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Household of John Ross (born 1855, Ross & Cromarty)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Scourie, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Ross, born in 1855 in Cromarty, Ross & Cromarty, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Catherine Ross, born in 1852 in Tongue, Sutherland, Scotland. They had 2 children; Betsy (born 1878 in Lairg, Sutherland, Scotland) and William (born 1880 in Lairg, Sutherland, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Mother, Grace (born 1831 in Tongue, Sutherland, Scotland) and John's Lodger, Kenneth (born 1865 in Sutherland, Scotland).


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John Ross's household

Male

John

Ross

Head
Female

Catherine

Ross

Wife
Female

Betsy

Ross

Daughter
Male

William

Ross

Son
Female

Grace

McKay

Mother
Male

Kenneth

Kerr

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Ross
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Cromarty, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Ross

Head

Married

26

1855

Cromarty, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Catherine

Ross

Wife

Married

29

1852

Tongue, Sutherland, Scotland

Betsy

Ross

Daughter

-

3

1878

Lairg, Sutherland, Scotland

William

Ross

Son

-

1

1880

Lairg, Sutherland, Scotland

Grace

McKay

Mother

Unmarried

50

1831

Tongue, Sutherland, Scotland

Kenneth

Kerr

Lodger

-

16

1865

Sutherland, Scotland

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