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Household of Archibald Ritchie (born 1854, Wigtownshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Old Luce, Wigtownshire, 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.

Archibald Ritchie and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Archibald Ritchie, born in 1854 in Portpatrick, Wigtownshire, consisted of 8 members. Archibald was the head of the household, married to Elisabeth Ritchie, born in 1856 in Portpatrick, Wigtownshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; James (born 1874 in Portpatrick, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Jane Gibb (born 1876 in Portpatrick, Wigtownshire, Scotland), John (born 1878 in Inch, Wigtownshire, Scotland) and Elisabeth Waterson (born 1880 in Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Archibald's Relative, Margaret (born 1858 in Portpatrick, Wigtownshire, Scotland) and Archibald's Relative, Elizabeth (born 1877 in Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, Scotland).


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Archibald Ritchie's household

Male

Archibald

Ritchie

Head
Female

Elisabeth

Ritchie

Wife
Male

James

Ritchie

Son
Female

Jane Gibb

Ritchie

Daughter
Male

John

Ritchie

Son
Female

Elisabeth Waterson

Ritchie

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Gibb

Relative
Female

Elizabeth

McMaster

Relative
First name(s) Archibald
Last name Ritchie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Portpatrick, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Archibald

Ritchie

Head

Married

27

1854

Portpatrick, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Elisabeth

Ritchie

Wife

Married

25

1856

Portpatrick, Wigtownshire, Scotland

James

Ritchie

Son

-

7

1874

Portpatrick, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Jane Gibb

Ritchie

Daughter

-

5

1876

Portpatrick, Wigtownshire, Scotland

John

Ritchie

Son

-

3

1878

Inch, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Elisabeth Waterson

Ritchie

Daughter

-

1

1880

Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Margaret

Gibb

Relative

Unmarried

23

1858

Portpatrick, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

McMaster

Relative

-

4

1877

Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, Scotland

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