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Household of James Aitkin (born 1836, Sutherland)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kildonan, Sutherland, 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 Aitkin and 5 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Aitkin, born in 1836 in Sutherland, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Eliza Aitkin, born in 1837 in Cawdor, Nairnshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Johan (born 1873 in Farr, Sutherland, Scotland), Andrew J (born 1876 in Farr, Sutherland, Scotland) and James R (born 1878 in Kildonan, Sutherland, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Granddaughter, Jemima Cochrane, born in 1878 in Kildonan, Sutherland, Scotland.
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James Aitkin's household
James
Aitkin
Head
Eliza
Aitkin
Wife
Johan
Aitkin
Daughter
Andrew J
Aitkin
Son
James R
Aitkin
Son
Jemima
Cochrane
Granddaughter
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Aitkin |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 45 |
| Birth year | 1836 |
| Birth place | Sutherland, Scotland |
Household members (6 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | Aitkin | Head | Married | 45 | 1836 | Sutherland, Scotland | |
Eliza | Aitkin | Wife | Married | 44 | 1837 | Cawdor, Nairnshire, Scotland | |
Johan | Aitkin | Daughter | Unmarried | 8 | 1873 | Farr, Sutherland, Scotland | |
Andrew J | Aitkin | Son | Unmarried | 5 | 1876 | Farr, Sutherland, Scotland | |
James R | Aitkin | Son | Unmarried | 3 | 1878 | Kildonan, Sutherland, Scotland | |
Jemima | Cochrane | Granddaughter | Unmarried | 3 | 1878 | Kildonan, Sutherland, Scotland |
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