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Household of David Aitken (born 1842, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dolphinton, 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.

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 1842 in Carstairs, Lanarkshire, consisted of 12 members. David was the head of the household, married to Grace Aitken, born in 1842 in West Calder, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Thomas (born 1872 in Carstairs, Lanarkshire, Scotland), David (born 1876 in Carstairs, Lanarkshire, Scotland), George (born 1878 in Carstairs, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1881 in Dolphinton, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were David's Mother, Agness (born 1802 in Dundonald, Ayrshire, Scotland), David's Brother, Thomas (born 1844 in Carstairs, Lanarkshire, Scotland), David's Sister-In-Law, Sarah (born 1846 in West Calder, Lanarkshire, Scotland), David's Niece, Margaret (born 1868 in City, Midlothian, Scotland), David's Servant, Mary (born 1863 in Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and David's Servant, James (born 1863 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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David Aitken's household

Male

David

Aitken

Head
Female

Grace

Aitken

Wife
Male

Thomas

Aitken

Son
Male

David

Aitken

Son
Male

George

Aitken

Son
Female

Margaret

Aitken

Daughter
Female

Agness

Aitken

Mother
Male

Thomas

Aitken

Brother
Female

Sarah

Aitken

Sister-In-Law
Female

Margaret

Aitken

Niece
Female

Mary

Colleville

Servant
Male

James

Hannigan

Servant
First name(s) David
Last name Aitken
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Carstairs, 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

39

1842

Carstairs, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Grace

Aitken

Wife

Married

39

1842

West Calder, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Aitken

Son

-

9

1872

Carstairs, Lanarkshire, Scotland

David

Aitken

Son

-

5

1876

Carstairs, Lanarkshire, Scotland

George

Aitken

Son

-

3

1878

Carstairs, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Aitken

Daughter

-

0

1881

Dolphinton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agness

Aitken

Mother

-

79

1802

Dundonald, Ayrshire, Scotland

Thomas

Aitken

Brother

Married

37

1844

Carstairs, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sarah

Aitken

Sister-In-Law

Married

35

1846

West Calder, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Aitken

Niece

-

13

1868

City, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

Colleville

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Hannigan

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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