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Household of John Ross Wanless (born 1850, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St George (Landward), 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 Wanless and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Ross Wanless, born in 1850 in Perthshire, consisted of 4 members. John Ross was the head of the household, married to Mary B Wanless, born in 1845 in Roxburghshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Jemima (born 1879 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland) and Beatrice (born 1881 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland).


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John Ross Wanless's household

Male

John Ross

Wanless

Head
Female

Mary B

Wanless

Wife
Female

Jemima

Wanless

Daughter
Female

Beatrice

Wanless

Daughter
First name(s) John Ross
Last name Wanless
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John Ross

Wanless

Head

Married

31

1850

Perthshire, Scotland

Mary B

Wanless

Wife

Married

36

1845

Roxburghshire, Scotland

Jemima

Wanless

Daughter

Unmarried

2

1879

St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland

Beatrice

Wanless

Daughter

Unmarried

0

1881

St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland

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