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Household of John Aitkin (born 1821)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Oldham, Lancashire, England

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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 Aitkin and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Aitkin, born in 1821 in , consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ellen Aitkin, born in 1832 in Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Alfred (born 1865 in Marsden, Yorkshire, England), Sarah (born 1862 in Marsden, Yorkshire, England) and Jane (born 1868 in Marsden, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, Mary Morton, born in 1864 in Manchester, Lancashire, England.


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John Aitkin's household

Male

John

Aitkin

Head
Female

Ellen

Aitkin

Wife
Male

Alfred

Aitkin

Son
Female

Sarah

Aitkin

Daughter
Female

Jane

Aitkin

Daughter
Female

Mary

Morton

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Aitkin
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Aitkin

Head

Married

60

1821

Scotland

Ellen

Aitkin

Wife

Married

49

1832

Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England

Alfred

Aitkin

Son

Single

16

1865

Marsden, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Aitkin

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Marsden, Yorkshire, England

Jane

Aitkin

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Marsden, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Morton

Boarder

Single

17

1864

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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