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Household of Robert Ross (born 1848, Sutherland)

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.

Robert Ross and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Ross, born in 1848 in Dornoch, Sutherland, consisted of 7 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Alice Ross, born in 1850 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 3 children; Mary Helen (born 1875 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Maggie (born 1879 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Robert (born 1880 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Step Daughter, Jeanie Mcneil (born 1872 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Robert's Brother, Hugh (born 1855 in Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland).


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Robert Ross's household

Male

Robert

Ross

Head
Female

Alice

Ross

Wife
Female

Mary Helen

Ross

Daughter
Female

Maggie

Ross

Daughter
Male

Robert

Ross

Son
Female

Jeanie Mcneil

Ramsay

Step Daughter
Male

Hugh

Ross

Brother
First name(s) Robert
Last name Ross
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Ross

Head

Married

33

1848

Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland

Alice

Ross

Wife

Married

31

1850

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary Helen

Ross

Daughter

-

6

1875

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Maggie

Ross

Daughter

-

2

1879

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Robert

Ross

Son

-

1

1880

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Jeanie Mcneil

Ramsay

Step Daughter

-

9

1872

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Hugh

Ross

Brother

Unmarried

26

1855

Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland

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