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Household of Murdo Ross (born 1821, Ross & Cromarty)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stornoway, Ross and Cromarty, 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.

Murdo Ross and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Murdo Ross, born in 1821 in Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, consisted of 10 members. Murdo was the head of the household, married to Cathern Ross, born in 1827 in Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland. They had 3 children; Margaret (born 1853 in Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), Alexander (born 1857 in Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland) and Angus (born 1866 in Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Murdo's Sister-In-Law, Barbra (born 1801 in Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), Murdo's Brother-In-Law, Angus (born 1866 in Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), Murdo's Boarder, Bess (born 1825 in Uig, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), Murdo's Visitor, Ann (born 1851 in Uig, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland) and Murdo's Visitor, Henrietta (born 1821 in Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland).


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Murdo Ross's household

Male

Murdo

Ross

Head
Female

Cathern

Ross

Wife
Female

Margaret

Ross

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Ross

Son
Male

Angus

Ross

Son
Female

Barbra

Ross

Sister-In-Law
Male

Angus

McLean

Brother-In-Law
Female

Bess

McAulay

Boarder
Female

Ann

McLean

Visitor
Female

Henrietta

Smith

Visitor
First name(s) Murdo
Last name Ross
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Murdo

Ross

Head

Married

60

1821

Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Cathern

Ross

Wife

Married

54

1827

Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Margaret

Ross

Daughter

Unmarried

28

1853

Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Alexander

Ross

Son

Unmarried

24

1857

Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Angus

Ross

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Barbra

Ross

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

80

1801

Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Angus

McLean

Brother-In-Law

Unmarried

15

1866

Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Bess

McAulay

Boarder

Unmarried

56

1825

Uig, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Ann

McLean

Visitor

Unmarried

30

1851

Uig, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Henrietta

Smith

Visitor

Unmarried

60

1821

Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

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