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Household of Alexander Aitken (born 1845, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, 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 1845 in Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Isabella Aitken, born in 1846 in Tollcross, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; David (born 1868 in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1870 in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1872 in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1874 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Martha (born 1876 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Aitken's household

Male

Alexander

Aitken

Head
Female

Isabella

Aitken

Wife
Male

David

Aitken

Son
Male

Alexander

Aitken

Son
Male

John

Aitken

Son
Male

James

Aitken

Son
Female

Martha

Aitken

Daughter
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Aitken
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Aitken

Head

Married

36

1845

Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Isabella

Aitken

Wife

Married

35

1846

Tollcross, Lanarkshire, Scotland

David

Aitken

Son

Unmarried

13

1868

Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Aitken

Son

-

11

1870

Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Aitken

Son

-

9

1872

Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Aitken

Son

-

7

1874

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Martha

Aitken

Daughter

-

5

1876

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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