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Household of David Aitken (born 1844, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Carnock, 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.

David Aitken and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Aitken, born in 1844 in Kinghorn, Fife, consisted of 8 members. David was the head of the household, married to Janet Aitken, born in 1846 in Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Nelly (born 1877 in Carnock, Fife, Scotland), Bessie (born 1878 in Carnock, Fife, Scotland) and Robert (born 1880 in Carnock, Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were David's Servant, Agnes (born 1859 in Stirlingshire, Scotland), David's Servant, Alexander (born 1862 in Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland) and David's Servant, Thomas (born 1867 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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David Aitken's household

Male

David

Aitken

Head
Female

Janet

Aitken

Wife
Female

Nelly

Aitken

Daughter
Female

Bessie

Aitken

Daughter
Male

Robert

Aitken

Son
Female

Agnes

Forbes

Servant
Male

Alexander

Webster

Servant
Male

Thomas

Lining

Servant
First name(s) David
Last name Aitken
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Aitken

Head

Married

37

1844

Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland

Janet

Aitken

Wife

Married

35

1846

Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Nelly

Aitken

Daughter

-

4

1877

Carnock, Fife, Scotland

Bessie

Aitken

Daughter

-

3

1878

Carnock, Fife, Scotland

Robert

Aitken

Son

-

1

1880

Carnock, Fife, Scotland

Agnes

Forbes

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Stirlingshire, Scotland

Alexander

Webster

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland

Thomas

Lining

Servant

Unmarried

14

1867

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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