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Household of James Ritchie (born 1847, Kincardineshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Ritchie, born in 1847 in Glenbervie, Kincardineshire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Ritchie, born in 1846 in Benholm, Kincardineshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; David (born 1867 in Garvock, Kincardineshire, Scotland), James (born 1871 in St Vigeans, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Elizabeth B (born 1873 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and William (born 1880 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Step Daughter, Sarah Fordyce, born in 1865 in Garvock, Kincardineshire, Scotland.


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James Ritchie's household

Male

James

Ritchie

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Ritchie

Wife
Female

Sarah

Fordyce

Step Daughter
Male

David

Ritchie

Son
Male

James

Ritchie

Son
Female

Elizabeth B

Ritchie

Daughter
Male

William

Ritchie

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Ritchie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Glenbervie, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Ritchie

Head

Married

34

1847

Glenbervie, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Mary Ann

Ritchie

Wife

Married

35

1846

Benholm, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Sarah

Fordyce

Step Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Garvock, Kincardineshire, Scotland

David

Ritchie

Son

-

14

1867

Garvock, Kincardineshire, Scotland

James

Ritchie

Son

-

10

1871

St Vigeans, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Elizabeth B

Ritchie

Daughter

-

8

1873

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

William

Ritchie

Son

-

1

1880

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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