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Household of James Ritchie (born 1840, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

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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.

James Ritchie and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Ritchie, born in 1840 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, consisted of 12 members. James was the head of the household, married to Jane Ritchie, born in 1834 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England. They had 4 children; Sarah Jane (born 1856 in Tipton, Staffordshire, England), Joseph T (born 1862 in Walsall, Staffordshire, England), Polly (born 1866 in Walsall, Staffordshire, England) and Lucy (born 1868 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Step Daughter, Henrietta (born 1864 in Belfast, Antrim, Ireland), James's Step Daughter, Emma (born 1867 in Belfast, Antrim, Ireland), James's Step Daughter, Nora (born 1869 in Belfast, Antrim, Ireland), James's Step Daughter, Caroline (born 1872 in Belfast, Antrim, Ireland), James's Step Son, John (born 1877 in Belfast, Antrim, Ireland) and James's Visitor, Arthur (born 1877 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England).


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James Ritchie's household

Male

James

Ritchie

Head
Female

Jane

Ritchie

Wife
Female

Sarah Jane

Walker

Daughter
Male

Joseph T

Walker

Son
Female

Polly

Walker

Daughter
Female

Lucy

Walker

Daughter
Female

Henrietta

Ritchie

Step Daughter
Female

Emma

Ritchie

Step Daughter
Female

Nora

Ritchie

Step Daughter
Female

Caroline

Ritchie

Step Daughter
Male

John

Ritchie

Step Son
Male

Arthur

Hall

Visitor
First name(s) James
Last name Ritchie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Ritchie

Head

Married

41

1840

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Jane

Ritchie

Wife

Married

47

1834

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Sarah Jane

Walker

Daughter

Single

25

1856

Tipton, Staffordshire, England

Joseph T

Walker

Son

Single

19

1862

Walsall, Staffordshire, England

Polly

Walker

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Walsall, Staffordshire, England

Lucy

Walker

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Henrietta

Ritchie

Step Daughter

Single

17

1864

Belfast, Antrim, Ireland

Emma

Ritchie

Step Daughter

Single

14

1867

Belfast, Antrim, Ireland

Nora

Ritchie

Step Daughter

Single

12

1869

Belfast, Antrim, Ireland

Caroline

Ritchie

Step Daughter

Single

9

1872

Belfast, Antrim, Ireland

John

Ritchie

Step Son

Single

4

1877

Belfast, Antrim, Ireland

Arthur

Hall

Visitor

Single

4

1877

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

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