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Household of Alexander Aitken (born 1825, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Savoch, Aberdeenshire, 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.

Alexander Aitken and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Aitken, born in 1825 in Tarves, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 6 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Helen Selby, born in 1825 in Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Step Daughter, Mary (born 1853 in Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alexander's Grandson, James (born 1873 in New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alexander's Grandson, George (born 1877 in New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Granddaughter, Jane Christall (born 1879 in New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Aitken's household

Male

Alexander

Aitken

Head
Female

Helen

Selby

Wife
Female

Mary

Gordon

Step Daughter
Male

James

Cadger

Grandson
Male

George

Gordon

Grandson
Female

Jane Christall

Gordon

Granddaughter
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Aitken
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Aitken

Head

Married

56

1825

Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Helen

Selby

Wife

Married

56

1825

Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary

Gordon

Step Daughter

Unmarried

28

1853

Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Cadger

Grandson

-

8

1873

New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

George

Gordon

Grandson

-

4

1877

New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane Christall

Gordon

Granddaughter

-

2

1879

New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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