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Household of George Ritchie (born 1839, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sunderland, Durham, England

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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.

George Ritchie and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Ritchie, born in 1839 in Hetton, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. George was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Ritchie, born in 1845 in Earsdon, Northumberland, England. They had 4 children; John (born 1865 in Hetton, Yorkshire, England), William (born 1871 in Hetton, Yorkshire, England), Ralph (born 1878 in Ryhope, Durham, England) and Margaret (born 1880 in Ryhope, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were George's Sister Daughter, Mary (born 1870 in Ryhope, Durham, England) and George's Sister Daughter, Rebekah (born 1874 in Ryhope, Durham, England).


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George Ritchie's household

Male

George

Ritchie

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Ritchie

Wife
Male

John

Ritchie

Son
Male

William

Ritchie

Son
Female

Mary

Knox (Ritchie)

Sister Daughter
Female

Rebekah

Knox (Ritchie)

Sister Daughter
Male

Ralph

Ritchie

Son
Female

Margaret

Ritchie

Daughter
First name(s) George
Last name Ritchie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Hetton, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Ritchie

Head

Married

42

1839

Hetton, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Ritchie

Wife

Married

36

1845

Earsdon, Northumberland, England

John

Ritchie

Son

Single

16

1865

Hetton, Yorkshire, England

William

Ritchie

Son

Single

10

1871

Hetton, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Knox (Ritchie)

Sister Daughter

Single

11

1870

Ryhope, Durham, England

Rebekah

Knox (Ritchie)

Sister Daughter

Single

7

1874

Ryhope, Durham, England

Ralph

Ritchie

Son

Single

3

1878

Ryhope, Durham, England

Margaret

Ritchie

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Ryhope, Durham, England

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