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Household of Petter Ritchie (born 1851, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St George, 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.

Petter Ritchie and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Petter Ritchie, born in 1851 in Torryburn, Fife, consisted of 4 members. Petter was the head of the household, married to Janet Ritchie, born in 1850 in Carron, Stirlingshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were Petter's Boarder, William West (born 1880 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Petter's Visitor, John (born 1855 in Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland).


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Petter Ritchie's household

Male

Petter

Ritchie

Head
Female

Janet

Ritchie

Wife
Male

William West

Watters

Boarder
Male

John

Wilson

Visitor
First name(s) Petter
Last name Ritchie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Torryburn, Fife, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Petter

Ritchie

Head

Married

30

1851

Torryburn, Fife, Scotland

Janet

Ritchie

Wife

Married

31

1850

Carron, Stirlingshire, Scotland

William West

Watters

Boarder

-

1

1880

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

John

Wilson

Visitor

Unmarried

26

1855

Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

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