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Household of Alexander Aitken (born 1847, Dumfriesshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, 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 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Aitken, born in 1847 in Dumfriesshire, consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Aitken, born in 1844 in Troqueer, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; William (born 1878 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and Richard A W (born 1880 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Step Son, George (born 1865 in England), Alexander's Step Daughter, Robina (born 1867 in England) and Alexander's Servant, Margaret (born 1854 in Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland).
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Alexander Aitken's household
Alexander
Aitken
Head
Mary Ann
Aitken
Wife
George
Robson
Step Son
Robina
Robson
Step Daughter
William
Aitken
Son
Richard A W
Aitken
Son
Margaret
Craig
Servant
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Aitken |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 34 |
| Birth year | 1847 |
| Birth place | Dumfriesshire, Scotland |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | Aitken | Head | Married | 34 | 1847 | Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
Mary Ann | Aitken | Wife | Married | 37 | 1844 | Troqueer, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland | |
George | Robson | Step Son | Unmarried | 16 | 1865 | England | |
Robina | Robson | Step Daughter | Unmarried | 14 | 1867 | England | |
William | Aitken | Son | - | 3 | 1878 | Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
Richard A W | Aitken | Son | - | 1 | 1880 | Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Craig | Servant | - | 27 | 1854 | Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland |
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