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Household of William Ross (born 1833, Ross & Cromarty)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Leith, 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.

William Ross and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Ross, born in 1833 in Fodderty, Ross & Cromarty, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Bathie Ross, born in 1845 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Alexander (born 1866 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Mary Jane (born 1871 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), William (born 1873 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Hugh (born 1875 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Margaret (born 1878 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland) and Hanah (born 1881 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, Thomas Manning, born in 1853 in England.


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William Ross's household

Male

William

Ross

Head
Female

Bathie

Ross

Wife
Male

Alexander

Ross

Son
Female

Mary Jane

Ross

Daughter
Male

William

Ross

Son
Male

Hugh

Ross

Son
Female

Margaret

Ross

Daughter
Female

Hanah

Ross

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Manning

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Ross
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Fodderty, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Ross

Head

Married

48

1833

Fodderty, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Bathie

Ross

Wife

Married

36

1845

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

Ross

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary Jane

Ross

Daughter

-

10

1871

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

William

Ross

Son

Unmarried

8

1873

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Hugh

Ross

Son

-

6

1875

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Ross

Daughter

-

3

1878

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Hanah

Ross

Daughter

-

0

1881

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Thomas

Manning

Boarder

Unmarried

28

1853

England

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