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Household of Alexander Atken (born 1837, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cupar, Fife, 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 Atken and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Atken, born in 1837 in Cupar, Fife, consisted of 10 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Margaret Atken, born in 1841 in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland. They had 8 children; John (born 1864 in Cupar, Fife, Scotland), Andrew (born 1866 in Cupar, Fife, Scotland), Harriet (born 1869 in Cupar, Fife, Scotland), Euphemia (born 1872 in Cupar, Fife, Scotland), Martin (born 1875 in Cupar, Fife, Scotland), Thomas (born 1877 in Cupar, Fife, Scotland), Alexander (born 1879 in Cupar, Fife, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1881 in Cupar, Fife, Scotland).


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Alexander Atken's household

Male

Alexander

Atken

Head
Female

Margaret

Atken

Wife
Male

John

Atken

Son
Male

Andrew

Atken

Son
Female

Harriet

Atken

Daughter
Female

Euphemia

Atken

Daughter
Male

Martin

Atken

Son
Male

Thomas

Atken

Son
Male

Alexander

Atken

Son
Female

Margaret

Atken

Daughter
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Atken
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Cupar, Fife, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Atken

Head

Married

44

1837

Cupar, Fife, Scotland

Margaret

Atken

Wife

Married

40

1841

St Andrews, Fife, Scotland

John

Atken

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Cupar, Fife, Scotland

Andrew

Atken

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Cupar, Fife, Scotland

Harriet

Atken

Daughter

Unmarried

12

1869

Cupar, Fife, Scotland

Euphemia

Atken

Daughter

Unmarried

9

1872

Cupar, Fife, Scotland

Martin

Atken

Son

Unmarried

6

1875

Cupar, Fife, Scotland

Thomas

Atken

Son

Unmarried

4

1877

Cupar, Fife, Scotland

Alexander

Atken

Son

Unmarried

2

1879

Cupar, Fife, Scotland

Margaret

Atken

Daughter

Unmarried

0

1881

Cupar, Fife, Scotland

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