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Household of Adam Aitken (born 1828, Peeblesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Symington, 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.

Adam Aitken and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Adam Aitken, born in 1828 in Peeblesshire, consisted of 10 members. Adam was the head of the household, They had 3 children; Mary (born 1874 in Symington, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1877 in Symington, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James (born 1880 in Symington, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Adam's Servant, Edward (born 1860 in Lanarkshire, Scotland), Adam's Servant, William (born 1865 in Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Adam's Servant, Jane (born 1862 in Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Adam's Servant, Janet (born 1864 in Crawford, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Adam's Servant, Ellen (born 1866 in Carmichael, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Adam Aitken's household

Male

Adam

Aitken

Head
Female

Mary

Aitken

Wife
Female

Mary

Aitken

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Aitken

Daughter
Male

James

Aitken

Son
Male

Edward

Giffin

Servant
Male

William

Fleming

Servant
Female

Jane

Weir

Servant
Female

Janet

Park

Servant
Female

Ellen

Mitchell

Servant
First name(s) Adam
Last name Aitken
Relationship Head
Marital status Unmarried
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Peeblesshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Adam

Aitken

Head

Unmarried

53

1828

Peeblesshire, Scotland

Mary

Aitken

Wife

Married

37

1844

Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Aitken

Daughter

-

7

1874

Symington, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Aitken

Daughter

-

4

1877

Symington, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Aitken

Son

-

1

1880

Symington, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Edward

Giffin

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Fleming

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Weir

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Park

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Crawford, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ellen

Mitchell

Servant

Unmarried

15

1866

Carmichael, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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