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Household of George Ryrie (born 1820, Caithness)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Ronaldshay & Burray, Orkney, 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 Ryrie and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Ryrie, born in 1820 in Watten, Caithness, consisted of 7 members. George was the head of the household, married to Ann Ryrie, born in 1833 in Orkney, Scotland. They had 3 children; George A (born 1868 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland), Margaret C (born 1872 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland) and Jessie R (born 1875 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were George's Servant, Robert (born 1864 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland) and George's Servant, Ann (born 1862 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland).


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George Ryrie's household

Male

George

Ryrie

Head
Female

Ann

Ryrie

Wife
Male

George A

Ryrie

Son
Female

Margaret C

Ryrie

Daughter
Female

Jessie R

Ryrie

Daughter
Male

Robert

Gray

Servant
Female

Ann

Surtherland

Servant
First name(s) George
Last name Ryrie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place Watten, Caithness, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Ryrie

Head

Married

61

1820

Watten, Caithness, Scotland

Ann

Ryrie

Wife

Married

48

1833

Orkney, Scotland

George A

Ryrie

Son

-

13

1868

South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland

Margaret C

Ryrie

Daughter

-

9

1872

South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland

Jessie R

Ryrie

Daughter

-

6

1875

South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland

Robert

Gray

Servant

-

17

1864

South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland

Ann

Surtherland

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland

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