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Household of James Aitken (born 1821, Dunbartonshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West District, 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 Aitken and 13 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Aitken, born in 1821 in Duntocher, Dunbartonshire, consisted of 14 members. James was the head of the household, married to Agnes Aitken, born in 1824 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Isabel (born 1854 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), John (born 1858 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Agnes (born 1863 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Jessie (born 1876 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Lodger, James (born 1828 in Balfour, Stirlingshire, Scotland), James's Visitor, John (born 1847 in England), James's -, Wmia (born 1856 in England), James's Visitor's Son, John (born 1873 in England), James's Lodger, Louis C (born 1844 in England), James's -, Minnie (born 1857 in England), James's -, Louis (born 1878 in England) and James's -, Evelyn (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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James Aitken's household

Male

James

Aitken

Head
Female

Agnes

Aitken

Wife
Female

Isabel

Aitken

Daughter
Male

John

Aitken

Son
Female

Agnes

Aitken

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Aitken

Daughter
Male

James

Cowan

Lodger
Male

John

Johnston

Visitor
Female

Wmia

Johnston

-
Male

John

Johnston

Visitor's Son
Male

Louis C

Norman

Lodger
Female

Minnie

Norman

-
Male

Louis

Norman

-
Female

Evelyn

Norman

-
First name(s) James
Last name Aitken
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Duntocher, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Household members (14 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Aitken

Head

Married

60

1821

Duntocher, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Agnes

Aitken

Wife

Married

57

1824

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Isabel

Aitken

Daughter

Unmarried

27

1854

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

John

Aitken

Son

Unmarried

23

1858

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Agnes

Aitken

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Jessie

Aitken

Daughter

Unmarried

5

1876

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

James

Cowan

Lodger

Married

53

1828

Balfour, Stirlingshire, Scotland

John

Johnston

Visitor

Married

34

1847

England

Wmia

Johnston

-

Married

25

1856

England

John

Johnston

Visitor's Son

Unmarried

8

1873

England

Louis C

Norman

Lodger

Unmarried

37

1844

England

Minnie

Norman

-

Unmarried

24

1857

England

Louis

Norman

-

-

3

1878

England

Evelyn

Norman

-

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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