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Household of Thomas Ritchie (born 1853, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Nicholas Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, 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.

Thomas Ritchie and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Ritchie, born in 1853 in Staines, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Jessie Ritchie, born in 1850 in Hayne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; John L (born 1877 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Walter B (born 1881 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Step Son, Alexander (born 1871 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Thomas's Step Mother, Catherine (born 1809 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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Thomas Ritchie's household

Male

Thomas

Ritchie

Head
Female

Jessie

Ritchie

Wife
Male

Alexander

Smith

Step Son
Male

John L

Ritchie

Son
Male

Walter B

Ritchie

Son
Female

Catherine

Rae

Step Mother
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Ritchie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Staines, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Ritchie

Head

Married

28

1853

Staines, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jessie

Ritchie

Wife

Married

31

1850

Hayne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

Smith

Step Son

-

10

1871

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John L

Ritchie

Son

-

4

1877

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Walter B

Ritchie

Son

-

0

1881

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Catherine

Rae

Step Mother

Widow

72

1809

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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