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Household of Peter M Ross (born 1837, Caithness)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kirkwall, Orkney, 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.

Peter M Ross and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter M Ross, born in 1837 in Wick, Caithness, consisted of 8 members. Peter M was the head of the household, married to Margaret S G Ross, born in 1833 in Dysart, Fife, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were Peter M's Servant, Louiza (born 1854 in Stromness, Orkney, Scotland), Peter M's Servant, Margaret (born 1866 in England), Peter M's Servant, Anne (born 1867 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland), Peter M's Adopted Daughter, Mary L (born 1870 in Ireland), Peter M's Adopted Daughter, Jean (born 1872 in Ireland) and Peter M's Servant, Margaret (born 1848 in Orkney, Scotland).


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Peter M Ross's household

Male

Peter M

Ross

Head
Female

Margaret S G

Ross

Wife
Female

Louiza

Murrell

Servant
Female

Margaret

Manson

Servant
Female

Anne

Green

Servant
Female

Mary L

Grieve

Adopted Daughter
Female

Jean

Grieve

Adopted Daughter
Female

Margaret

Meil

Servant
First name(s) Peter M
Last name Ross
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter M

Ross

Head

Married

44

1837

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Margaret S G

Ross

Wife

Married

48

1833

Dysart, Fife, Scotland

Louiza

Murrell

Servant

Unmarried

27

1854

Stromness, Orkney, Scotland

Margaret

Manson

Servant

Unmarried

15

1866

England

Anne

Green

Servant

Unmarried

14

1867

Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland

Mary L

Grieve

Adopted Daughter

-

11

1870

Ireland

Jean

Grieve

Adopted Daughter

-

9

1872

Ireland

Margaret

Meil

Servant

Unmarried

33

1848

Orkney, Scotland

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