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Household of John Ross (born 1824, Ross & Cromarty)

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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Ross, born in 1824 in Ross & Cromarty, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Helen Ross, born in 1832 in Sutherland, Scotland. They had 6 children; Christina (born 1859 in Tain, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), George (born 1860 in Tain, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), John (born 1863 in Tain, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), William (born 1865 in Tain, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), David (born 1867 in Tain, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland) and Alexander (born 1870 in Tain, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, William (born 1862 in Banffshire, Scotland) and John's Boarder, William (born 1864 in Buteshire, Scotland).


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John Ross's household

Male

John

Ross

Head
Female

Helen

Ross

Wife
Female

Christina

Ross

Daughter
Male

George

Ross

Son
Male

John

Ross

Son
Male

William

Ross

Son
Male

David

Ross

Son
Male

Alexander

Ross

Son
Male

William

Bremner

Boarder
Male

William

Davidson

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Ross
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Ross

Head

Married

57

1824

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Helen

Ross

Wife

Married

49

1832

Sutherland, Scotland

Christina

Ross

Daughter

Unmarried

22

1859

Tain, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

George

Ross

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Tain, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

John

Ross

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Tain, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

William

Ross

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Tain, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

David

Ross

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Tain, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Alexander

Ross

Son

Unmarried

11

1870

Tain, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

William

Bremner

Boarder

Unmarried

19

1862

Banffshire, Scotland

William

Davidson

Boarder

Unmarried

17

1864

Buteshire, Scotland

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