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Household of James Aitken (born 1857, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kinning Park, 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 Aitken and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Aitken, born in 1857 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 4 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Aitken, born in 1862 in England. They had 1 child; James, born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household was James's Servant, Lilias Gilchrist, born in 1864 in England.


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James Aitken's household

Male

James

Aitken

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Aitken

Wife
Male

James

Aitken

Son
Female

Lilias

Gilchrist

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Aitken
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 24
Birth year 1857
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Aitken

Head

Married

24

1857

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth

Aitken

Wife

Married

19

1862

England

James

Aitken

Son

Single

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Lilias

Gilchrist

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

England

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