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Household of John Aitken (born 1845, Stirlingshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kelvin, Lanarkshire, 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 1845 in St Ninians, Stirlingshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret S Aitken, born in 1849 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Maggie (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Robert B (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Thomas (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Jessie McCall, born in 1866 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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John Aitken's household

Male

John

Aitken

Head
Female

Margaret S

Aitken

Wife
Female

Maggie

Aitken

Daughter
Male

Robert B

Aitken

Son
Male

John

Aitken

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Aitken

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Aitken

Son
Female

Jessie

McCall

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Aitken
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Aitken

Head

Married

36

1845

St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Margaret S

Aitken

Wife

Married

32

1849

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Maggie

Aitken

Daughter

-

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert B

Aitken

Son

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Aitken

Son

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Aitken

Daughter

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Aitken

Son

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie

McCall

Servant

Unmarried

15

1866

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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