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Household of James Ritchie (born 1820, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dunoon & Kilmun, Argyllshire, 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 1820 in Douglas, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Jane Ritchie, born in 1837 in Lochwinnoch, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; William (born 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Brother-In-Law, Thomas (born 1835 in Lochwinnoch, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and James's Servant, Catherine (born 1846 in Argyllshire, Scotland).


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James Ritchie's household

Male

James

Ritchie

Head
Female

Jane

Ritchie

Wife
Male

William

Ritchie

Son
Female

Mary

Ritchie

Daughter
Female

Janet

Ritchie

Daughter
Male

John

Ritchie

Son
Male

Thomas

King

Brother-In-Law
Female

Catherine

Buchanan

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Ritchie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Ritchie

Head

Married

61

1820

Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Ritchie

Wife

Married

44

1837

Lochwinnoch, Renfrewshire, Scotland

William

Ritchie

Son

-

13

1868

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Ritchie

Daughter

-

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Ritchie

Daughter

-

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Ritchie

Son

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

King

Brother-In-Law

Unmarried

46

1835

Lochwinnoch, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Catherine

Buchanan

Servant

Unmarried

35

1846

Argyllshire, Scotland

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