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Household of William Ross (born 1827, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Turriff, 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 1827 in Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane Ross, born in 1841 in Banff, Banffshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Helen (born 1874 in Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John (born 1876 in Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Andrew (born 1879 in Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Step Daughter, Jane (born 1868 in Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and William's Step Daughter, Johnama (born 1872 in Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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William Ross's household

Male

William

Ross

Head
Female

Jane

Ross

Wife
Female

Jane

Smart

Step Daughter
Female

Johnama

Knox

Step Daughter
Female

Helen

Ross

Daughter
Male

John

Ross

Son
Male

Andrew

Ross

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Ross
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Ross

Head

Married

54

1827

Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane

Ross

Wife

Married

40

1841

Banff, Banffshire, Scotland

Jane

Smart

Step Daughter

-

13

1868

Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Johnama

Knox

Step Daughter

-

9

1872

Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Helen

Ross

Daughter

-

7

1874

Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Ross

Son

-

5

1876

Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Andrew

Ross

Son

-

2

1879

Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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