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Household of William Ritchie (born 1838, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Belhelvie, 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 Ritchie and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Ritchie, born in 1838 in Peterculter, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elspet Ritchie, born in 1839 in Belhelvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; William A (born 1862 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Margaret A (born 1866 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Mary Jane (born 1869 in Belhelvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Bella J (born 1871 in Belhelvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Ann A (born 1879 in Belhelvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Houston Clark, born in 1866 in Belhelvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.


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William Ritchie's household

Male

William

Ritchie

Head
Female

Elspet

Ritchie

Wife
Male

William A

Ritchie

Son
Female

Margaret A

Ritchie

Daughter
Female

Mary Jane

Ritchie

Daughter
Female

Bella J

Ritchie

Daughter
Female

Ann A

Ritchie

Daughter
Male

Houston

Clark

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Ritchie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Peterculter, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Ritchie

Head

Married

43

1838

Peterculter, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elspet

Ritchie

Wife

Married

42

1839

Belhelvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William A

Ritchie

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret A

Ritchie

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary Jane

Ritchie

Daughter

Unmarried

12

1869

Belhelvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Bella J

Ritchie

Daughter

-

10

1871

Belhelvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Ann A

Ritchie

Daughter

-

2

1879

Belhelvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Houston

Clark

Servant

Unmarried

15

1866

Belhelvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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