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Household of Peter Aitken (born 1849, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Polmont, Stirlingshire, 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.

Peter Aitken and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Aitken, born in 1849 in Torphichen, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), consisted of 5 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Mary Aitken, born in 1850 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Allan (born 1876 in Torphichen, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland) and Mary (born 1879 in Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Peter's Boarder, Thomas Waldie, born in 1861 in Cardross, Dunbartonshire, Scotland.


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Peter Aitken's household

Male

Peter

Aitken

Head
Female

Mary

Aitken

Wife
Male

Allan

Aitken

Son
Female

Mary

Aitken

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Waldie

Boarder
First name(s) Peter
Last name Aitken
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Torphichen, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Peter

Aitken

Head

Married

32

1849

Torphichen, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Mary

Aitken

Wife

Married

31

1850

Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Allan

Aitken

Son

-

5

1876

Torphichen, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Mary

Aitken

Daughter

-

2

1879

Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Thomas

Waldie

Boarder

Unmarried

20

1861

Cardross, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

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