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Household of David Aitken (born 1835, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, 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 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Aitken, born in 1835 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 12 members. David was the head of the household, married to Maggie O Aitken, born in 1844 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 9 children; Isabella D (born 1863 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Robert S (born 1865 in Rosneath, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), Christian B (born 1867 in Rosneath, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), George D (born 1869 in Rosneath, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), Margaret O (born 1871 in Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland), David R (born 1873 in Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Amelia G (born 1875 in Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Sara C (born 1878 in Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Joanna W (born 1880 in Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was David's Servant, Margaret McJames, born in 1863 in Invernessshire, Scotland.


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David Aitken's household

Male

David

Aitken

Head
Female

Maggie O

Aitken

Wife
Female

Isabella D

Aitken

Daughter
Male

Robert S

Aitken

Son
Female

Christian B

Aitken

Daughter
Male

George D

Aitken

Son
Female

Margaret O

Aitken

Daughter
Male

David R

Aitken

Son
Female

Amelia G

Aitken

Daughter
Female

Sara C

Aitken

Daughter
Female

Joanna W

Aitken

Daughter
Female

Margaret

McJames

Servant
First name(s) David
Last name Aitken
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Aitken

Head

Married

46

1835

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Maggie O

Aitken

Wife

Married

37

1844

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Isabella D

Aitken

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Robert S

Aitken

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Rosneath, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Christian B

Aitken

Daughter

-

14

1867

Rosneath, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

George D

Aitken

Son

-

12

1869

Rosneath, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Margaret O

Aitken

Daughter

-

10

1871

Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland

David R

Aitken

Son

-

8

1873

Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Amelia G

Aitken

Daughter

-

6

1875

Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Sara C

Aitken

Daughter

-

3

1878

Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Joanna W

Aitken

Daughter

-

1

1880

Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Margaret

McJames

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Invernessshire, Scotland

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