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Household of Alex Aitken (born 1838, Wigtownshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Inch, Wigtownshire, 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.

Alex Aitken and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alex Aitken, born in 1838 in Leswalt, Wigtownshire, consisted of 7 members. Alex was the head of the household, married to Christina Aitken, born in 1848 in Ireland. They had 4 children; Agnes (born 1866 in Inch, Wigtownshire, Scotland), William (born 1868 in Inch, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Christina (born 1870 in Inch, Wigtownshire, Scotland) and David (born 1873 in Inch, Wigtownshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alex's -, John McCaig, born in 1811 in Ireland.


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Alex Aitken's household

Male

Alex

Aitken

Head
Female

Christina

Aitken

Wife
Female

Agnes

Aitken

Daughter
Male

William

Aitken

Son
Female

Christina

Aitken

Daughter
Male

David

Aitken

Son
Male

John

McCaig

-
First name(s) Alex
Last name Aitken
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Leswalt, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alex

Aitken

Head

Married

43

1838

Leswalt, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Christina

Aitken

Wife

Married

33

1848

Ireland

Agnes

Aitken

Daughter

-

15

1866

Inch, Wigtownshire, Scotland

William

Aitken

Son

-

13

1868

Inch, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Christina

Aitken

Daughter

-

11

1870

Inch, Wigtownshire, Scotland

David

Aitken

Son

-

8

1873

Inch, Wigtownshire, Scotland

John

McCaig

-

-

70

1811

Ireland

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