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Household of Alexander Ritchie (born 1838, Dunbartonshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cambusnethan, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Ritchie, born in 1838 in Prenton, Dunbartonshire, consisted of 6 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Jane Ritchie, born in 1843 in Crossford, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Catherine (born 1873 in Crossford, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Walter (born 1875 in Crossford, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Duncan (born 1877 in Overtown, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Sister-In-Law, Mary Frame, born in 1851 in Crossford, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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Alexander Ritchie's household

Male

Alexander

Ritchie

Head
Female

Jane

Ritchie

Wife
Female

Catherine

Ritchie

Daughter
Male

Walter

Ritchie

Son
Male

Duncan

Ritchie

Son
Female

Mary

Frame

Sister-In-Law
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Ritchie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Prenton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Ritchie

Head

Married

43

1838

Prenton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Jane

Ritchie

Wife

Married

38

1843

Crossford, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Catherine

Ritchie

Daughter

-

8

1873

Crossford, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Walter

Ritchie

Son

-

6

1875

Crossford, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Duncan

Ritchie

Son

-

4

1877

Overtown, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Frame

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

30

1851

Crossford, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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