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Household of John B Ritchie (born 1821, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Portobello, Midlothian, 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.

John B Ritchie and 13 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John B Ritchie, born in 1821 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, consisted of 14 members. John B was the head of the household, married to Agnes J Ritchie, born in 1841 in Kilmany, Fife, Scotland. They had 10 children; John (born 1863 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1866 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1868 in Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland), Janet (born 1870 in Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland), Emma (born 1872 in Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland), Eliza (born 1874 in Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland), Georgina (born 1876 in Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland), James (born 1878 in Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland), Anna (born 1880 in Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland) and Eleanor (born 1881 in Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John B's Servant, Janet (born 1856 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and John B's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1852 in Olrig, Caithness, Scotland).


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John B Ritchie's household

Male

John B

Ritchie

Head
Female

Agnes J

Ritchie

Wife
Male

John

Ritchie

Son
Female

Margaret

Ritchie

Daughter
Female

Jane

Ritchie

Daughter
Female

Janet

Ritchie

Daughter
Female

Emma

Ritchie

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Ritchie

Daughter
Female

Georgina

Ritchie

Daughter
Male

James

Ritchie

Son
Female

Anna

Ritchie

Daughter
Female

Eleanor

Ritchie

Daughter
Female

Janet

Shepherd

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Cameron

Servant
First name(s) John B
Last name Ritchie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (14 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John B

Ritchie

Head

Married

60

1821

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Agnes J

Ritchie

Wife

Married

40

1841

Kilmany, Fife, Scotland

John

Ritchie

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Ritchie

Daughter

-

15

1866

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane

Ritchie

Daughter

-

13

1868

Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland

Janet

Ritchie

Daughter

-

11

1870

Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland

Emma

Ritchie

Daughter

-

9

1872

Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland

Eliza

Ritchie

Daughter

-

7

1874

Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland

Georgina

Ritchie

Daughter

-

5

1876

Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland

James

Ritchie

Son

-

3

1878

Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland

Anna

Ritchie

Daughter

-

1

1880

Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland

Eleanor

Ritchie

Daughter

-

0

1881

Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland

Janet

Shepherd

Servant

Unmarried

25

1856

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth

Cameron

Servant

Unmarried

29

1852

Olrig, Caithness, Scotland

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