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Household of William Ross (born 1823, Elgin or Moray)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blythswood, Lanarkshire, 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 1823 in Forres, Elgin or Moray, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ann Ross, born in 1823 in Elgin or Moray, Scotland. They had 4 children; Jane A (born 1851 in Nairn, Elgin or Moray, Scotland), James (born 1852 in Invergordon, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), William (born 1855 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Elizabeth (born 1865 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Granddaughter, Ann McGowan, born in 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
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William Ross's household
William
Ross
Head
Ann
Ross
Wife
Jane A
Ross
Daughter
James
Ross
Son
William
Ross
Son
Elizabeth
Ross
Daughter
Ann
McGowan
Granddaughter
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Ross |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 58 |
| Birth year | 1823 |
| Birth place | Forres, Elgin or Moray, Scotland |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | Ross | Head | Married | 58 | 1823 | Forres, Elgin or Moray, Scotland | |
Ann | Ross | Wife | Married | 58 | 1823 | Elgin or Moray, Scotland | |
Jane A | Ross | Daughter | Unmarried | 30 | 1851 | Nairn, Elgin or Moray, Scotland | |
James | Ross | Son | Unmarried | 29 | 1852 | Invergordon, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland | |
William | Ross | Son | Unmarried | 26 | 1855 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Ross | Daughter | Unmarried | 16 | 1865 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Ann | McGowan | Granddaughter | - | 8 | 1873 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
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