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Household of Alexander Ritchie (born 1847, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Pitsligo, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Ritchie, born in 1847 in Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 11 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Christian Ritchie, born in 1847 in Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 8 children; Betsy (born 1868 in Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1870 in Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Christian (born 1872 in Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1874 in Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James (born 1875 in Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1877 in Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John (born 1879 in Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and David (born 1881 in Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Father, Alexander Ritchie, born in 1810 in Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.


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Alexander Ritchie's household

Male

Alexander

Ritchie

Head
Female

Christian

Ritchie

Wife
Female

Betsy

Ritchie

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Ritchie

Son
Female

Christian

Ritchie

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Ritchie

Daughter
Male

James

Ritchie

Son
Female

Mary

Ritchie

Daughter
Male

John

Ritchie

Son
Male

David

Ritchie

Son
Male

Alexander

Ritchie

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

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Ritchie

Head

Married

34

1847

Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Christian

Ritchie

Wife

Married

34

1847

Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Betsy

Ritchie

Daughter

-

13

1868

Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

Ritchie

Son

-

11

1870

Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Christian

Ritchie

Daughter

-

9

1872

Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Ritchie

Daughter

-

7

1874

Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Ritchie

Son

-

6

1875

Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary

Ritchie

Daughter

-

4

1877

Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Ritchie

Son

-

2

1879

Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

David

Ritchie

Son

-

0

1881

Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

Ritchie

Father

Widower

71

1810

Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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