Cathn Barbour
Born 1850
Start a free trial to view
Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time
Household of William Ross (born 1838, Caithness)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Greenock East, Renfrewshire, Scotland
More informationkeyboard_arrow_down
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
More informationkeyboard_arrow_down
In the 1881 Census, the household of William Ross, born in 1838 in Wick, Caithness, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Ross, born in 1843 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Mary (born 1868 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), James (born 1870 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Cathn C (born 1872 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), John (born 1874 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1876 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and William (born 1880 in Durham, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Boarder, David (born 1859 in Fife, Scotland) and William's Boarder, Thomas (born 1862 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time
William Ross's household
William
Ross
Head
Elizabeth
Ross
Wife
Mary
Ross
Daughter
James
Ross
Son
Cathn C
Ross
Daughter
John
Ross
Son
Elizabeth
Ross
Daughter
William
Ross
Son
David
Malloch
Boarder
Thomas
Smith
Boarder
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Ross |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 43 |
| Birth year | 1838 |
| Birth place | Wick, Caithness, Scotland |
Household members (10 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | Ross | Head | Married | 43 | 1838 | Wick, Caithness, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Ross | Wife | Married | 38 | 1843 | Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Ross | Daughter | - | 13 | 1868 | Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
James | Ross | Son | - | 11 | 1870 | Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
Cathn C | Ross | Daughter | - | 9 | 1872 | Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
John | Ross | Son | - | 7 | 1874 | Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Ross | Daughter | - | 5 | 1876 | Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
William | Ross | Son | - | 1 | 1880 | Durham, Durham, England | |
David | Malloch | Boarder | Unmarried | 22 | 1859 | Fife, Scotland | |
Thomas | Smith | Boarder | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland |
Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections
Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of William Ross in Greenock East in 1881, and follow the Ross family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.
We've found family trees for William Ross
We’ve found William Ross in 1241 family trees. Find out more about William Ross' household and view the Ross family in family trees created by Findmypast members.
Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census
These might have been neighbours of William Ross, recorded on nearby pages of the 1881 Census.