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Household of Alexander Ritchie (born 1847, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Nigg, Kincardineshire, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Ritchie, born in 1847 in Aberdeenshire, consisted of 6 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Margaret Ritchie, born in 1853 in Fetteresso, Kincardineshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Andrew (born 1879 in Nigg, Kincardineshire, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1881 in Nigg, Kincardineshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Step Daughter, Elizabeth (born 1874 in Nigg, Kincardineshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Servant, Jessie (born 1866 in Nigg, Kincardineshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Ritchie's household

Male

Alexander

Ritchie

Head
Female

Margaret

Ritchie

Wife
Male

Andrew

Ritchie

Son
Female

Margaret

Ritchie

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Davidson

Step Daughter
Female

Jessie

Caie

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

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Ritchie

Head

Married

34

1847

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Ritchie

Wife

Married

28

1853

Fetteresso, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Andrew

Ritchie

Son

-

2

1879

Nigg, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Margaret

Ritchie

Daughter

-

0

1881

Nigg, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Davidson

Step Daughter

-

7

1874

Nigg, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Jessie

Caie

Servant

-

15

1866

Nigg, Kincardineshire, Scotland

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