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Household of Violet Ross (born 1826, Caithness)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kildonan, Sutherland, 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.

Violet Ross and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Violet Ross, born in 1826 in Thurso, Caithness, consisted of 8 members. Violet was the head of the household, widow. She had 6 children; Helen (born 1852 in Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland), William (born 1854 in Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland), Donaldina (born 1856 in Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland), Jane (born 1859 in Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland), John Alex (born 1861 in Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland) and Catherine (born 1864 in Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Violet's Servant, Neil Sutherland, born in 1850 in Caithness, Scotland.


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Violet Ross's household

Female

Violet

Ross

Head
Female

Helen

Ross

Daughter
Male

William

Ross

Son
Female

Donaldina

Ross

Daughter
Female

Jane

Ross

Daughter
Male

John Alex

Ross

Son
Female

Catherine

Ross

Daughter
Male

Neil

Sutherland

Servant
First name(s) Violet
Last name Ross
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Violet

Ross

Head

Widow

55

1826

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

Helen

Ross

Daughter

Unmarried

29

1852

Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland

William

Ross

Son

Unmarried

27

1854

Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland

Donaldina

Ross

Daughter

Unmarried

25

1856

Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland

Jane

Ross

Daughter

Unmarried

22

1859

Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland

John Alex

Ross

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland

Catherine

Ross

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland

Neil

Sutherland

Servant

Unmarried

31

1850

Caithness, Scotland

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