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Household of Alexander Aitken (born 1818, Renfrewshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newington, 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.
Alexander Aitken and 9 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Aitken, born in 1818 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, consisted of 10 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Elisabeth S Aitken, born in 1832 in Wigton, Wigtownshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Jessie Hill (born 1858 in Wigton, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Susan A (born 1862 in Wigton, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Grace E (born 1864 in Wigton, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Elisabeth F (born 1867 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Alexander J (born 1869 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Helen B (born 1871 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Servant, Elspeth (born 1862 in Fife, Scotland) and Alexander's Servant, Elspeth (born 1863 in Fife, Scotland).
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Alexander Aitken's household
Alexander
Aitken
Head
Elisabeth S
Aitken
Wife
Jessie Hill
Aitken
Daughter
Susan A
Aitken
Daughter
Grace E
Aitken
Daughter
Elisabeth F
Aitken
Daughter
Alexander J
Aitken
Son
Helen B
Aitken
Daughter
Elspeth
Johnston
Servant
Elspeth
Ireland
Servant
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Aitken |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 63 |
| Birth year | 1818 |
| Birth place | Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland |
Household members (10 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | Aitken | Head | Married | 63 | 1818 | Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
Elisabeth S | Aitken | Wife | Married | 49 | 1832 | Wigton, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
Jessie Hill | Aitken | Daughter | Unmarried | 23 | 1858 | Wigton, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
Susan A | Aitken | Daughter | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | Wigton, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
Grace E | Aitken | Daughter | Unmarried | 17 | 1864 | Wigton, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
Elisabeth F | Aitken | Daughter | Unmarried | 14 | 1867 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Alexander J | Aitken | Son | Unmarried | 12 | 1869 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Helen B | Aitken | Daughter | Unmarried | 10 | 1871 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Elspeth | Johnston | Servant | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | Fife, Scotland | |
Elspeth | Ireland | Servant | Unmarried | 18 | 1863 | Fife, Scotland |
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