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Household of James Aitchison (born 1850, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cambuslang, 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.

James Aitchison and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Aitchison, born in 1850 in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Jane Aitchison, born in 1848 in Prestonpans, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland. They had 2 children; Agnes (born 1875 in Canongate, Midlothian, Scotland) and James (born 1880 in Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Mother-In-Law, Agnes (born 1821 in Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland) and James's Boarder, James (born 1857 in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland).


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James Aitchison's household

Male

James

Aitchison

Head
Female

Jane

Aitchison

Wife
Female

Agnes

Aitchison

Daughter
Male

James

Aitchison

Son
Female

Agnes

Storie

Mother-In-Law
Male

James

Maxwell

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Aitchison
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Aitchison

Head

Married

31

1850

Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Jane

Aitchison

Wife

Married

33

1848

Prestonpans, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Agnes

Aitchison

Daughter

-

6

1875

Canongate, Midlothian, Scotland

James

Aitchison

Son

-

1

1880

Midlothian, Scotland

Agnes

Storie

Mother-In-Law

Widow

60

1821

Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland

James

Maxwell

Boarder

Unmarried

24

1857

Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

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