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Household of John Ross (born 1846, Morayshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blairgowrie, Perthshire, 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 1846 in Elgin, Morayshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Janet Ross, born in 1832 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 4 children; Martha (born 1867 in Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Mary A (born 1869 in Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), John (born 1870 in Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and James (born 1872 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Step Daughter, Hannah (born 1857 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and John's Granddaughter, Annabella (born 1877 in Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland).


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John Ross's household

Male

John

Ross

Head
Female

Janet

Ross

Wife
Female

Martha

Ross

Daughter
Female

Mary A

Ross

Daughter
Male

John

Ross

Son
Male

James

Ross

Son
Female

Hannah

Gibb

Step Daughter
Female

Annabella

Gibb

Granddaughter
First name(s) John
Last name Ross
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Ross

Head

Married

35

1846

Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland

Janet

Ross

Wife

Married

49

1832

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Martha

Ross

Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary A

Ross

Daughter

-

12

1869

Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

John

Ross

Son

-

11

1870

Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

James

Ross

Son

-

9

1872

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Hannah

Gibb

Step Daughter

Unmarried

24

1857

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Annabella

Gibb

Granddaughter

-

4

1877

Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland

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