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Household of David Ritchie (born 1825, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrews, Midlothian, 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 1825 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 8 members. David was the head of the household, married to Jessie Ritchie, born in 1846 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 4 children; James (born 1858 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), George B (born 1859 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Bessie (born 1860 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and David (born 1867 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were David's Servant, Agnes (born 1849 in Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland) and David's Servant, Janet (born 1848 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland).


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David Ritchie's household

Male

David

Ritchie

Head
Female

Jessie

Ritchie

Wife
Male

James

Ritchie

Son
Male

George B

Ritchie

Son
Female

Bessie

Ritchie

Daughter
Male

David

Ritchie

Son
Female

Agnes

Law

Servant
Female

Janet

McMillan

Servant
First name(s) David
Last name Ritchie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Ritchie

Head

Married

56

1825

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Jessie

Ritchie

Wife

Married

35

1846

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

James

Ritchie

Son

Unmarried

23

1858

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

George B

Ritchie

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Bessie

Ritchie

Daughter

Unmarried

21

1860

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

David

Ritchie

Son

-

14

1867

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Agnes

Law

Servant

Unmarried

32

1849

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Janet

McMillan

Servant

Unmarried

33

1848

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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