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Household of Helen Ritchie (born 1835, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Trinity Gaks, Perthshire, 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.

Helen Ritchie and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Helen Ritchie, born in 1835 in Madderty, Perthshire, consisted of 8 members. Helen was the head of the household, widow. She had 5 children; Jeanie (born 1863 in Madderty, Perthshire, Scotland), James (born 1865 in Madderty, Perthshire, Scotland), Mary A (born 1867 in Madderty, Perthshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1871 in Trinity Gask, Perthshire, Scotland) and John (born 1873 in Trinity Gask, Perthshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Helen's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1862 in Torphichen, Stirlingshire, Scotland) and Helen's Servant, Matthew (born 1864 in Stirlingshire, Scotland).


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Helen Ritchie's household

Female

Helen

Ritchie

Head
Female

Jeanie

Ritchie

Daughter
Male

James

Ritchie

Son
Female

Mary A

Ritchie

Daughter
Female

Janet

Ritchie

Daughter
Male

John

Ritchie

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Cherrey

Servant
Male

Matthew

Young

Servant
First name(s) Helen
Last name Ritchie
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Madderty, Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Helen

Ritchie

Head

Widow

46

1835

Madderty, Perthshire, Scotland

Jeanie

Ritchie

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Madderty, Perthshire, Scotland

James

Ritchie

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Madderty, Perthshire, Scotland

Mary A

Ritchie

Daughter

-

14

1867

Madderty, Perthshire, Scotland

Janet

Ritchie

Daughter

-

10

1871

Trinity Gask, Perthshire, Scotland

John

Ritchie

Son

-

8

1873

Trinity Gask, Perthshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Cherrey

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Torphichen, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Matthew

Young

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Stirlingshire, Scotland

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