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Household of William Ritchie (born 1824, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Edinburgh, St Giles, Midlothian, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Ritchie, born in 1824 in Cupar, Fife, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Wilhelmina Ritchie, born in 1840 in Fife, Scotland. They had 4 children; William (born 1859 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Elizabeth M (born 1862 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Thomas M (born 1865 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Alfred S (born 1868 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Margaret Mcg Bainbridge, born in 1855 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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William Ritchie's household

Male

William

Ritchie

Head
Female

Wilhelmina

Ritchie

Wife
Male

William

Ritchie

Son
Female

Elizabeth M

Ritchie

Daughter
Male

Thomas M

Ritchie

Son
Male

Alfred S

Ritchie

Son
Female

Margaret Mcg

Bainbridge

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Ritchie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Cupar, Fife, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Ritchie

Head

Married

57

1824

Cupar, Fife, Scotland

Wilhelmina

Ritchie

Wife

Married

41

1840

Fife, Scotland

William

Ritchie

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth M

Ritchie

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Thomas M

Ritchie

Son

-

16

1865

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Alfred S

Ritchie

Son

-

13

1868

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret Mcg

Bainbridge

Servant

Unmarried

26

1855

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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