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Household of Walter Ross (born 1851, Ross & Cromarty)

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.

Walter Ross and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Walter Ross, born in 1851 in Ross & Cromarty, consisted of 12 members. Walter was the head of the household, married to Ann Ross, born in 1848 in Sutherland, Scotland. They had 2 children; Donald (born 1881 in Sutherland, Scotland) and Ann (born 1879 in Sutherland, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Walter's Mother, Ann (born 1821 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), Walter's Servant, Margaret (born 1858 in Sutherland, Scotland), Walter's Boarder, Angus (born 1858 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), Walter's Boarder, George (born 1857 in Tongue, Sutherland, Scotland), Walter's Boarder, Robert (born 1855 in Kirkhill, Invernessshire, Scotland), Walter's Boarder, John (born 1841 in Sutherland, Scotland), Walter's Boarder, Henry (born 1862 in Kincardine, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland) and Walter's Boarder, George (born 1859 in Lairg, Sutherland, Scotland).


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Walter Ross's household

Male

Walter

Ross

Head
Female

Ann

Ross

Wife
Male

Donald

Ross

Son
Female

Ann

Ross

Daughter
Female

Ann

Ross

Mother
Female

Margaret

Ross

Servant
Male

Angus

McKay

Boarder
Male

George

McKay

Boarder
Male

Robert

Cameron

Boarder
Male

John

McKay

Boarder
Male

Henry

McKay

Boarder
Male

George

Sutherland

Boarder
First name(s) Walter
Last name Ross
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Walter

Ross

Head

Married

30

1851

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Ann

Ross

Wife

Married

33

1848

Sutherland, Scotland

Donald

Ross

Son

-

0

1881

Sutherland, Scotland

Ann

Ross

Daughter

-

2

1879

Sutherland, Scotland

Ann

Ross

Mother

Widow

60

1821

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Margaret

Ross

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

Sutherland, Scotland

Angus

McKay

Boarder

Unmarried

23

1858

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

George

McKay

Boarder

Unmarried

24

1857

Tongue, Sutherland, Scotland

Robert

Cameron

Boarder

Unmarried

26

1855

Kirkhill, Invernessshire, Scotland

John

McKay

Boarder

Unmarried

40

1841

Sutherland, Scotland

Henry

McKay

Boarder

Unmarried

19

1862

Kincardine, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

George

Sutherland

Boarder

Unmarried

22

1859

Lairg, Sutherland, Scotland

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