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Household of William 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.

William Ritchie and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Ritchie, born in 1847 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Christina Ritchie, born in 1855 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; James (born 1874 in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Christina (born 1877 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jessie (born 1879 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Maggie (born 1881 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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William Ritchie's household

Male

William

Ritchie

Head
Female

Christina

Ritchie

Wife
Male

James

Ritchie

Son
Female

Christina

Ritchie

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Ritchie

Daughter
Female

Maggie

Ritchie

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Ritchie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Ritchie

Head

Married

34

1847

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Christina

Ritchie

Wife

Married

26

1855

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Ritchie

Son

-

7

1874

Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Christina

Ritchie

Daughter

-

4

1877

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie

Ritchie

Daughter

-

2

1879

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Maggie

Ritchie

Daughter

-

0

1881

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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