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Household of James Ritchie (born 1839, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kelvin, Lanarkshire, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Ritchie, born in 1839 in Cathcart, Lanarkshire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Jessie Ritchie, born in 1852 in Crawfordjohn, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; James (born 1865 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret L (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jessie (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Marjory R (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Lillias (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John A (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Mother-In-Law, Margaret Sommerville, born in 1816 in Roberton, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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James Ritchie's household

Male

James

Ritchie

Head
Female

Jessie

Ritchie

Wife
Male

James

Ritchie

Son
Female

Margaret L

Ritchie

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Ritchie

Daughter
Female

Marjory R

Ritchie

Daughter
Female

Lillias

Ritchie

Daughter
Male

John A

Ritchie

Son
Female

Margaret

Sommerville

Mother-In-Law
First name(s) James
Last name Ritchie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Cathcart, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Ritchie

Head

Married

42

1839

Cathcart, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie

Ritchie

Wife

Married

29

1852

Crawfordjohn, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Ritchie

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret L

Ritchie

Daughter

Unmarried

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie

Ritchie

Daughter

Unmarried

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Marjory R

Ritchie

Daughter

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Lillias

Ritchie

Daughter

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John A

Ritchie

Son

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Sommerville

Mother-In-Law

Widow

65

1816

Roberton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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