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Household of William Ross (born 1837)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Ross, born in 1837 in , consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Ross, born in 1827 in Ireland. They had 4 children; Elizabeth (born 1861 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), William (born 1863 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Helen (born 1870 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland) and Robert (born 1871 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Boarder, Jane (born 1841 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), William's Boarder, John (born 1837 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), William's Boarder, Jessie (born 1869 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland) and William's Boarder, John (born 1830 in Ireland).


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William Ross's household

Male

William

Ross

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Ross

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Ross

Daughter
Male

William

Ross

Son
Female

Helen

Ross

Daughter
Male

Robert

Ross

Son
Female

Jane

Sim

Boarder
Male

John

Sim

Boarder
Female

Jessie

Sim

Boarder
Male

John

Parker

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Ross
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Ireland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Ross

Head

Married

44

1837

Ireland

Elizabeth

Ross

Wife

Married

54

1827

Ireland

Elizabeth

Ross

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

William

Ross

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Helen

Ross

Daughter

-

11

1870

Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Robert

Ross

Son

-

10

1871

Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Jane

Sim

Boarder

Unmarried

40

1841

Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

John

Sim

Boarder

Unmarried

44

1837

Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Jessie

Sim

Boarder

-

12

1869

Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

John

Parker

Boarder

Married

51

1830

Ireland

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