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Household of James Ritchie (born 1840, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Nicholas Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, 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.

James Ritchie and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Ritchie, born in 1840 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Jessie Ritchie, born in 1843 in Morayshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Jessie A (born 1869 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Eliza (born 1871 in Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1873 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), James (born 1875 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Alexander (born 1877 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Catherine (born 1880 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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James Ritchie's household

Male

James

Ritchie

Head
Female

Jessie

Ritchie

Wife
Female

Jessie A

Ritchie

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Ritchie

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Ritchie

Daughter
Male

James

Ritchie

Son
Male

Alexander

Ritchie

Son
Female

Catherine

Ritchie

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Ritchie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Ritchie

Head

Married

41

1840

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jessie

Ritchie

Wife

Married

38

1843

Morayshire, Scotland

Jessie A

Ritchie

Daughter

-

12

1869

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Eliza

Ritchie

Daughter

-

10

1871

Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Ritchie

Daughter

-

8

1873

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

James

Ritchie

Son

-

6

1875

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Alexander

Ritchie

Son

-

4

1877

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Catherine

Ritchie

Daughter

-

1

1880

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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