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Household of George Ritchie (born 1820, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Middlebie, Dumfriesshire, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Ritchie, born in 1820 in Middlebie, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 6 members. George was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 children; William (born 1858 in Middlebie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and Jane (born 1851 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were George's Step Son, Andrew (born 1840 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland), George's Granddaughter, Mary Jane (born 1867 in Middlebie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and George's Servant, Lucy (born 1862 in Kirkmichael, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).


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George Ritchie's household

Male

George

Ritchie

Head
Male

Andrew

Blacklock

Step Son
Male

William

Ritchie

Son
Female

Jane

Ritchie

Daughter
Female

Mary Jane

Ritchie

Granddaughter
Female

Lucy

Shankland

Servant
First name(s) George
Last name Ritchie
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place Middlebie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Ritchie

Head

Widower

61

1820

Middlebie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Andrew

Blacklock

Step Son

Unmarried

41

1840

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

William

Ritchie

Son

Unmarried

23

1858

Middlebie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Jane

Ritchie

Daughter

Unmarried

30

1851

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Mary Jane

Ritchie

Granddaughter

-

14

1867

Middlebie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Lucy

Shankland

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Kirkmichael, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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