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Household of Alexander Aitken (born 1816, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian))
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Liberton, 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 1816 in West Saltoun, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), consisted of 10 members. Alexander was the head of the household, widower. He had 5 children; James (born 1860 in West Saltoun, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Alexander (born 1863 in West Saltoun, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Neil (born 1870 in West Saltoun, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Mary (born 1864 in West Saltoun, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland) and Jane (born 1848 in Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Grandson, George (born 1877 in Midlothian, Scotland), Alexander's Granddaughter, Rachel Wise (born 1875 in Athelstaneford, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Alexander's Grandson, Thomas Alexr (born 1879 in Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland) and Alexander's Grandson, James Cornelius (born 1881 in Liberton, Midlothian, Scotland).
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Alexander Aitken's household
Alexander
Aitken
Head
James
Aitken
Son
Alexander
Aitken
Son
Neil
Aitken
Son
George
Aitken
Grandson
Mary
Aitken
Daughter
Jane
Paxton
Daughter
Rachel Wise
Paxton
Granddaughter
Thomas Alexr
Paxton
Grandson
James Cornelius
Paxton
Grandson
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Aitken |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Widower |
| Age | 65 |
| Birth year | 1816 |
| Birth place | West Saltoun, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland |
Household members (10 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | Aitken | Head | Widower | 65 | 1816 | West Saltoun, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland | |
James | Aitken | Son | Unmarried | 21 | 1860 | West Saltoun, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland | |
Alexander | Aitken | Son | Unmarried | 18 | 1863 | West Saltoun, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland | |
Neil | Aitken | Son | Unmarried | 11 | 1870 | West Saltoun, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland | |
George | Aitken | Grandson | Unmarried | 4 | 1877 | Midlothian, Scotland | |
Mary | Aitken | Daughter | Unmarried | 17 | 1864 | West Saltoun, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland | |
Jane | Paxton | Daughter | Married | 33 | 1848 | Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland | |
Rachel Wise | Paxton | Granddaughter | - | 6 | 1875 | Athelstaneford, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland | |
Thomas Alexr | Paxton | Grandson | - | 2 | 1879 | Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland | |
James Cornelius | Paxton | Grandson | - | 0 | 1881 | Liberton, Midlothian, Scotland |
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