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Household of Alexander Ritchel (born 1834, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew, 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.

Alexander Ritchel and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Ritchel, born in 1834 in Symington, Ayrshire, consisted of 9 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Frances Ritchel, born in 1843 in Belfast, Antrim, Ireland. They had 6 children; Annie (born 1869 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Marion (born 1872 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Frances (born 1873 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Patrick (born 1874 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), James A (born 1876 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Robert (born 1879 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Servant, Wilhelmina Mouat, born in 1858 in Caithness, Scotland.


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Alexander Ritchel's household

Male

Alexander

Ritchel

Head
Female

Frances

Ritchel

Wife
Female

Annie

Ritchel

Daughter
Female

Marion

Ritchel

Daughter
Female

Frances

Ritchel

Daughter
Male

Patrick

Ritchel

Son
Male

James A

Ritchel

Son
Male

Robert

Ritchel

Son
Female

Wilhelmina

Mouat

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Ritchel
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Symington, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Ritchel

Head

Married

47

1834

Symington, Ayrshire, Scotland

Frances

Ritchel

Wife

Married

38

1843

Belfast, Antrim, Ireland

Annie

Ritchel

Daughter

Unmarried

12

1869

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Marion

Ritchel

Daughter

Unmarried

9

1872

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Frances

Ritchel

Daughter

Unmarried

8

1873

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Patrick

Ritchel

Son

Unmarried

7

1874

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

James A

Ritchel

Son

Unmarried

5

1876

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Robert

Ritchel

Son

Unmarried

2

1879

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Wilhelmina

Mouat

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

Caithness, Scotland

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