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Household of Alexander Ritchie (born 1838, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Holytown, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Ritchie, born in 1838 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Charlotte Ritchie, born in 1843 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; William (born 1860 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1862 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Samuel (born 1864 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1870 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Agnes (born 1874 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Janet (born 1877 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Ritchie's household

Male

Alexander

Ritchie

Head
Female

Charlotte

Ritchie

Wife
Male

William

Ritchie

Son
Male

James

Ritchie

Son
Male

Samuel

Ritchie

Son
Male

Thomas

Ritchie

Son
Female

Agnes

Ritchie

Daughter
Female

Janet

Ritchie

Daughter
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Ritchie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Ritchie

Head

Married

43

1838

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Charlotte

Ritchie

Wife

Married

38

1843

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Ritchie

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Ritchie

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Samuel

Ritchie

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Ritchie

Son

-

11

1870

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes

Ritchie

Daughter

-

7

1874

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Ritchie

Daughter

-

4

1877

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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