Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of James Ritchie (born 1840, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Govan Church, Lanarkshire, Scotland

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of James Ritchie, born in 1840 in Cumnock, Ayrshire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Barbara Ritchie, born in 1842 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; James (born 1865 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander M (born 1867 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John H (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1871 in Govan, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Archibald (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Christina (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and David M (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

James Ritchie's household

Male

James

Ritchie

Head
Female

Barbara

Ritchie

Wife
Male

James

Ritchie

Son
Male

Alexander M

Ritchie

Son
Male

John H

Ritchie

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Ritchie

Daughter
Male

Archibald

Ritchie

Son
Female

Christina

Ritchie

Daughter
Male

David M

Ritchie

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Ritchie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Ritchie

Head

Married

41

1840

Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Barbara

Ritchie

Wife

Married

39

1842

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Ritchie

Son

-

16

1865

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander M

Ritchie

Son

-

14

1867

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John H

Ritchie

Son

-

12

1869

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Ritchie

Daughter

-

10

1871

Govan, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Archibald

Ritchie

Son

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Christina

Ritchie

Daughter

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

David M

Ritchie

Son

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of James Ritchie in Govan Church in 1881, and follow the Ritchie family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for James Ritchie

We’ve found James Ritchie in 334 family trees. Find out more about James Ritchie's household and view the Ritchie family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census