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Household of Alexander Ritchison (born 1842, Berwickshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dennistoun, 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 Ritchison and 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Ritchison, born in 1842 in Greenlaw, Berwickshire, consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Jane Ritchison, born in 1842 in New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Jane (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Agnes (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jessie (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Andrew (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Sister-In-Law, Elizabeth Mearns, born in 1859 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
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Alexander Ritchison's household
Alexander
Ritchison
Head
Jane
Ritchison
Wife
Jane
Ritchison
Daughter
Agnes
Ritchison
Daughter
Jessie
Ritchison
Daughter
Elizabeth
Mearns
Sister-In-Law
Andrew
Ritchison
Son
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Ritchison |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 39 |
| Birth year | 1842 |
| Birth place | Greenlaw, Berwickshire, Scotland |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | Ritchison | Head | Married | 39 | 1842 | Greenlaw, Berwickshire, Scotland | |
Jane | Ritchison | Wife | Unmarried | 39 | 1842 | New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland | |
Jane | Ritchison | Daughter | Unmarried | 7 | 1874 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Agnes | Ritchison | Daughter | Unmarried | 6 | 1875 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Jessie | Ritchison | Daughter | Unmarried | 2 | 1879 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Mearns | Sister-In-Law | Unmarried | 22 | 1859 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Andrew | Ritchison | Son | Unmarried | 4 | 1877 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
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