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Household of Alexander Ritchie (born 1855, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hamilton, 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 1855 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, consisted of 5 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Ritchie, born in 1854 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Alexander (born 1878 in Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Ellen (born 1881 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Lodger, Hugh Scott, born in 1841 in Ireland.


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Alexander Ritchie's household

Male

Alexander

Ritchie

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Ritchie

Wife
Male

Alexander

Ritchie

Son
Female

Ellen

Ritchie

Daughter
Male

Hugh

Scott

Lodger
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Ritchie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Ritchie

Head

Married

26

1855

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Ritchie

Wife

Married

27

1854

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Ritchie

Son

-

3

1878

Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ellen

Ritchie

Daughter

-

0

1881

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Hugh

Scott

Lodger

Unmarried

40

1841

Ireland

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