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Household of Alexander Ritchie (born 1847, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cruden, Aberdeenshire, 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.

Alexander Ritchie and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Ritchie, born in 1847 in Cruden, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 10 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Barbara Ritchie, born in 1840 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Bessie A (born 1876 in Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Maggie L (born 1878 in Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and George A (born 1881 in Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's -, Bessie (born 1807 in Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alexander's Servant, Margaret (born 1863 in Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alexander's Servant, Alexander (born 1865 in Stonehaven, Kincardineshire, Scotland), Alexander's Servant, William (born 1868 in Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Boarder, Archibald (born 1833 in St Fergus, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Ritchie's household

Male

Alexander

Ritchie

Head
Female

Barbara

Ritchie

Wife
Female

Bessie

Taylor

-
Female

Bessie A

Ritchie

Daughter
Female

Maggie L

Ritchie

Daughter
Male

George A

Ritchie

Son
Female

Margaret

Hutchion

Servant
Male

Alexander

Bruce

Servant
Male

William

Yeats

Servant
Male

Archibald

Jaffray

Boarder
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Ritchie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Ritchie

Head

Married

34

1847

Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Barbara

Ritchie

Wife

Married

41

1840

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Bessie

Taylor

-

Widow

74

1807

Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Bessie A

Ritchie

Daughter

-

5

1876

Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Maggie L

Ritchie

Daughter

-

3

1878

Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

George A

Ritchie

Son

-

0

1881

Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Hutchion

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

Bruce

Servant

-

16

1865

Stonehaven, Kincardineshire, Scotland

William

Yeats

Servant

-

13

1868

Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Archibald

Jaffray

Boarder

Nk

48

1833

St Fergus, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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