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Household of Alexander Aitken (born 1834, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stobhill, 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 1834 in Midlothian, consisted of 10 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Agnes Aitken, born in 1842 in Midlothian, Scotland. They had 7 children; William (born 1860 in Crichton, Midlothian, Scotland), Peter (born 1869 in Midlothian, Scotland), Robert (born 1871 in Midlothian, Scotland), John (born 1874 in Midlothian, Scotland), Alexander (born 1876 in Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland), James (born 1879 in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland) and Joseph (born 1881 in Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Step Son, William Robertson, born in 1864 in Borthwick, Midlothian, Scotland.


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Alexander Aitken's household

Male

Alexander

Aitken

Head
Female

Agnes

Aitken

Wife
Male

William

Aitken

Son
Male

William

Robertson

Step Son
Male

Peter

Aitken

Son
Male

Robert

Aitken

Son
Male

John

Aitken

Son
Male

Alexander

Aitken

Son
Male

James

Aitken

Son
Male

Joseph

Aitken

Son
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Aitken
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Aitken

Head

Married

47

1834

Midlothian, Scotland

Agnes

Aitken

Wife

Married

39

1842

Midlothian, Scotland

William

Aitken

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Crichton, Midlothian, Scotland

William

Robertson

Step Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Borthwick, Midlothian, Scotland

Peter

Aitken

Son

-

12

1869

Midlothian, Scotland

Robert

Aitken

Son

-

10

1871

Midlothian, Scotland

John

Aitken

Son

-

7

1874

Midlothian, Scotland

Alexander

Aitken

Son

-

5

1876

Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland

James

Aitken

Son

-

2

1879

Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland

Joseph

Aitken

Son

-

0

1881

Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland

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