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Household of John Ross (born 1847, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Linton, Peeblesshire, 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 1847 in Wiston, Lanarkshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Ross, born in 1837 in Wiston, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Robert (born 1872 in Crawford, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1874 in Crawford, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1876 in Crawford, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1877 in Linton, Peeblesshire, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1880 in Linton, Peeblesshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Jessie (born 1867 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John's Servant, Thomas (born 1862 in Midlothian, Scotland).


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John Ross's household

Male

John

Ross

Head
Female

Jane

Ross

Wife
Male

Robert

Ross

Son
Male

Thomas

Ross

Son
Female

Jane

Ross

Daughter
Female

Mary

Ross

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Ross

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Callan

Servant
Male

Thomas

Menzies

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Ross
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Wiston, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Ross

Head

Married

34

1847

Wiston, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Ross

Wife

Married

44

1837

Wiston, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Ross

Son

-

9

1872

Crawford, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Ross

Son

-

7

1874

Crawford, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Ross

Daughter

-

5

1876

Crawford, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Ross

Daughter

-

4

1877

Linton, Peeblesshire, Scotland

Margaret

Ross

Daughter

-

1

1880

Linton, Peeblesshire, Scotland

Jessie

Callan

Servant

-

14

1867

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Menzies

Servant

-

19

1862

Midlothian, Scotland

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