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Household of John Ross (born 1833, Sutherland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tain, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Ross, born in 1833 in Sutherland, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Mcs Ross, born in 1841 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; James A (born 1865 in Tain, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), Janet (born 1867 in Tain, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), Colin S (born 1869 in Tain, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), Hugh C (born 1871 in Tain, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), Robert (born 1871 in Tain, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland) and John S (born 1876 in Tain, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Johan Gair, born in 1860 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland.


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John Ross's household

Male

John

Ross

Head
Female

Mary Mcs

Ross

Wife
Male

James A

Ross

Son
Female

Janet

Ross

Daughter
Male

Colin S

Ross

Son
Male

Hugh C

Ross

Son
Male

Robert

Ross

Son
Male

John S

Ross

Son
Female

Johan

Gair

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Ross
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Sutherland, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Ross

Head

Married

48

1833

Sutherland, Scotland

Mary Mcs

Ross

Wife

Married

40

1841

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James A

Ross

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Tain, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Janet

Ross

Daughter

-

14

1867

Tain, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Colin S

Ross

Son

-

12

1869

Tain, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Hugh C

Ross

Son

-

10

1871

Tain, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Robert

Ross

Son

-

10

1871

Tain, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

John S

Ross

Son

-

5

1876

Tain, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Johan

Gair

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

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