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Household of A W Aikenhead (born 1820, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Portobello, 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.

A W Aikenhead and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of A W Aikenhead, born in 1820 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, consisted of 8 members. A W was the head of the household, married to Jessie Aikenhead, born in 1821 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 3 children; Jessie (born 1856 in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland), Christina (born 1860 in Newbattle, Midlothian, Scotland) and Mary (born 1862 in Newbattle, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were A W's Sister-In-Law, Christina (born 1815 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), A W's Servant, Sarah (born 1859 in Ireland) and A W's Sister-In-Law, Mary (born 1805 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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A W Aikenhead's household

Male

A W

Aikenhead

Head
Female

Jessie

Aikenhead

Wife
Female

Jessie

Aikenhead

Daughter
Female

Christina

Aikenhead

Daughter
Female

Mary

Aikenhead

Daughter
Female

Christina

Drysdale

Sister-In-Law
Female

Sarah

Kilpatrick

Servant
Female

Mary

Drysdale

Sister-In-Law
First name(s) A W
Last name Aikenhead
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

A W

Aikenhead

Head

Married

61

1820

Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

Jessie

Aikenhead

Wife

Married

60

1821

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Jessie

Aikenhead

Daughter

Unmarried

25

1856

Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland

Christina

Aikenhead

Daughter

Unmarried

21

1860

Newbattle, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

Aikenhead

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Newbattle, Midlothian, Scotland

Christina

Drysdale

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

66

1815

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Sarah

Kilpatrick

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Ireland

Mary

Drysdale

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

76

1805

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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