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Household of John Ross (born 1842, Ross & Cromarty)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rosskeen, Ross and Cromarty, 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 1842 in Ross & Cromarty, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Ross, born in 1830 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland. They had 2 children; Mary J (born 1872 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland) and Catherine (born 1875 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Step Son, Alexander (born 1853 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), John's Step Son, Donald (born 1864 in Kilmuir, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), John's Step Son, Roderick (born 1865 in Kilmuir, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland) and John's Servant, Catherine (born 1865 in Gairloch, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland).


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John Ross's household

Male

John

Ross

Head
Female

Mary

Ross

Wife
Male

Alexander

McKenzie

Step Son
Male

Donald

McKenzie

Step Son
Male

Roderick

McKenzie

Step Son
Female

Mary J

Ross

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Ross

Daughter
Female

Catherine

McLean

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Ross
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place 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

39

1842

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Mary

Ross

Wife

Married

51

1830

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Alexander

McKenzie

Step Son

Unmarried

28

1853

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Donald

McKenzie

Step Son

-

17

1864

Kilmuir, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Roderick

McKenzie

Step Son

-

16

1865

Kilmuir, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Mary J

Ross

Daughter

-

9

1872

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Catherine

Ross

Daughter

-

6

1875

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Catherine

McLean

Servant

-

16

1865

Gairloch, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

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