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Household of John Ritchie (born 1838, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dennistoun, 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.

John Ritchie and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Ritchie, born in 1838 in Dunfermline, Fife, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Janet Ritchie, born in 1840 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland. They had 6 children; Maggie (born 1863 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Thomas (born 1866 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), James (born 1872 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Christina (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Joanna (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Magdalene (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, Janet Wyper, born in 1862 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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John Ritchie's household

Male

John

Ritchie

Head
Female

Janet

Ritchie

Wife
Female

Maggie

Ritchie

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Ritchie

Son
Male

James

Ritchie

Son
Female

Christina

Ritchie

Daughter
Female

Joanna

Ritchie

Daughter
Female

Magdalene

Ritchie

Daughter
Female

Janet

Wyper

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Ritchie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Ritchie

Head

Married

43

1838

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Janet

Ritchie

Wife

Married

41

1840

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Maggie

Ritchie

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Thomas

Ritchie

Son

-

15

1866

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

James

Ritchie

Son

-

9

1872

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Christina

Ritchie

Daughter

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Joanna

Ritchie

Daughter

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Magdalene

Ritchie

Daughter

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Wyper

Boarder

Unmarried

19

1862

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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