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Household of William Ross (born 1823, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Govan Church, 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 Blackford, Perthshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Ross, born in 1828 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Helen (born 1853 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1855 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Andrew (born 1859 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Elizabeth (born 1861 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Niece, Mary Roxburgh, born in 1845 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland.


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William Ross's household

Male

William

Ross

Head
Female

Mary

Ross

Wife
Female

Helen

Ross

Daughter
Female

Mary

Ross

Daughter
Male

Andrew

Ross

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Ross

Daughter
Female

Mary

Roxburgh

Niece
First name(s) William
Last name Ross
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Blackford, Perthshire, 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

Blackford, Perthshire, Scotland

Mary

Ross

Wife

Married

53

1828

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Helen

Ross

Daughter

Unmarried

28

1853

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Ross

Daughter

Unmarried

26

1855

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Andrew

Ross

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Ross

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Roxburgh

Niece

Unmarried

36

1845

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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