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Household of John Aitcken (born 1841, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kilbarchan, 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.

John Aitcken and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Aitcken, born in 1841 in Port of Menteith, Perthshire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Janet Aitcken, born in 1845 in Temple, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 6 children; Charles (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1875 in Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1877 in Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1879 in Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and William (born 1881 in Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Mother, Mary (born 1800 in Dunipace, Stirlingshire, Scotland) and John's Servant, Robert (born 1859 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John Aitcken's household

Male

John

Aitcken

Head
Female

Janet

Aitcken

Wife
Male

Charles

Aitcken

Son
Female

Janet

Aitcken

Daughter
Male

John

Aitcken

Son
Female

Mary

Aitcken

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Aitcken

Daughter
Male

William

Aitcken

Son
Female

Mary

Aitcken

Mother
Male

Robert

Thom

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Aitcken
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Port of Menteith, Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Aitcken

Head

Married

40

1841

Port of Menteith, Perthshire, Scotland

Janet

Aitcken

Wife

Married

36

1845

Temple, Midlothian, Scotland

Charles

Aitcken

Son

-

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Aitcken

Daughter

-

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Aitcken

Son

-

6

1875

Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary

Aitcken

Daughter

-

4

1877

Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Aitcken

Daughter

-

2

1879

Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire, Scotland

William

Aitcken

Son

-

0

1881

Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary

Aitcken

Mother

Widow

81

1800

Dunipace, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Robert

Thom

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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