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Household of James Aikman (born 1827, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Paisley, 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.

James Aikman and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Aikman, born in 1827 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, consisted of 11 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret Aikman, born in 1845 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; Edward (born 1864 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Charlotte (born 1866 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), James C (born 1872 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Margaret B (born 1873 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1875 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Isabella (born 1877 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and George (born 1880 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Janie (born 1861 in Old Kilpatrick, Dunbartonshire, Scotland) and James's Servant, Janet (born 1813 in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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James Aikman's household

Male

James

Aikman

Head
Female

Margaret

Aikman

Wife
Male

Edward

Aikman

Son
Female

Charlotte

Aikman

Daughter
Male

James C

Aikman

Son
Female

Margaret B

Aikman

Daughter
Female

Mary

Aikman

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Aikman

Daughter
Male

George

Aikman

Son
Female

Janie

Britun

Servant
Female

Janet

Johnstone

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Aikman
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Aikman

Head

Married

54

1827

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Margaret

Aikman

Wife

Married

36

1845

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Edward

Aikman

Son

-

17

1864

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Charlotte

Aikman

Daughter

-

15

1866

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

James C

Aikman

Son

-

9

1872

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Margaret B

Aikman

Daughter

-

8

1873

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary

Aikman

Daughter

-

6

1875

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Isabella

Aikman

Daughter

-

4

1877

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

George

Aikman

Son

-

1

1880

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Janie

Britun

Servant

Married

20

1861

Old Kilpatrick, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Janet

Johnstone

Servant

Unmarried

68

1813

New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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