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Household of Alexander Ritchie (born 1858, Dunbartonshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tradeston, Lanarkshire, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Ritchie, born in 1858 in Bonhill, Dunbartonshire, consisted of 5 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Margaret Ritchie, born in 1860 in Argyllshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; John (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Boarder, James Grieve, born in 1857 in Logie Pert, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland.


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Alexander Ritchie's household

Male

Alexander

Ritchie

Head
Female

Margaret

Ritchie

Wife
Male

John

Ritchie

Son
Female

Margaret

Ritchie

Daughter
Male

James

Grieve

Boarder
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Ritchie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 23
Birth year 1858
Birth place Bonhill, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Ritchie

Head

Married

23

1858

Bonhill, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Margaret

Ritchie

Wife

Married

21

1860

Argyllshire, Scotland

John

Ritchie

Son

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Ritchie

Daughter

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Grieve

Boarder

Unmarried

24

1857

Logie Pert, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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