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Household of William Ross (born 1797, Ross & Cromarty)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Nicholas Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, 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.

William Ross and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Ross, born in 1797 in Tain, Ross & Cromarty, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Isabella Ross, born in 1822 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Jessie (born 1861 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Hugh (born 1865 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Granddaughter, Georgina (born 1880 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William's Boarder, Margaret (born 1863 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and William's Boarder, George (born 1849 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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William Ross's household

Male

William

Ross

Head
Female

Isabella

Ross

Wife
Female

Jessie

Fletcher

Daughter
Male

Hugh

Ross

Son
Female

Georgina

Fletcher

Granddaughter
Female

Margaret

Hay

Boarder
Male

George

Dickson

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Ross
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 84
Birth year 1797
Birth place Tain, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Ross

Head

Married

84

1797

Tain, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Isabella

Ross

Wife

Married

59

1822

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jessie

Fletcher

Daughter

Married

20

1861

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Hugh

Ross

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Georgina

Fletcher

Granddaughter

-

1

1880

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Hay

Boarder

Unmarried

18

1863

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

George

Dickson

Boarder

Unmarried

32

1849

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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