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Household of Helen Ritchie (born 1850, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gorbals, Lanarkshire, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Helen Ritchie, born in 1850 in Currie, Midlothian, consisted of 7 members. Helen was the head of the household, widow. She had 4 children; James C (born 1865 in Stonehaven, Kincardineshire, Scotland), Nellie (born 1873 in Kirkliston, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), John M (born 1876 in Kirkliston, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland) and Isabella (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Helen's Boarder, Mary (born 1854 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Helen's Boarder, Elizabeth (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Helen Ritchie's household

Female

Helen

Ritchie

Head
Male

James C

Ritchie

Son
Female

Nellie

Ritchie

Daughter
Male

John M

Ritchie

Son
Female

Isabella

Ritchie

Daughter
Female

Mary

Cameron

Boarder
Female

Elizabeth

Cameron

Boarder
First name(s) Helen
Last name Ritchie
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Currie, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Helen

Ritchie

Head

Widow

31

1850

Currie, Midlothian, Scotland

James C

Ritchie

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Stonehaven, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Nellie

Ritchie

Daughter

-

8

1873

Kirkliston, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

John M

Ritchie

Son

-

5

1876

Kirkliston, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Isabella

Ritchie

Daughter

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Cameron

Boarder

Married

27

1854

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Cameron

Boarder

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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