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Household of William Ritter (born 1830)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shoreditch, London,Middlesex, England

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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 Ritter and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Ritter, born in 1830 in , consisted of 11 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret Ritter, born in 1842 in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England. They had 7 children; Maria (born 1870 in Finsbury, Middlesex, England), Mathilda (born 1871 in Finsbury, Middlesex, England), Emma (born 1873 in Finsbury, Middlesex, England), Fred W (born 1874 in Finsbury, Middlesex, England), Charles (born 1876 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1877 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Helen (born 1880 in Finsbury, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Boarder, August (born 1852 in Germany) and William's Boarder, Herman (born 1858 in Germany).


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William Ritter's household

Male

William

Ritter

Head
Female

Margaret

Ritter

Wife
Female

Maria

Ritter

Daughter
Female

Mathilda

Ritter

Daughter
Female

Emma

Ritter

Daughter
Male

Fred W

Ritter

Son
Male

Charles

Ritter

Son
Male

Thomas

Ritter

Son
Female

Helen

Ritter

Daughter
Male

August

Knabe

Boarder
Male

Herman

Hesling

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Ritter
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Germany

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Ritter

Head

Married

51

1830

Germany

Margaret

Ritter

Wife

Married

39

1842

Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England

Maria

Ritter

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Finsbury, Middlesex, England

Mathilda

Ritter

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Finsbury, Middlesex, England

Emma

Ritter

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Finsbury, Middlesex, England

Fred W

Ritter

Son

Single

7

1874

Finsbury, Middlesex, England

Charles

Ritter

Son

Single

5

1876

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Ritter

Son

Single

4

1877

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Helen

Ritter

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Finsbury, Middlesex, England

August

Knabe

Boarder

Single

29

1852

Germany

Herman

Hesling

Boarder

Single

23

1858

Germany

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