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Household of John Ross (born 1815, Ross & Cromarty)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West District, Renfrewshire, 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 1815 in Ross & Cromarty, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Helen Ross, born in 1817 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 1 child; Mary, born 1855 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, Francis W F (born 1846 in Australia), John's Boarder, David B (born 1861 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John's Boarder, Archibald (born 1853 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland).


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John Ross's household

Male

John

Ross

Head
Female

Helen

Ross

Wife
Female

Mary

Ross

Daughter
Male

Francis W F

Adam

Boarder
Male

David B

Adam

Boarder
Male

Archibald

Campbell

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Ross
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 66
Birth year 1815
Birth place 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

66

1815

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Helen

Ross

Wife

Married

64

1817

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary

Ross

Daughter

Unmarried

26

1855

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Francis W F

Adam

Boarder

Unmarried

35

1846

Australia

David B

Adam

Boarder

Unmarried

20

1861

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Archibald

Campbell

Boarder

Unmarried

28

1853

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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