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Household of John Ross (born 1836, Ross & Cromarty)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Canongate, Midlothian, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Ross, born in 1836 in Tain, Ross & Cromarty, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Katherine Ross, born in 1836 in Tain, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland. They had 3 children; Helen (born 1859 in Tain, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), John (born 1870 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Isabella (born 1877 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, Robert McDonald, born in 1839 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland.


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John Ross's household

Male

John

Ross

Head
Female

Katherine

Ross

Wife
Female

Helen

Ross

Daughter
Male

John

Ross

Son
Female

Isabella

McDonald

Daughter
Male

Robert

McDonald

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Ross
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Tain, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Ross

Head

Married

45

1836

Tain, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Katherine

Ross

Wife

Married

45

1836

Tain, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Helen

Ross

Daughter

-

22

1859

Tain, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

John

Ross

Son

-

11

1870

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Isabella

McDonald

Daughter

-

4

1877

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Robert

McDonald

Boarder

Married

42

1839

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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