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Household of James Ritchie (born 1838, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Strichen, 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 1838 in Tyrie, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elspet Ritchie, born in 1844 in Lonmay, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; John (born 1870 in Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William (born 1873 in Strichen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1875 in Strichen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1877 in Strichen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1880 in Strichen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Mother-In-Law, Helen Mackie, born in 1823 in Lonmay, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.


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James Ritchie's household

Male

James

Ritchie

Head
Female

Elspet

Ritchie

Wife
Male

John

Ritchie

Son
Male

William

Ritchie

Son
Female

Mary

Ritchie

Daughter
Female

Jane

Ritchie

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Ritchie

Daughter
Female

Helen

Mackie

Mother-In-Law
First name(s) James
Last name Ritchie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Tyrie, 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

43

1838

Tyrie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elspet

Ritchie

Wife

Married

37

1844

Lonmay, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Ritchie

Son

-

11

1870

Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Ritchie

Son

-

8

1873

Strichen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary

Ritchie

Daughter

-

6

1875

Strichen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane

Ritchie

Daughter

-

4

1877

Strichen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Ritchie

Daughter

-

1

1880

Strichen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Helen

Mackie

Mother-In-Law

Unmarried

58

1823

Lonmay, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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