderick

Ross

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

William

Ross

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

James

Ross

Son

Unmarried

11

1870

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Donald

Ross

Son

Unmarried

7

1874

Logie, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Murdo

Ross

Son

Unmarried

5

1876

Nigg, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Duncan

Ross

Son

-

3

1878

Lairg, Sutherland, Scotland

Robert

Ross

Son

-

2

1879

Sutherland, Scotland

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