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Household of James Wilken (born 1834, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cruden, Aberdeenshire, 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 Wilken and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Wilken, born in 1834 in Cruden, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret Wilken, born in 1848 in Rayne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; George (born 1876 in Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James (born 1878 in Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Barbara (born 1880 in Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Janet (born 1864 in Avoch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James's Servant, Isabella (born 1865 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James's Servant, Andrew (born 1858 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James's Servant, Alexander (born 1867 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and James's Servant, Joseph (born 1861 in Rathen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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James Wilken's household

Male

James

Wilken

Head
Female

Margaret

Wilken

Wife
Male

George

Wilken

Son
Male

James

Wilken

Son
Female

Barbara

Wilken

Daughter
Female

Janet

Cantlay

Servant
Female

Isabella

Rennie

Servant
Male

Andrew

Matthew

Servant
Male

Alexander

Park

Servant
Male

Joseph

Lamb

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Wilken
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Wilken

Head

Married

47

1834

Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Wilken

Wife

Married

33

1848

Rayne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

George

Wilken

Son

Unmarried

5

1876

Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Wilken

Son

-

3

1878

Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Barbara

Wilken

Daughter

-

1

1880

Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Janet

Cantlay

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Avoch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Isabella

Rennie

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Andrew

Matthew

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

Park

Servant

Unmarried

14

1867

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Joseph

Lamb

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Rathen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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