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Household of William Ritchie (born 1833, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newhills, 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 13 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Ritchie, born in 1833 in Belhelvie, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 14 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret Ritchie, born in 1853 in Parkhill, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; James (born 1871 in Newhills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Maggie (born 1874 in Newhills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William (born 1876 in Newhills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), George (born 1878 in Newhills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Alexander H (born 1879 in Newhills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Isabella (born 1859 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William's Servant, Elsie (born 1863 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William's Servant, Isabella (born 1872 in Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William's Servant, William (born 1858 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William's Servant, Alexander (born 1861 in Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William's Servant, William (born 1859 in Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and William's Servant, Robert (born 1859 in Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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William Ritchie's household

Male

William

Ritchie

Head
Female

Margaret

Ritchie

Wife
Male

James

Ritchie

Son
Female

Maggie

Ritchie

Daughter
Male

William

Ritchie

Son
Male

George

Ritchie

Son
Male

Alexander H

Ritchie

Son
Female

Isabella

Mosson

Servant
Female

Elsie

Ligertwood

Servant
Female

Isabella

Watson

Servant
Male

William

Wilson

Servant
Male

Alexander

Shepherd

Servant
Male

William

Simpson

Servant
Male

Robert

Hay

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Ritchie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Belhelvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (14 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Ritchie

Head

Married

48

1833

Belhelvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Ritchie

Wife

Married

28

1853

Parkhill, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Ritchie

Son

-

10

1871

Newhills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Maggie

Ritchie

Daughter

-

7

1874

Newhills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Ritchie

Son

-

5

1876

Newhills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

George

Ritchie

Son

-

3

1878

Newhills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander H

Ritchie

Son

-

2

1879

Newhills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Isabella

Mosson

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elsie

Ligertwood

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Isabella

Watson

Servant

Unmarried

9

1872

Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Wilson

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

Shepherd

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Simpson

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Robert

Hay

Servant

Married

22

1859

Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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