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Household of Alexander Ritchie (born 1824, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cargill, Perthshire, 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 Ritchie and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Ritchie, born in 1824 in Cargill, Perthshire, consisted of 10 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Janet Ritchie, born in 1834 in Perthshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Isabella D (born 1860 in Perthshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1866 in Cargill, Perthshire, Scotland), Jean (born 1869 in Cargill, Perthshire, Scotland) and Agnes (born 1871 in Cargill, Perthshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Servant, Mary (born 1866 in St Martins, Perthshire, Scotland), Alexander's Servant, John (born 1862 in Cargill, Perthshire, Scotland), Alexander's Servant, James (born 1861 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Alexander's Servant, George (born 1865 in Newtyle, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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Alexander Ritchie's household

Male

Alexander

Ritchie

Head
Female

Janet

Ritchie

Wife
Female

Isabella D

Ritchie

Daughter
Female

Janet

Ritchie

Daughter
Female

Jean

Ritchie

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Ritchie

Daughter
Female

Mary

Davidson

Servant
Male

John

Miles

Servant
Male

James

Dumbar

Servant
Male

George

Martin

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Ritchie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Cargill, Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Ritchie

Head

Married

57

1824

Cargill, Perthshire, Scotland

Janet

Ritchie

Wife

Married

47

1834

Perthshire, Scotland

Isabella D

Ritchie

Daughter

Unmarried

21

1860

Perthshire, Scotland

Janet

Ritchie

Daughter

-

15

1866

Cargill, Perthshire, Scotland

Jean

Ritchie

Daughter

-

12

1869

Cargill, Perthshire, Scotland

Agnes

Ritchie

Daughter

-

10

1871

Cargill, Perthshire, Scotland

Mary

Davidson

Servant

Unmarried

15

1866

St Martins, Perthshire, Scotland

John

Miles

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Cargill, Perthshire, Scotland

James

Dumbar

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

George

Martin

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Newtyle, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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