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Household of James Ritchie (born 1835, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Aberdour, Fife, 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 1835 in Markinch, Fife, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Jane Ritchie, born in 1836 in Beath, Fife, Scotland. They had 4 children; Elizabeth (born 1861 in Fife, Scotland), Margaret (born 1863 in Monimail, Fife, Scotland), John (born 1869 in Markinch, Fife, Scotland) and William (born 1874 in Kinglassie, Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Grandchild, George Forgan, born in 1879 in Fife, Scotland.


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James Ritchie's household

Male

James

Ritchie

Head
Female

Jane

Ritchie

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Ritchie

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Ritchie

Daughter
Male

John

Ritchie

Son
Male

William

Ritchie

Son
Male

George

Forgan

Grandchild
First name(s) James
Last name Ritchie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Markinch, Fife, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Ritchie

Head

Married

46

1835

Markinch, Fife, Scotland

Jane

Ritchie

Wife

Married

45

1836

Beath, Fife, Scotland

Elizabeth

Ritchie

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Fife, Scotland

Margaret

Ritchie

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Monimail, Fife, Scotland

John

Ritchie

Son

-

12

1869

Markinch, Fife, Scotland

William

Ritchie

Son

-

7

1874

Kinglassie, Fife, Scotland

George

Forgan

Grandchild

-

2

1879

Fife, Scotland

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