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Household of John Ritchie (born 1847, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lesmahagow, 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.

John Ritchie and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Ritchie, born in 1847 in Newarthill, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Martha L Ritchie, born in 1854 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Amelia (born 1867 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Annie (born 1869 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1871 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Bella (born 1877 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John (born 1881 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, Alexander Ritchie, born in 1859 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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John Ritchie's household

Male

John

Ritchie

Head
Female

Martha L

Ritchie

Wife
Female

Amelia

Ritchie

Daughter
Female

Annie

Ritchie

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Ritchie

Son
Female

Bella

Ritchie

Daughter
Male

John

Ritchie

Son
Male

Alexander

Ritchie

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Ritchie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Newarthill, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Ritchie

Head

Married

34

1847

Newarthill, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Martha L

Ritchie

Wife

Married

27

1854

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Amelia

Ritchie

Daughter

-

14

1867

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Annie

Ritchie

Daughter

-

12

1869

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Ritchie

Son

-

10

1871

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Bella

Ritchie

Daughter

-

4

1877

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Ritchie

Son

-

0

1881

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Ritchie

Boarder

Unmarried

22

1859

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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