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Household of William Ritchie (born 1829, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kilbacho Broughton & Glenholm, Peeblesshire, 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 1829 in Midlothian, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Agnes Ritchie, born in 1841 in Coulter, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Giles (born 1860 in Stobo, Peeblesshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1869 in Newlands, Peeblesshire, Scotland) and Agnes (born 1875 in Broughton, Peeblesshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Step Daughter, Janet (born 1865 in Newlands, Peeblesshire, Scotland), William's Servant, Robert (born 1860 in Liberton, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William's Lodger, John (born 1826 in Broughton, Peeblesshire, Scotland).


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William Ritchie's household

Male

William

Ritchie

Head
Female

Agnes

Ritchie

Wife
Female

Giles

Ritchie

Daughter
Female

Janet

Laidlaw

Step Daughter
Male

Robert

Ritchie

Son
Female

Agnes

Ritchie

Daughter
Male

Robert

Scot

Servant
Male

John

Fleming

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Ritchie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Ritchie

Head

Married

52

1829

Midlothian, Scotland

Agnes

Ritchie

Wife

Married

40

1841

Coulter, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Giles

Ritchie

Daughter

Unmarried

21

1860

Stobo, Peeblesshire, Scotland

Janet

Laidlaw

Step Daughter

-

16

1865

Newlands, Peeblesshire, Scotland

Robert

Ritchie

Son

-

12

1869

Newlands, Peeblesshire, Scotland

Agnes

Ritchie

Daughter

-

6

1875

Broughton, Peeblesshire, Scotland

Robert

Scot

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Liberton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Fleming

Lodger

Unmarried

55

1826

Broughton, Peeblesshire, Scotland

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