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Household of John Ritchie (born 1832, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Holm, Orkney, 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 Ritchie and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Ritchie, born in 1832 in Rosehearty, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Alexander Ritchie, born in 1851 in Rosehearty, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Alexander (born 1851 in Rosehearty, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Joseph (born 1857 in Rosehearty, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William (born 1863 in Rosehearty, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Joan (born 1861 in Rosehearty, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Son-In-Law, Alexander (born 1846 in Rosehearty, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and John's Son-In-Law, Andrew (born 1857 in Rosehearty, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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John Ritchie's household

Male

John

Ritchie

Head
Male

Alexander

Ritchie

Son
Male

Joseph

Ritchie

Son
Male

William

Ritchie

Son
Female

Joan

Ritchie

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Perie

Son-In-Law
Male

Andrew

Buchan

Son-In-Law
First name(s) John
Last name Ritchie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Rosehearty, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Ritchie

Head

Married

49

1832

Rosehearty, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

Ritchie

Son

Unmarried

30

1851

Rosehearty, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Joseph

Ritchie

Son

Unmarried

24

1857

Rosehearty, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Ritchie

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Rosehearty, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Joan

Ritchie

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Rosehearty, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

Perie

Son-In-Law

Married

35

1846

Rosehearty, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Andrew

Buchan

Son-In-Law

Married

24

1857

Rosehearty, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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