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Household of Alexander Ritchie (born 1837, Caithness)

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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Ritchie, born in 1837 in Thurso, Caithness, consisted of 10 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Jean Ritchie, born in 1841 in Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 8 children; James (born 1861 in Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), George D (born 1863 in Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1868 in Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Donald M (born 1869 in Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1873 in Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William J (born 1877 in Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Jeanette (born 1879 in Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Maxwell (born 1881 in Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Ritchie's household

Male

Alexander

Ritchie

Head
Female

Jean

Ritchie

Wife
Male

James

Ritchie

Son
Male

George D

Ritchie

Son
Female

Margaret

Ritchie

Daughter
Male

Donald M

Ritchie

Son
Male

Alexander

Ritchie

Son
Male

William J

Ritchie

Son
Female

Jeanette

Ritchie

Daughter
Male

Maxwell

Ritchie

Son
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Ritchie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Ritchie

Head

Married

44

1837

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

Jean

Ritchie

Wife

Married

40

1841

Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Ritchie

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

George D

Ritchie

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Ritchie

Daughter

-

13

1868

Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Donald M

Ritchie

Son

-

12

1869

Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

Ritchie

Son

-

8

1873

Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William J

Ritchie

Son

-

4

1877

Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jeanette

Ritchie

Daughter

-

2

1879

Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Maxwell

Ritchie

Son

-

0

1881

Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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