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Household of James Aitken (born 1826, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Row, Dunbartonshire, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Aitken, born in 1826 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Emily Aitken, born in 1848 in -. They had 2 children; James H (born 1879 in Dunbartonshire, Scotland) and Arthur H (born 1880 in Dunbartonshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Jessie J (born 1848 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland), James's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1851 in Ballater, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James's Servant, Ann (born 1847 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James's Servant, Christina (born 1867 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland).


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James Aitken's household

Male

James

Aitken

Head
Female

Emily

Aitken

Wife
Male

James H

Aitken

Son
Male

Arthur H

Aitken

Son
Female

Jessie J

McGeorge

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Gillanders

Servant
Female

Ann

Johnstone

Servant
Female

Christina

McKinlay

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Aitken
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Aitken

Head

Married

55

1826

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Emily

Aitken

Wife

Married

33

1848

-

James H

Aitken

Son

-

2

1879

Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Arthur H

Aitken

Son

-

1

1880

Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Jessie J

McGeorge

Servant

Widow

33

1848

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Gillanders

Servant

Unmarried

30

1851

Ballater, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Ann

Johnstone

Servant

Widow

34

1847

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Christina

McKinlay

Servant

Unmarried

14

1867

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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