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Household of George Ritchie (born 1816, Kincardineshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Fettercairn, Kincardineshire, 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.

George Ritchie and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Ritchie, born in 1816 in Fordoun, Kincardineshire, consisted of 10 members. George was the head of the household, married to Helen Ritchie, born in 1807 in Laurencekirk, Kincardineshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Thomas C (born 1844 in Laurencekirk, Kincardineshire, Scotland) and Helen (born 1851 in Laurencekirk, Kincardineshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were George's Granddaughter, Catherine C (born 1872 in Laurencekirk, Kincardineshire, Scotland), George's Granddaughter, Bella G (born 1873 in Laurencekirk, Kincardineshire, Scotland), George's Sister-In-Law, Isabella (born 1801 in Laurencekirk, Kincardineshire, Scotland), George's Servant, James (born 1822 in Stonehaven, Kincardineshire, Scotland), George's Servant, Alex (born 1861 in Edzell, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and George's Servant, Jessie (born 1863 in St Cyrus, Kincardineshire, Scotland).


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George Ritchie's household

Male

George

Ritchie

Head
Female

Helen

Ritchie

Wife
Male

Thomas C

Ritchie

Son
Female

Helen

McKenzie

Daughter
Female

Catherine C

McKenzie

Granddaughter
Female

Bella G

McKenzie

Granddaughter
Female

Isabella

Greive

Sister-In-Law
Male

James

Mowatt

Servant
Male

Alex

Lindsay

Servant
Female

Jessie

Christie

Servant
First name(s) George
Last name Ritchie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 65
Birth year 1816
Birth place Fordoun, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Ritchie

Head

Married

65

1816

Fordoun, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Helen

Ritchie

Wife

Married

74

1807

Laurencekirk, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Thomas C

Ritchie

Son

Unmarried

37

1844

Laurencekirk, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Helen

McKenzie

Daughter

Widow

30

1851

Laurencekirk, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Catherine C

McKenzie

Granddaughter

Unmarried

9

1872

Laurencekirk, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Bella G

McKenzie

Granddaughter

Unmarried

8

1873

Laurencekirk, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Isabella

Greive

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

80

1801

Laurencekirk, Kincardineshire, Scotland

James

Mowatt

Servant

Widower

59

1822

Stonehaven, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Alex

Lindsay

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Edzell, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jessie

Christie

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

St Cyrus, Kincardineshire, Scotland

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