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Household of William John Ritchie (born 1842, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Easington, Durham, England

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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.

William John Ritchie and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William John Ritchie, born in 1842 in Houghton Le Spring, Durham, consisted of 10 members. William John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Ritchie, born in 1839 in Kelloe, Durham, England. They had 8 children; Robert John (born 1863 in Houghton Le Spring, Durham, England), James (born 1864 in Quarrington Hill, Durham, England), William (born 1867 in St Helen Auckland, Durham, England), Isabella (born 1868 in St Helen Auckland, Durham, England), Jane Ann (born 1871 in St Helen Auckland, Durham, England), Matthew (born 1872 in Houghton Le Spring, Durham, England), Thomas (born 1876 in Haswell, Durham, England) and Margaret Hannah (born 1878 in Haswell, Durham, England).


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William John Ritchie's household

Male

William John

Ritchie

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Ritchie

Wife
Male

Robert John

Ritchie

Son
Male

James

Ritchie

Son
Male

William

Ritchie

Son
Female

Isabella

Ritchie

Daughter
Female

Jane Ann

Ritchie

Daughter
Male

Matthew

Ritchie

Son
Male

Thomas

Ritchie

Son
Female

Margaret Hannah

Ritchie

Daughter
First name(s) William John
Last name Ritchie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Houghton Le Spring, Durham, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William John

Ritchie

Head

Married

39

1842

Houghton Le Spring, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Ritchie

Wife

Married

42

1839

Kelloe, Durham, England

Robert John

Ritchie

Son

Single

18

1863

Houghton Le Spring, Durham, England

James

Ritchie

Son

Single

17

1864

Quarrington Hill, Durham, England

William

Ritchie

Son

Single

14

1867

St Helen Auckland, Durham, England

Isabella

Ritchie

Daughter

Single

13

1868

St Helen Auckland, Durham, England

Jane Ann

Ritchie

Daughter

Single

10

1871

St Helen Auckland, Durham, England

Matthew

Ritchie

Son

Single

9

1872

Houghton Le Spring, Durham, England

Thomas

Ritchie

Son

Single

5

1876

Haswell, Durham, England

Margaret Hannah

Ritchie

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Haswell, Durham, England

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