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Household of James Ritchie (born 1841, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Longside, 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 1841 in Crimond, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Jessie Ritchie, born in 1843 in Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Robert (born 1868 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Jessie (born 1871 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Margaret Jane (born 1873 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James (born 1876 in Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Adam (born 1881 in Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Mother-In-Law, Jessie Bowman, born in 1819 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.


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James Ritchie's household

Male

James

Ritchie

Head
Female

Jessie

Ritchie

Wife
Male

Robert

Ritchie

Son
Female

Jessie

Ritchie

Daughter
Female

Margaret Jane

Ritchie

Daughter
Male

James

Ritchie

Son
Male

Adam

Ritchie

Son
Female

Jessie

Bowman

Mother-In-Law
First name(s) James
Last name Ritchie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Crimond, 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

40

1841

Crimond, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jessie

Ritchie

Wife

Married

38

1843

Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Robert

Ritchie

Son

-

13

1868

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jessie

Ritchie

Daughter

-

10

1871

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret Jane

Ritchie

Daughter

-

8

1873

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Ritchie

Son

-

5

1876

Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Adam

Ritchie

Son

-

0

1881

Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jessie

Bowman

Mother-In-Law

Widow

62

1819

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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