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Household of John Aitken (born 1849, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Glassford, 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 1849 in Dolphinton, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Isabella Aitken, born in 1852 in Perthshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Isabella (born 1873 in Dolphinton, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), David (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Jessie (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Father, David Aitken, born in 1807 in Stow, Midlothian, Scotland.


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John Aitken's household

Male

John

Aitken

Head
Female

Isabella

Aitken

Wife
Female

Isabella

Aitken

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Aitken

Daughter
Male

David

Aitken

Son
Male

James

Aitken

Son
Female

Jessie

Aitken

Daughter
Male

David

Aitken

Father
First name(s) John
Last name Aitken
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Dolphinton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Aitken

Head

Married

32

1849

Dolphinton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Isabella

Aitken

Wife

Married

29

1852

Perthshire, Scotland

Isabella

Aitken

Daughter

-

8

1873

Dolphinton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Aitken

Daughter

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

David

Aitken

Son

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Aitken

Son

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie

Aitken

Daughter

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

David

Aitken

Father

Married

74

1807

Stow, Midlothian, Scotland

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