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Household of James Ritchie (born 1813, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cruden, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Ritchie, born in 1813 in Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 11 members. James was the head of the household, married to Barbara Ritchie, born in 1811 in Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Charles (born 1838 in Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John (born 1846 in Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1854 in Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1852 in Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Jane (born 1857 in Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Aunt, Barbara (born 1789 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James's Servant, Andrew (born 1859 in Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James's Servant, John (born 1864 in Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and James's Servant, David (born 1865 in Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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James Ritchie's household

Male

James

Ritchie

Head
Female

Barbara

Ritchie

Wife
Male

Charles

Ritchie

Son
Male

John

Ritchie

Son
Male

Robert

Ritchie

Son
Female

Margaret

Ritchie

Daughter
Female

Jane

Ritchie

Daughter
Female

Barbara

Ritchie

Aunt
Male

Andrew

Chivas

Servant
Male

John

Cruickshank

Servant
Male

David

Anderson

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Ritchie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 68
Birth year 1813
Birth place Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Ritchie

Head

Married

68

1813

Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Barbara

Ritchie

Wife

Married

70

1811

Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Charles

Ritchie

Son

Unmarried

43

1838

Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Ritchie

Son

Unmarried

35

1846

Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Robert

Ritchie

Son

Unmarried

27

1854

Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Ritchie

Daughter

Unmarried

29

1852

Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane

Ritchie

Daughter

Unmarried

24

1857

Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Barbara

Ritchie

Aunt

Widow

92

1789

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Andrew

Chivas

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Cruickshank

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

David

Anderson

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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