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Household of Alexander Thomson Ritchie (born 1848, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Canongate, Midlothian, 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 Thomson Ritchie and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Thomson Ritchie, born in 1848 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 6 members. Alexander Thomson was the head of the household, married to Mary Ritchie, born in 1842 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 3 children; Alexander (born 1876 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Archibald (born 1879 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and James Shiels (born 1881 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander Thomson's -, Eliza Campbell, born in 1864 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.


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Alexander Thomson Ritchie's household

Male

Alexander Thomson

Ritchie

Head
Female

Mary

Ritchie

Wife
Male

Alexander

Ritchie

Son
Male

Archibald

Ritchie

Son
Male

James Shiels

Ritchie

Son
Female

Eliza

Campbell

-
First name(s) Alexander Thomson
Last name Ritchie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander Thomson

Ritchie

Head

Married

33

1848

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

Ritchie

Wife

Married

39

1842

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Alexander

Ritchie

Son

-

5

1876

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Archibald

Ritchie

Son

-

2

1879

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

James Shiels

Ritchie

Son

-

0

1881

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Eliza

Campbell

-

Unmarried

17

1864

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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