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Household of John Aitken (born 1855, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ellon, 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.

John Aitken and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Aitken, born in 1855 in Avoch, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Rachel Aitken, born in 1852 in Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Sarah H (born 1876 in Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William (born 1877 in Avoch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Jane H (born 1879 in Avoch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and George (born 1881 in Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Step Daughter, Mary A (born 1869 in Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and John's Step Daughter, Elisabeth (born 1872 in Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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John Aitken's household

Male

John

Aitken

Head
Female

Rachel

Aitken

Wife
Female

Mary A

Cardno

Step Daughter
Female

Elisabeth

Cardno

Step Daughter
Female

Sarah H

Aitken

Daughter
Male

William

Aitken

Son
Female

Jane H

Aitken

Daughter
Male

George

Aitken

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Aitken
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Avoch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Aitken

Head

Married

26

1855

Avoch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Rachel

Aitken

Wife

Married

29

1852

Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary A

Cardno

Step Daughter

-

12

1869

Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elisabeth

Cardno

Step Daughter

-

9

1872

Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Sarah H

Aitken

Daughter

-

5

1876

Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Aitken

Son

-

4

1877

Avoch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane H

Aitken

Daughter

-

2

1879

Avoch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

George

Aitken

Son

-

0

1881

Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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