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Household of James Aitken (born 1853, Midlothian)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newlands, Peeblesshire, 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 Aitken and 4 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Aitken, born in 1853 in Leith, Midlothian, consisted of 5 members. James was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 children; William (born 1879 in Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James (born 1881 in Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Mother-In-Law, Margaret (born 1817 in Stobo, Peeblesshire, Scotland) and James's Sister-In-Law, Christina (born 1856 in Peeblesshire, Scotland).
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James Aitken's household
James
Aitken
Head
William
Aitken
Son
James
Aitken
Son
Margaret
Bowe
Mother-In-Law
Christina
Muir
Sister-In-Law
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Aitken |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Widower |
| Age | 28 |
| Birth year | 1853 |
| Birth place | Leith, Midlothian, Scotland |
Household members (5 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | Aitken | Head | Widower | 28 | 1853 | Leith, Midlothian, Scotland | |
William | Aitken | Son | - | 2 | 1879 | Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
James | Aitken | Son | - | 0 | 1881 | Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Bowe | Mother-In-Law | Widow | 64 | 1817 | Stobo, Peeblesshire, Scotland | |
Christina | Muir | Sister-In-Law | Unmarried | 25 | 1856 | Peeblesshire, Scotland |
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