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Household of David Ritchie (born 1851, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Ritchie, born in 1851 in Burntisland, Fife, consisted of 7 members. David was the head of the household, widower. He had 3 children; David (born 1875 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Alexander (born 1877 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and William (born 1880 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were David's Father-In-Law, James (born 1818 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), David's Mother-In-Law, Mary (born 1824 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and David's Sister-In-Law, Helen (born 1862 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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David Ritchie's household

Male

David

Ritchie

Head
Male

David

Ritchie

Son
Male

Alexander

Ritchie

Son
Male

William

Ritchie

Son
Male

James

Angus

Father-In-Law
Female

Mary

Angus

Mother-In-Law
Female

Helen

Angus

Sister-In-Law
First name(s) David
Last name Ritchie
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Burntisland, Fife, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Ritchie

Head

Widower

30

1851

Burntisland, Fife, Scotland

David

Ritchie

Son

Unmarried

6

1875

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Alexander

Ritchie

Son

Unmarried

4

1877

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

William

Ritchie

Son

Unmarried

1

1880

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

James

Angus

Father-In-Law

Married

63

1818

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

Angus

Mother-In-Law

Married

57

1824

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Helen

Angus

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

19

1862

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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