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Household of William M Ritchie (born 1834, Caithness)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Pitsligo, 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.

William M Ritchie and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William M Ritchie, born in 1834 in Thurso, Caithness, consisted of 10 members. William M was the head of the household, married to Ann Ritchie, born in 1835 in Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; William M (born 1865 in Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John (born 1867 in Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James (born 1869 in Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Ann (born 1871 in Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1873 in Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Betsy (born 1876 in Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William M's Father-In-Law, John (born 1803 in Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and William M's Servant, Mary Ann (born 1867 in Rathen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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William M Ritchie's household

Male

William M

Ritchie

Head
Female

Ann

Ritchie

Wife
Male

William M

Ritchie

Son
Male

John

Ritchie

Son
Male

James

Ritchie

Son
Female

Ann

Ritchie

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Ritchie

Son
Female

Betsy

Ritchie

Daughter
Male

John

Ritchie

Father-In-Law
Female

Mary Ann

Buchan

Servant
First name(s) William M
Last name Ritchie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William M

Ritchie

Head

Married

47

1834

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

Ann

Ritchie

Wife

Married

46

1835

Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William M

Ritchie

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Ritchie

Son

-

14

1867

Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Ritchie

Son

-

12

1869

Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Ann

Ritchie

Daughter

-

10

1871

Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

Ritchie

Son

-

8

1873

Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Betsy

Ritchie

Daughter

-

5

1876

Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Ritchie

Father-In-Law

Widower

78

1803

Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary Ann

Buchan

Servant

Unmarried

14

1867

Rathen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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