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Household of Peter Ritchie (born 1848, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Currie, 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.

Peter Ritchie and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Ritchie, born in 1848 in Biggar, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Alison Ritchie, born in 1849 in Winchburgh, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland. They had 2 children; Margaret (born 1877 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Thomas (born 1880 in Currie, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Peter's Boarder, William (born 1860 in Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland), Peter's Boarder, Thomas (born 1862 in Currie, Midlothian, Scotland) and Peter's Boarder, Robert (born 1867 in Currie, Midlothian, Scotland).


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Peter Ritchie's household

Male

Peter

Ritchie

Head
Female

Alison

Ritchie

Wife
Female

Margaret

Ritchie

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Ritchie

Son
Male

William

Ross

Boarder
Male

Thomas

Ross

Boarder
Male

Robert

Ross

Boarder
First name(s) Peter
Last name Ritchie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Ritchie

Head

Married

33

1848

Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alison

Ritchie

Wife

Married

32

1849

Winchburgh, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Margaret

Ritchie

Daughter

-

4

1877

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Thomas

Ritchie

Son

-

1

1880

Currie, Midlothian, Scotland

William

Ross

Boarder

Unmarried

21

1860

Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland

Thomas

Ross

Boarder

Unmarried

19

1862

Currie, Midlothian, Scotland

Robert

Ross

Boarder

-

14

1867

Currie, Midlothian, Scotland

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