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Household of David Ritchie (born 1842, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Vigeans (Landward), Forfarshire (Angus), 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.

David Ritchie and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Ritchie, born in 1842 in St Vigeans, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 8 members. David was the head of the household, married to Jane Ritchie, born in 1847 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 5 children; Margaret F (born 1871 in St Vigeans, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Ann (born 1873 in St Vigeans, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), David (born 1875 in St Vigeans, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), James (born 1877 in St Vigeans, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and William (born 1879 in St Vigeans, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was David's Servant, John Duncan, born in 1865 in St Vigeans, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland.


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David Ritchie's household

Male

David

Ritchie

Head
Female

Jane

Ritchie

Wife
Female

Margaret F

Ritchie

Daughter
Female

Ann

Ritchie

Daughter
Male

David

Ritchie

Son
Male

James

Ritchie

Son
Male

William

Ritchie

Son
Male

John

Duncan

Servant
First name(s) David
Last name Ritchie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place St Vigeans, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Ritchie

Head

Married

39

1842

St Vigeans, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jane

Ritchie

Wife

Married

34

1847

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Margaret F

Ritchie

Daughter

-

10

1871

St Vigeans, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Ann

Ritchie

Daughter

-

8

1873

St Vigeans, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

David

Ritchie

Son

-

6

1875

St Vigeans, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

James

Ritchie

Son

-

4

1877

St Vigeans, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

William

Ritchie

Son

-

2

1879

St Vigeans, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

John

Duncan

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

St Vigeans, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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